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Breast cancer is more likely to reoccur in overweight women and they are more likely to die of it, according to a new study published in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.
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Heads of states from Southern African have signed a declaration to tackle TB in the mining sector, that should see ex-miners and their families being followed up for treatment.
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Tension between the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and the KwaZulu-Natal health department over the use of a plastic device to circumcise men heightened yesterday following a departmental press conference at which the TAC was described as ignorant and mischievous.
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A compound that has the potential to cure malaria in a single dose has been discovered by researchers from the Universityof Cape Town (UCT).
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The economic and social burden of cancer is expected to increase dramatically if governments do not take action now.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The specific ingredient in smokeless tobacco products that increases the risk for oral cancer has been identified in research using rodents.
The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) has lodged a complaint with the Public Protector against the KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo and the provincial health department over its continued use of the Tara KLamp (TK) in male circumcisions.
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Exposure to secondhand smoke decreases sensitivity to cough-eliciting respiratory irritants in otherwise healthy children and adolescents, new research reveals.
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The latest edition of the KwaZulu-Natal HIV-911 Directory of HIV-Related Services is now available. The directory contains information on 2 297 organisations actively involved in HIV, TB and STI-related prevention, treatment and support in the province. It also includes information on organisations providing socio-economic, legal and psycho-social support programmes. Service provider information is categorised by municipality and type of service offered. The database is updated on an annual basis .