Initiation rules help to keep young men safe and healthy
Winter is the time initiation schools run and in the Eastern Cape it is a time of worry for many because of the health risks involved.
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Mom’€™s smoking increases daughter’€™s risk of obesity and diabetes
Women who smoke during pregnancy increase the risk of obesity and gestational diabetes in their daughters, according to research published in the journal Diabetologia.
Second-hand smoke tied to memory problems
Smokers and people who are regularly exposed to second-hand smoke are generally more forgetful than people with no tobacco exposure, according to a recent article in the journal Addiction based on a small study.
Secondhand smoke laws may prevent heart attacks
Heart attacks dropped by a third in one Minnesota county in the United States after two smoke-free workplace regulations were implemented, a recent study shows.
No smoking near building entrances
People entering or exiting a building will soon not have to traverse a cloud of cigarette smoke where smokers often congregating for their tobacco fix.
Non-smoking hotel rooms expose occupants to tobacco smoke
Non-smokers should give hotels that allow smoking in certain rooms a wide berth and instead choose completely smoke free hotels, suggests a new study published in the British Medical Journal.
Cigarettes a gateway to marijuana: study
New research has shown that cigarette smoking among students may lead to marijuana use.
Simpler ARV treatment begins in Eastern Cape
Eight people have been initiated into the new Fixed Dose Combination of ARV treatment at the Magwa Clinic. The new treatment uses one pill, which combines emtricitabine, TDF and efavirenz.
Tobacco’€™s burden shifting from rich to poor
Tobacco experts recently voiced their concern about the rising prevalence of smoking in the developing world, especially Latin America, which puts these populations at risk of being overwhelmed by a burgeoning cancer epidemic.
Tobacco control’€”political will needed
PRESS RELEASE: Worldwide, tobacco use kills about six million people per year, and most of the deaths are in Asia.
Vit C helps babies of smoking moms
Women are advised not to smoke during pregnancy as it can harm the baby's lungs and lead to problems such as wheezing and asthma. But if a pregnant woman can't quit smoking, taking vitamin C may help protect their baby's lungs, new research, presented at the Paediatric Academic Societies' annual meeting, suggests.
Resisting “sugar daddies” – loveLife
Older HIV-positive people use their influence to manipulate young girls into having sex.
Caring for the destitute elderly with no support and little money
SOSHANGUVE - From outside, Leratong Old Age and Orphanage Centre in Block XX seems like an ordinary house, but inside thirteen pensioners are cared for 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with the aide of six caregivers.
South African and Zimbabwe unite against cholera
The Department of Health and Social Development in Limpopo is collaborating with the Zimbabwean government to curb cholera outbreaks in both countries.
District-by-district breakdown of school toilets
Health-e News Service conducted an informal survey of the state of 17 schools'€™ toilets that fall within four of the National Health Insurance (NHI) pilot districts. Read how each district performed.