Heart disease is the world'€™s number one killer and sits at number two in South Africa, second only to HIV/AIDS. The truth, however, is that 80% of heart disease can be prevented if we adopt healthy lifestyles.
As the new health-e Tobacco Control and Cancer journalist, Lesley was surprised to find herself smoking in this posed pic. Here is the first of her blogs.
Two new reports have revealed the extent to which non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are affecting Africa, in particular, estimating economic losses of nearly U$500-billion a year.
Now that the UN Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) conference has come to an end, delegates should remember that more than 1 billion people will die due to smoking cigarettes this century. Cigarettes are the only consumer product, that when used as intended, will kill half its consumers. See Press release by the African Tobacco Control Consortium (ATCC) and the Framework Convention Alliance (FCA)
Depression can often be a lonely illness, but it doesn'€™t have to be, says South African musician PJ Powers. She spoke to Ayanda Mkhwanazi of Health-e News Service speaks about her road to recovery.
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