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The case of a 44 year man old suspected to have died of swine flu in KwaZulu-Natal cannot be conclusively attributed to the virus, according to a National Department of Health statement.
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Sicelo Shiceka this week stuck to his controversial statements that ‘herbs’ have an important role to play in ‘bringing down the viral load in HIV/AIDS’.
Faghmeda Miller has received several accolades, including Femina magazine’s ‘Women of Courage’ Award for her role in fighting discrimination against people living with HIV and AIDS. But as we catch up with her on the eve of Women’s Day, we discover a heroine that thinks very little about the accolades she has won.
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South African health care workers have been warned against over prescribing Tamiflu ‘one of the only antiviral drugs known to treat swine flu.
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Wednesday, 5 August 2009 While the number of people being diagnosed with ‘swine flu’ continues to rise steadily around the globe and in South Africa, Dr Pete Vincent of Netcare Travel Clinics maintains that there is still no need to panic as most people who contract this H1N1 virus recover fairly quickly.
Nutritional experts say it’s untrue that all dietary fats are bad. This was one of the topics of discussion at a recent conference of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS), in Johannesburg.
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A 22-year-old University of Stellenbosch student has become South Africa’s first confirmed swine flu (H1N1) fatality.
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Dr Nono Simelela, former head of the South Africa’s AIDS programme, is returning to head up the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC).
In another opinion article on National Health Insurance, Marthie Momberg warns that cynical remarks in the media and outright aggressive language by officials represent a perpetuation of power-play and oppression by people who consider themselves as the vanguard of the new order of liberty.
The African National Congress has released a rough outline of how it sees the proposed National Health Insurance scheme on its website. But the document is short on detail and has no timelines. The full document is below.
A Lancet study has revealed that pregnant women may be more adversely affected by swine flu.
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In 1996 Faghmeda Miller was the first Muslim to disclose her HIV status, despite fierce criticism from relatives, religious leaders and her community at large. In the 13 years she has worked to create awareness amongst the Muslim community about HIV/AIDS. Although attitudes have changed, she says a lot still needs to be done.