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World Diabetes Day is the primary global awareness campaign of the diabetes world and is held on November 14 each year. It was introduced in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organizat...
Read more →Weight gain after quitting smoking is a serious concern for many smokers. In fact a recent survey has shown that half of smokers delay quitting smoking for years because they worry about getting fat. On average these ...
Read more →Health and wellness is a growing global trend as more and more people agree that in order to thrive you need to be healthy both physically and mentally. So you exercise regularly and you eat your five portions of frui...
Read more →So what is Stoptober? It’s like October without cigarettes! Within a few days of stopping smoking for Stoptober your breath should be fresher, your clothes should smell better and soon your teeth will start to look wh...
Read more →The Cape Argus headline by the Health Writer, Sipokazi Fokazi, on 5th May this year was “Smoking Debate Heats Up – Seeing e-cigarettes in shops and in adverts may influence teenagers into lighting up.” The article hig...
Read more →Stoptober dedicates the month of October to stopping smoking. As the logo says “Stoptober, it’s like October but without cigarettes.” With more than eight million South Africans regularly smoking tobacco and 44 000 sm...
Read more →The Cape Argus headline by the Health Writer, Sipokazi Fokazi, on 5th May this year was “Smoking Debate Heats Up – Seeing e-cigarettes in shops and in adverts may influence teenagers into lighting up.” The article hig...
Read more →We all know that smoking causes cancer, lung and heart disease, and stroke. What you may not know is that women that smoke are exposed to additional gender based health risks. Smoking causes the following health probl...
Read more →August is Mental Illness Awareness Month, a month dedicated to increasing awareness of mental illness. Mental illness and the stigma attached to it is a major concern for South Africa and prevents many people from see...
Read more →June is Men’s Health Month and the purpose of Men’s Health Month is to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys. Research shows th...
Read more →There is no better time to commit to giving up smoking than on World No Tobacco Day – a whole day dedicated to quitting smoking and better health. One of the hardest things people who are trying to quit smoking face a...
Read more →With over five million people dying each year from smoking-related diseases, it’s no wonder that WHO (The World Health Organization) has set aside a day dedicated to encouraging more people to quit smoking. It is not ...
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