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Madwaleni Hospital, situated in one of South Africa’€™s poorest districts, has overcome many hurdles to emerge as a shining light in the Eastern Cape, delivering lifesaving healthcare to the 120 000 strong rural community. Now, the hospital is trying to find replacements for their Managing Chief Medical Officer and HIV specialist.
It’s that time of the year again when all of us indulge in all sorts of feasts, with little regard to what we eat. But, as you prepare your festive meals, be sure that what you eat is healthy for your dear heart.
Early use of drugs such as dagga and tik can sometimes trigger the incurable mental illness of Schizophrenia, which can result in life-threatening behaviour.
It’€™s estimated that about 1% of the world’€™s population has Schizophrenia. This mental condition, if not treated, can disrupt your life.
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Former health minister Dr Manto Tshabalala-Msimang died shortly before 3pm in Johannesburg today. Although many of her former adversaries have expressed their condolences to her family, many have called for eulogies to be subdued, asking that those who died while she was in power be remembered as well.
The impact of HIV in children does not only manifest through poor physical health. Often, children living with HIV have difficulties with their cognitive development.
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The search for an effective microbicide has been dealt another blow with disappointing study results from PRO 2000, an early generation microbicide gel that was tested to prevent HIV in women.
Sibusiso is a 10-year old boy who doesn’t know why he has to take medication for the rest of his life while his friends do not. His mother has told him that he is taking antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, but struggles to tell him why. She speaks to Health-e.
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President Jacob Zuma’€™s announcement last week that he will take a public HIV test will go a long way in boosting a massive HIV testing campaign that will start early next year. This will encourage all South Africans to know their status.
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GENEVA ‘€“ Tobacco control that focuses on cigarette smokers in Cambodia misses a huge number of women who chew tobacco, according to research published today in the international public health journal, the Bulletin of the World Health Organization.
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ISTANBUL, Turkey ‘€“ Only 5.4% of the world’s population was covered by comprehensive smoke-free laws in 2008, up from 3.1% in 2007, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported today in its second report on the global tobacco epidemic.