Health workers discuss “new sex culture”
Bethlehem – Community based organisations in Bethlehem and surrounding areas held a one-day discussion on the Multiple Concurrent Partners (MCP) at Mphohadi Clinic.
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Denial is a killer
Ayanda Madikizela* lives in the Ngobozana Administration Area in Lusikisiki. She explains why she believes denial and silence are dangerous.
1 in 4 coloured men die of smoking
Coloured South Africans are more likely to die due to smoking than black or white South Africans, according to an article published today [Friday] that shows one in four coloured men die of smoking.
SA study may pave the way for easier infant HIV treatment
Babies on antiretroviral (ARV) treatment may be able to take breaks from ARVs without compromising their health, sparing them from toxic side effects and drug resistance.
“Rage almost killed me”
Zanele Mhlanga* , 31, from Ermelo in the Gert Sibande district is a mother of three, has been married for nine years and is a business owner. She was diagnosed with HIV two-and-a-half years ago, and believes she was infected by her husband. She tells her story.
Living with Diabetes
Ben Mokgoko of Soshanguve, who is an employee of Medunsa, has Diabetes Type 2. It’s been six years since Mokgoko was diagnosed with the disease and he has learnt to manage it.
Smoke-free laws do not hurt business
One of the largest studies to date on the economic impact of smoke-free laws, recently published in the scientific journal Preventing Chronic Disease, provides powerful new evidence that such laws do not harm the restaurant and bar industry, even in…
Teens more likely to light up if parents smoked
Teens are more likely to light up if their parents ever smoked – even before they were born – compared to children whose parents have always been non-smokers, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics. The research…
Cigarette tax also reduces heavy drinking
Hiking cigarette tax may not only prompt people to cut down on smoking, new research suggests it may help reduce heavy drinking among certain groups as well. Researchers assessed the impact that increases in cigarette tax had on drinking behaviour…
Emergency Medical Services a problem in Mgungundlovu, Public Protector told
MEDIA STATEMENT: Transportation and emergency care for the ill have emerged as key problems in KwaZulu-Natal’s Mgungundlovu District, with the area’s Emergency Medical Service coming under heavy criticism during Public Protector Adv. Thuli Madonsela’s visit to Pietermaritzburg on Tuesday.
Outdoor smoking still harmful
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi’s proposed new smoking regulation aimed at banning all smoking in outdoor eating areas, was given a boost by a new study that found harmful levels of secondhand smoke in outside smoking areas. The concentration of…
Cancer patient gets her treatment
Cancer patient Thobeka Xaba will finally get treatment covered by her medical aid after an agreement was reached last week between Discovery Health and her oncologist.
Discovery in dispute with cancer patient
Thobeka Xaba, 23, is in a life-and-death struggle against an invasive cancer that has immobilised her left arm. But she has had no chemotherapy since 25 March because her medical aid, Discovery, refuses to pay for the medicine recommended by her oncologist.
No-smoking law leads to fewer ambulance calls
When smoking was banned from casinos in Colorado in the United States, ambulance calls to casinos in the area dropped about 20 percent, according to research reported in the American Heart Association journal Circulation. The drop in calls from casinos…
Great-grandmother’s smoking can give you asthma
Maternal smoking can cause the third generation of offspring to suffer from asthma, a new study by Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Centre found. The study, published online by the American Journal of Physiology – Lung Cellular…