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There is as yet no direct evidence that a history of smoking makes an individual more likely to contract COVID-19 but cigarette smoking is a known risk factor for many respiratory infections and increases the severity...
Read more →According to World Health Organization: Tobacco kills more than 8 million people globally every year. More than 7 million of these deaths are from direct tobacco use and around 1.2 million are due to non-smokers being exposed to second-hand smoke. Tobacco smoking is a known risk factor for many respiratory...
Read more →New Year, a time when many of us take a cold, hard look at our lives and, more importantly, our vices. A time to make resolutions that will make us healthier or happier in the year ahead. There are 7.4 billion people ...
Read more →According to World Health Organization: Many governments are making progress in the fight against tobacco, with 5 billion people today living in countries that have introduced smoking bans, graphic warnings on packaging and other effective tobacco control measures - four times more people than a decade ago. But a new...
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The 31st of May is World No Tobacco Day, an annual event centred around spreading awareness of the many risks and dangers associated with smoking tobacco products. This year the World Health Organisation is focusing o...
Read more →Tobacco and Heart Disease Every year on the 31st of May the WHO (World Health Organisation) marks World No Tobacco Day highlighting the health and other risks associated with tobacco use. This year the focus is on Tob...
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Everyone knows quitting smoking is a great way to start feeling healthy, fast. Ditching the ciggies isn’t only good for your insides – it can help you look great on the outside too. Five fantastic reasons to stop smok...
Read more →Bladder cancer is the fifth leading cancer in South African men according to the National Cancer Registry. It usually develops in the cells that line the inside of the bladder affecting more men than women and typical...
Read more →The detrimental impact of smoking on national health systems and economies has been widely studied since the early 1960s but has always been focused exclusively on high income countries. The latest article published b...
Read more →New Year, a time when many of us take a long hard look at our lives and the way we are living them. A time to make resolutions that will make us healthier or happier in the year ahead. One resolution remains among the...
Read more →New Year, a time when many of us take a cold, hard look at our lives and, more importantly, our vices. A time to make resolutions that will make us healthier or happier in the year ahead. There are 7.4 billion people ...
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Smokers under 50 are EIGHT times more likely than non-smokers of the same age to have a major heart attack. This is the finding from research conducted by the South Yorkshire Cardiothoracic Centre in Sheffield, Englan...
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