SA offers HIV vaccine research hope
BARCELONA - South Africa is the only country in the world where a large AIDS vaccine trial is being planned, as the global scientific community struggles to find a way to eradicate HIV.
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Taxes, bans save millions from tobacco deaths
Anti-smoking measures like tobacco advertising and public smoking bans, as well as higher taxes on tobacco products could prevent tens of millions of deaths across the world, according to recent research.
Country clamps down on illegal cigarettes
South Africa is looking to stem the tide of illegal cigarettes entering through the country’s borders.
New NHLS system causes delays in HIV, TB and cervical cancer tests
Patients in some parts of Johannesburg have had to wait up to a month for vital tests results as the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS) swtiched to a new system, according to Soweto patients.
Strategic Plan for Nurse Education, Training and Practice
Issued by the Department of Health, the strategy aims to address the seven major problem areas identified during recent national consultations.
HIV-positive man hangs himself
Vhembe - A man from Tshithuthuni village hanged himself from the roof of the house he was building with his wife after discovering that he was HIV-positive.
Girl, 7, battles MDR-TB
Lindokunhle Zwane, 7, was diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) two years ago and is now battling multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB).
At a glance: Tobacco and your body
Causing cataracts to cancer, smoking can affect every part of your body - see how in this graphic.
New Health-e documentary focuses on mental health
Airing this Sunday on SABC 3’s Special Assignment, Health-e’s latest documentary exposes South Africa’s serious lack of mental health facilities.
Mpumalanga launches new Ward AIDS Councilssen
The province’s Msukaligwa Municipality introduces its first 19 Ward AIDS Councils.
Vhembe men learn about circumcision
Nurses from Limpopo’s Guyuni clinic took time off from the clinic to talk to young men in Helula village about medical male circumcision.
Foetal Alcohol Syndrome: A mother’s regret
When Gugulethu Ngobeni was pregnant with her second child, she didn’t know alcohol could harm her baby. Now she and her husband wish they’d done things differently.
Snuff: Three women, one addiction
South African women are more likely than men to use smokeless tobacco, according to research. OurHealth talks to three women about their addictions.
Kindness of others makes cancer more bearable
Glenda Venn’s life was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in March 2011, but she found comfort in the company of others also battling the disease.
Young children recognise cigarette brands
Nearly two-thirds of young children in low- and middle-income countries can identify cigarette brand logos, according to new research.