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Flu: get fighting fit

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/ May 18, 2012 / Leave a comment

With winter here, you’re bound to be surrounded by coughers and sneezers wherever you go, greatly increasing your flu risk. Running like crazy from anyone who’s ill is the first step to avoid succumbing yourself, as is doing a Lady Macbeth and continually washing your hands. That’s because the flu virus is not only...
50% of cancers can be prevented

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/ March 30, 2012 / 2 Comments

Half of all cancers could be prevented if people just adopted healthier behaviours, US scientists have argued. Smoking is blamed for a third of all US cancer cases and being overweight leads to another 20% of the deadly burden that costs the United States some $226 billion per year in health care and...
9 foods that keep you awake

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/ January 6, 2012 / Leave a comment

Do you dread bedtime, because you spend hours tossing and turning? If you have difficulty falling asleep, or difficulty getting back to sleep, or wake up exhausted every morning, your diet may be to blame. The nine foodstuffs often associated with insomnia include: bacon cheese sugar and sweet foods ham tomatoes...
Non-smokers can also get lung cancer

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/ November 4, 2011 / 1 Comment

Although smoking is one of the major causes of lung cancer, non-smokers are often diagnosed with the disease as well. To mark global Lung Cancer Awareness Month (LCAM) this November, lung cancer patients and survivors are being encouraged to share their stories of the diagnosis and treatment of the disease, and the fact...
Stroke: SA’s 3rd biggest killer

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/ October 28, 2011 / Leave a comment

The effects of a stroke can be devastating and can result in early death or permanent disability. Furthermore, when someone does survive a stroke, it often puts an enormous burden on family members and/or carers. Moreover, stroke-related medical costs and disability put major strain on our healthcare system and the economy as a whole....
Being doped on the job

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/ August 17, 2011 / 2 Comments

Boozy lunches, suspiciously long bathroom breaks, another day “off sick”. Most drug abusers are employed – and some jobs carry a heavier risk than others. “Substance abuse in the South African workforce is on the rise,” says Ronelle Sartor, executive officer at the South African Association for Social Workers in...
Weight training to help you quit smoking

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/ August 12, 2011 / 4 Comments

Smokers who are looking for a way to kick the habit and get healthy may want to try weight lifting to help them kick the habit for good, a new study suggests. According to a study, researchers found that three months of pumping iron actually seemed to help curb cigarette cravings and lessen...
Is your partner a couch potato?

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/ August 3, 2011 / 1 Comment

Your partner couldn’t get his shirt button closed this morning. This evening you’re with friends, and you’re watching him reach for his third beer – in between the chips and the peanuts he has already delved into. And you feel as if you could kill – that’s if the Grim...
12 Tips to quit smoking

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/ July 21, 2011 / 2 Comments

Cutting down on the amount you smoke is obviously not ideal: giving up is the ultimate prize. But cutting down is a whole lot better than nothing. If you feel you’re not yet ready to quit immediately, cutting down may be a step in the right direction. For cutting down...
10 Irritating smoker traits

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/ July 20, 2011 / 2 Comments

Smokers are treated like the lepers of the Middle Ages. Cast out into the driving wind and rain. It’s more or less a national sport to blame the selective zealousness of the Health Ministry, but here’s why we think smokers themselves are mostly to blame. If anti-tobacco activists had their way,...

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