Tobacco control
Proposed tobacco regulations more than “smoke and mirrors”
Leading medical journal refuses to publish studies backed by tobacco firms
Even light smokers more than twice as likely to die
Tobacco control: Then and now
At a glance: Smoking risks during pregnancy
Taxes, bans save millions from tobacco deaths
At a glance: Tobacco and your body
Young children recognise cigarette brands
S. Korean tobacco firm ‘depicts African farmers as monkeys’
Smoke-free laws do not hurt business
One of the largest studies to date on the economic impact of smoke-free laws, recently published in the scientific journal Preventing Chronic Disease, provides powerful new evidence that such laws do not harm the restaurant and bar industry, even in…
Cigarette tax also reduces heavy drinking
Hiking cigarette tax may not only prompt people to cut down on smoking, new research suggests it may help reduce heavy drinking among certain groups as well. Researchers assessed the impact that increases in cigarette tax had on drinking behaviour…
Outdoor smoking still harmful
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi’s proposed new smoking regulation aimed at banning all smoking in outdoor eating areas, was given a boost by a new study that found harmful levels of secondhand smoke in outside smoking areas. The concentration of…
Smokers and single men at higher risk for oral HPV
Smokers and single men are more likely to acquire cancer-causing oral human papillomavirus (HPV), according to new research published in The Lancet. HPV infection is known to cause virtually all cervical cancers, most anal cancers and some genital cancers. It…
Less tobacco, more alcohol in movies
The amount of smoking in movies has reduced since regulations stopping tobacco companies from buying on-screen brand placements were introduced in 1998, according to a new study in JAMA Pediatrics. Meanwhile the number of alcohol brand appearances has increased in…