Standerton TB Hospital’s kitchen burns
A fire in the kitchen of the Standerton TB hospital has rendered the kitchen unusable and there's no indication of how long it will be before it is returned to working order.
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Smoking during pregnancy may cause bipolar disorder
Children of mothers who smoked during pregnancy may be at an increased risk for developing bipolar disorder, a new study suggests.
Leading medical journal refuses to publish studies backed by tobacco firms
Publishers of the British Medical Journal (BMJ) and related publications have joined others in boycotting research funded by the tobacco industry.
Health worker opts for circumcision
A 33-year-old health promoter at Tshwane University of Technology has been circumcised in spite of his fear of the pain it would cause.
Even light smokers more than twice as likely to die
Smoking even ten cigarettes a day can increase your risk of death, according to a recent study that reveals smoking is even deadlier than previously thought.
Breast cancer survivor on taking control of cancer
When Johannesburg’s Chantal Oosthuizen found a lump in her breast her idyllic life took an unexpected turn.
Tobacco control: Then and now
Health-e News takes a look back at South Africa’s history of tobacco control.
Alleged glue addicts terrorise Tigane residents
Haartebesfontein - Residents of Tigane township, about 20km outside Klerksdorp, live in fear of a gang of alleged glue addicts said to be terrorising local residents.
“Drugs destroy the real you”
OurHealth was invited to Vhembe’s Folovhodwe village to celebrate a young man's choice to stop abusing alcohol and drugs.
Government switches strategy on drugs
After years looking to curb drug demand through police work and busts, South African is moving to increase access to drug rehabilitation services - signaling a shift in the country's war on drugs.
Soshanguve struggles with addictions
Dan Vilazkazi, 19, from Soshanguve recently got clean after years of nyaope use but staying clean is another when drugs are everywhere.
Drug users scam community for next hit
Drug users in Mpumalanga’s Gert Sibande district are using younger boys to scam money from the community to feed their habit.
Drug use spirals but services lag behind
Abdul Karriem Brown was 15 years old when he started using drugs.
New test for Down syndrome
A more accurate test that enables pregnant women to test their foetuses for Down syndrome without the risk of miscarriage is now available in South Africa.
EC Health Department “misses” deadline
The Eastern Cape Department of Health has missed a civil society deadline to release a plan to fix the province’s crumbling health services, say activists.