Health
Bethlehem marches against tobacco
BETHLEHEM. – On World No Tobacco Day members from the Department of Health (DOH) in the Thabo Mofutsanyana district marched through the streets wearing T-shirts with the message “smoking is addictive, don’t start” and shouted “Down with smoking! Down!” “We…
Less tobacco, more alcohol in movies
The amount of smoking in movies has reduced since regulations stopping tobacco companies from buying on-screen brand placements were introduced in 1998, according to a new study in JAMA Pediatrics. Meanwhile the number of alcohol brand appearances has increased in…
Smokers cost employers thousands
Workers that smoke cost their employers nearly $6 000 (around R60 000) more each year than their non-smoking counterparts. A new study, published in the journal Tobacco Control, found that smokers incurred more costs through taking time off, smoke breaks…
WHO pre-qualifies MMC device
MEDIA RELEASE: The announcement last week that the World Health Organization (WHO) prequalified the PrePex device for non-surgical voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) offers another important option for expansion of VMMC programs in countries hard hit by the HIV epidemic.…
Smoking is the worst bad habit
The most significant lifestyle change people can make to protect their health is to stop smoking, researchers reported in the American Journal of Epidemiology. The new study shows that although regular exercise and a healthy diet have clear health benefits,…
TB and the search for a vaccine
Aeras, a non-profit organisation, advancing the critical search for a TB vaccine, has a produced a four-part series on TB and the search for a vaccine. Watch Chapters 1 – 3, including a focus on the trial site in Worcester,…
Anti-smoking ads help smokers quit
Exposure to anti-smoking messages help motivate smokers to quit, a recent survey found. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Global Adult Tobacco Survey tracked attitudes in 17 countries across Europe, Asia and South America. Overall, exposure to…
SA Prof to head UNAIDS science panel
MEDIA RELEASE: —The Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Michel Sidibé today announced the appointment of South African scientist, Professor Salim S. Abdool Karim as Chair of the newly established UNAIDS Scientific Expert Panel. Mr Sidibe…
Ban on tobacco displays to protect children: WHO
Social media, the movies and in-store displays continue to push South African children into taking up a deadly addiction. Friday, 31 May, is World No Tobacco Day and the aim is to highlight the enormous harm caused by tobacco use…
Mothering her siblings at an early age
Two years ago, 19-year-old Lindiwe Mkhasi had to drop out of school to parent her two younger siblings after their mother’s death. “In 2011 March, my mother died. The reason behind her dying was because she had AIDS and her…
Mpumalanga targets Medical Male Circumcision
Mpumalanga provincial department of aims to circumcise 500 000 males for the financial year 2013 For the province to reach this targets, it needs to circumcised 75 000 males per month, 18 750 per week and 3 750 daily .…
Nyope addicts cause anguish in the community
SOSHANGUVE. Two shop owners in Diemplaza were badly beaten with broken bottles by five robbers, who are believed to be nyaope addicts.. Community sources said that the five men armed with guns arrived in a Toyota Venture at the complex…
Selling sex to support her family
BETHLEHEM – Yoliswa Mazibuko*, who lives in Bethlehem in the Free State has to put her health at risk to provide for her family. Being a single parent to three children has led her to a job she never pictured…
Yuvraj Singh’s biggest test
KUALA LUMPUR – If their lives were at stake and someone had to bat their way out of trouble, chances are excellent that any cricket fan would select Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh to hit the winning six. This week “Yuvie”,…