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Even smoking just one cigarette a day increases a woman’€™s risk of sudden cardiac death, according to a new study in the journal Circulation: Arrhythmia & Electrophysiology.
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Lusikisiki ‘€“ Many clinics in the Eastern Cape are without essential drugs, according to HIV/AIDS adherence counsellors in the region.
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Lusikisiki – Prevention is everyone’s responsibility, whether you are HIV positive or negative. This was the key message of a recent campaign against teenage pregnancy held in Gabajana in the Eastern Cape by the Community Media Trust (CMT – Siyayinqoba Beat It), Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), the local AIDS council and other partners.
Umgungundlovu – The Medical Male Circumcision campaign launched in December 2009 by His Majesty King Zwelithini took an impressive turn few months ago when Imbalenhle Clinic embarked on a campaign to educate, inform and perform circumcisions in partnership with local counselors, traditional organisers, school principals and the community at large.
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Ex-Pollsmoor prisoner Dudley Lee’s claim against the Department of Correctional Services after he got TB in prison, was upheld on appeal. Below is a summary of the judgement.
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Ex-prisoner Dudley Lee can now claim against the Department of Correctional Services after he contracted TB in Pollsmoor Prisone, but his claim against the state was dismissed by the Supreme Court, Below is a summary of the judgment.
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The 2011 National Antenatal HIV & Syphilis Prevalence Survey has been released. Read the report here.
More than 50 000 HIV positive patients in the Eastern Cape as at risk of antiretroviral (ARV) treatment interruption due to ongoing drug supply shortages.
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Teen girls who smoke may be increasing their risk for osteoporosis, according to a new study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health. The researchers found that girls who smoke build up less bone during a critical growth period in their lives.
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Vhembe ‘€“ The principal, teachers and parents of Matavhela pre-school recently spoke to OurHealth about the poor conditions at the school.
