Smokers and single men are more likely to acquire cancer-causing oral human papillomavirus (HPV), according to new research published in The Lancet. HPV infection is known to cause virtually all cervical cancers, most anal cancers and some genital cancers. It…
The notorious drug known as nyaope or whoonga has now made its way to small towns like Ermelo and it is currently consuming many lives of young people in this town.
Sibongile Mkhonto (27) shares her story of being diagnosed with TB.
The clinics around Mabopane and Winterveld areas are out of stock of the antiretroviral medicine, lamivudine (also known as 3TC).
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)…
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…
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.
Nomzamo Angel Maluka (19) from Msogwaba village has lived with her grandmother in Mpumalanga since the age of 14. Here she shares her story of being diagnosed with HIV and how giving birth to a healthy baby helped her to embrace life.
Thandisa Nogaga (27) from Mcobothini Village shares her experiences of joining a support group and why it is important, even if you are not the person living with the condition.
Marriage apparently has a condom effect, with the HIV rate amongst married South Africans half that that of unmarried people. Almost one-fifth (19.2%) of unmarried South Africans are living with HIV as opposed to 9.8% of married people. In addition,…
Stock-outs of ARVs in Soshanguve is a problem to the patients, clinic staff and caregivers.
DURBAN - Condom use last year declined among all age groups in South Africa, according to the latest household survey released by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC).
DURBAN – All patients diagnosed with drug-resistant tuberculosis will now have access to a promising new drug bedaquiline, which is still undergoing trials, via a clinical access programme driven by the national health department.
The ongoing stock-out of antiretroviral medicine is at the forefront of AIDS activists’ agenda at the 6th South African AIDS conference, which opened last night (18 June).
Drug stock-outs at clinics were placed at the forefront of discussions during a number of Imbizos held by the Vhembe District Municipality in three villages last week.
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