27 August 2012

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Dudley Lee v Minister of Correctional Services, what will it mean for South Africa?

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OPINION: On 28 August, the Constitutional Court will hear a case that touches the depth of what it means to be human and humane in the throes of a TB pandemic that is taking more South African lives than any other cause.

Health-e News
August 27, 2012

Graphic warnings barred from US cigarette packs

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The United States Court of Appeals has barred the US government from ordering tobacco companies to put large graphic health warnings on cigarette packages.

Health-e News
August 27, 2012

Radiotherapy ups diabetes risk for childhood cancer survivors

Health

Childhood cancer survivors who underwent radiotherapy treatment that exposed their pancreas to radiation may be at higher risk of developing diabetes in later life, according to an article published in The Lancet Oncology.

Health-e News
August 27, 2012

Scientists ID cancer-causing agent in smokeless tobacco

Health

The specific ingredient in smokeless tobacco products that increases the risk for oral cancer has been identified in research using rodents.

Health-e News
August 27, 2012

Police brutality still very rife ‘ sex workers

Health, Women's Health

Seven out of every ten sex workers have been abused by police officials. A survey done by the Women's Legal Centre, shows that sex workers report having been threatened with arrest or forced to sleep with police officials in exchange for their freedom.

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August 27, 2012

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Dudley Lee v Minister of Correctional Services, what will it mean for South Africa?

Graphic warnings barred from US cigarette packs

Radiotherapy ups diabetes risk for childhood cancer survivors

Scientists ID cancer-causing agent in smokeless tobacco

Police brutality still very rife ‘ sex workers

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Police brutality still very rife ‘ sex workers