Simple antiseptic can save newborn lives
JOHANNESBURG '€“ A cheap antiseptic ointment, used to cleanse a newborn'€™s umbilical cord, can reduce the risk of infection and death in the first few weeks of life by as much as 20 percent.
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Health systems failing newborns
JOHANNESBURG '€“ The global delivery goals for mothers and newborns are noble. No woman should die while giving life. Yet, 280 000 woman die annually during birth.
Saving Newborns
JOHANNESBURG '€“ Experts from around the globe are gathering this week to address the preventable and unnecessary deaths of newborns, which accounts for almost half of all deaths among children under five.
Sale of e-cigs illegal in SA
Electronic, or e-cigarettes are sold illegally from many shopping centres across South Africa despite a change in legislation last year.
‘€˜Ageing fears’€™ help people to quit smoking
Appearance, sexual performance and ability to conceive are greater incentives to quit smoking than the risk of cancer and other health problems, a recent survey revealed.
Smoking scenes double in youth movies
New research has found a considerable increase in the number of smoking scenes in youth-rated movies, putting it at the same levels as a decade ago.
Teens should start moving to stop smoking
Even small doses of exercise can help teen smokers cut down on or quit smoking, according to a new study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
Roadmap to tackle newborn deaths
JOHANNESBURG '€“ Each year, about three million of the 7.7-million children who die before reaching their fifth birthday are newborns who do not survive their first four weeks of life. This situation has led to the top health agencies and child experts meeting in South Africa to formulate what will become the Global Newborn Action Plan.
Tobacco addiction may be in your genes
People who struggle to quit smoking may be genetically predisposed to the habit, according to new research published in the American Medical Association journal JAMA-Psychiatry.
Court action looming over ECape tent clinic
Media Release: Activists are threatening court action unless the Eastern Cape health department urgently address the dire situation at Village Clinic in Lusikisiki. The busy clinic has been operating from tents after it was evicted from the building.
Fewer South Africans dying of HIV/AIDS, but more of diabetes
Government'€™s annual death report has confirmed the trend that fewer South Africans have been dying of HIV/AIDS-related diseases. However, more people are dying of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes.
Smokers’€™ bones take longer to heal
Smokers'€™ broken bones take longer to heal than that of non-smokers, according to new research.
Tobacco display ban helped smokers quit
One in four young people in the United Kingdom who gave up smoking last year said the ban on tobacco product displays in shops helped them to kick the habit, a survey revealed.
Smoking may harm kidney function in adolescents
PRESS RELEASE: Exposure to tobacco smoke could negatively impact adolescent kidney function, this is according to a new study led by a team of researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Johns Hopkins Children's Centre.
Early-morning smoking more risky
Smokers who light up as soon as they wake up in the morning are more likely to develop lung and oral cancer than other smokers, a new study, published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention reveals.