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What's in that cigarette?
Smoking is associated with after-action satisfaction and as a passport to an exciting life. Real life however reveals a few bare facts about how unromantic cigarettes are.

Add wrinkles to dangers of smoking
If their increased risk of cancer, heart disease and other ills isn't enough, smokers may be persuaded by simple vanity to kick the habit.

Do smoking and drinking affect erectile dysfunction?
Both smoking and drinking effect erectile dysfunction.

How smoking affects your heart
In South Africa, seven million people smoke, 80% have tried to quit at least once and 90% of people started smoking before the age of 18. Here's how it affects your heart health.

Smoking harmful to entire body
Smoking harms nearly every organ in the body and causes far more diseases than once believed, the top US health official said Thursday.

Smoking hastens pancreatic cancer
Smoking doesn't just raise the risk of pancreatic cancer, it radically accelerates the onset of the highly virulent tumours in patients who have a rare inherited disorder

Smoking may lead to skin cancer, too
The more you smoke, the higher your risk of one type of skin cancer, report scientists from the Netherlands.

Smoking moms double colic risk
If you smoke and you're expecting a baby, expect to spend a lot more sleepless nights in the nursery.

Abnormal fat distribution
Although smokers tend to be thinner, the effect of smoking on the endocrine system (glands which secrete hormones) often results in the abnormal distribution of body fat

Degeneration of mental function
Neurological experts stress that although nicotine stimulates the central nervous system, providing a temporary rush, it is unlikely to improve the way the mind functions.

Pregnancy
When a pregnant woman smokes, so does her baby. Carbon monoxide and nicotine are transferred from mother to baby, leading to lower levels of oxygen intake and a higher pulse rate

Vision loss
Smoking increases your chances of becoming blind due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) by up to four times.

Other lung conditions
In addition to lung cancer, smoking can cause or worsen other lung conditions, particularly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema

Why smoking makes you look old
Just can’t quit? Would it help if you knew smoking puts you on a rollercoaster to premature ageing?

Tobacco and your body
Tobacco doesn't only affect the lungs, this poison launches a full-body onslaught.

Smoking and your body: a total onslaught
We all know that smoking increases the risk of lung cancer and heart attack. But impotence? Tooth loss? Abnormal fat deposits? Blindness? Smoking is a full-body onslaught.

Tobacco giant comes clean
For the first time in South Africa, tobacco giant Philip Morris has stated publicly in a national campaign that smoking is addictive and life-threatening.

Top 5 smoking myths
You need will-power to quit smoking, smoking is sexy and filtered cigarettes are healthier. Not so. We look at the top five myths about smoking.

Smoking causes Colon Cancer, study shows
People who smoke cigarettes for 20 years or more are about 40 percent more likely to die of colon c

Smoking harms your breasts
Smoking is not usually associated with breast cancer, but women who have smoked heavily for years may have a greater risk of developing the disease.

Smoking may boost diabetes risk
Smokers already worried about their risks for cancer and heart disease now have another reason to quit: Tobacco may raise the risk for type 2 diabetes, say two new studies.

Smoking moms cause low sperm counts
Smoking during pregnancy could reduce the fertility of baby boys when they grow up. Sons of women who smoked also have smaller testes.

Smoking? Even more reasons to quit
Smoking is responsible for 30% of all cancers. The Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) has organised a No Tobacco Radiothon to encourage smokers to kick the habit.

Cardiovascular disease
Because smoking restricts blood flow, it is a major cause of coronary heart disease and stroke.

Gum disease and dental problems
Smoking increases the risk for gum disease, a condition that destroys the supporting tissue of the teeth. This can cause tooth loss; smokers are twice as likely to lose teeth.

Smoking affects your skin
Smoking accelerates the natural ageing processes, which is most apparent in the facial skin.

Need more reason to quit?
Every year, smoking kills more people globally than Aids and tuberculosis combined. We take a look at the risks of this destructive habit.

Why smokers suffer after operations
Many smokers who undergo serious operations take longer than other people do to recover.

Smokerlyzer® test
One small step towards quitting smoking, one giant leap towards a healthier lifestyle.