SA’s TB Epidemic: Turning hope into healing
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Read More »SA’s TB Epidemic: Turning hope into healingForced sterilisation remains a reality for SA women
Black women living with HIV continue to experience forced sterilisation at South African public health institutions, the Sexual and Reproductive Justice Conference heard at Diep in Die Berg, in Pretoria, on Wednesday Organised by the Department of Social Development, the…
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What will it take for South Africans to stop drinking sugar-added beverages which are proven to be bad for their health? Emerging financial data points to the sugary drinks tax.
Read More »Sugary drinks: The tax, declining sales & new researchCitizen Journalism: A guide to doing it right
Health-e's flagship citizen journalism programme is a ground-breaking model. The manual will equip aspiring citizen journalists to tell compelling health stories.
Read More »Citizen Journalism: A guide to doing it rightObesity on the rise in rural communities
Obesity rates continue to soar but people in rural areas are most at risk, say experts.
Read More »Obesity on the rise in rural communitiesCondemned beds at Bara Hospital ‘unsafe for patients’
According to the Gauteng health department, incidents of patients falls have significantly decreased since the steel beds were replaced.
Read More »Condemned beds at Bara Hospital ‘unsafe for patients’Male contraceptive pill? Maybe not!
A male contraceptive pill recently passed its first safety test – but South Africans are unsure about whether they would ever use it, with some men fearing that it might permanently affect their sperm production.
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Read More »Health-e News Service is looking for a News EditorThirdhand tobacco smoke damages human cells
Scientists have discovered that so-called thirdhand smoke – the residue that clings to surfaces after tobacco was smoked in the space – causes genetic damage in human cells, according to a study published in the journal Mutagenesis. Humans can be…
Foetal exposure to tobacco smoke tied to hearing
Children exposed to tobacco smoke in the womb may be at higher risk of hearing loss in later years, according to a recent article in the journal JAMA Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. Researchers from New York University (NYU)…
EU clamps down on tobacco
Member states of the European Union are backing plans for bigger and bolder health warnings on cigarette packs and bans on most flavourings such as menthol. Under the new proposals, prominent health warnings would have to cover 65 percent of…
SA reduces HIV infection in children by 63%
MEDIA RELEASE - A new report on the Global Plan towards elimination of new HIV infections among children by 2015 and keeping their mothers alive (Global Plan) has revealed a marked increase in progress in stopping new infections in children across the Global Plan priority countries in Africa.
Read More »SA reduces HIV infection in children by 63%HIV messages should include MSM
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.
Read More »HIV messages should include MSMSmoking affects surgical outcomes
Smoking in the days and weeks before surgery can lead to complications and worse outcomes for many surgical procedures.
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