19 June 2013

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Stock-outs must be top of agenda

Health

The ongoing stock-out of antiretroviral medicine is at the forefront of AIDS activists’ agenda at the 6th South African AIDS conference, which opened last night (18 June).

Sibongile Nkosi
June 19, 2013

Drug stock-outs highlighted at Vhembe imbizos

Health, Our Health

Drug stock-outs at clinics were placed at the forefront of discussions during a number of Imbizos held by the Vhembe District Municipality in three villages last week.

Ndivhuwo Musetha
June 19, 2013

Pupils inhale teargas in classroom

Our Health

Pupils and teachers from Tshithuthuni Primary School were taken to hospital last week after a pupil let off teargas in the classroom.

Ndivhuwo Musetha
June 19, 2013

HIV messages should include MSM

Health

A survey of 1 700 South African men from the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal revealed that one in 10 men has been sexually assaulted by another man, while about one in 20 report having consensual sexual contact with other men – many who are at the same time in sexual relationships with women, according to research.

Health-e News
June 19, 2013

Smoking affects surgical outcomes

News

Smoking in the days and weeks before surgery can lead to complications and worse outcomes for many surgical procedures.

Health-e News
June 19, 2013

10 smoking ads boost smoking risk by 40%

Health

Tobacco adverts really do persuade teens to take up smoking, with every 10 sightings boosting the risk by almost 40 percent, reveals research published in the online only journal BMJ Open.