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. On April 6 last year supermarkets and…
In response to the tough economic times, smokers are re-lighting used cigarette butts, a new study found. Although smokers may be saving some money, they are paying with their health and researchers warned that re-lighting cigarettes does not reduce exposure…
The best way of cutting the number of cancer cases worldwide is to fight the tobacco industry’s tactics in developing countries and ensuring the best vaccines get to those most in need, according to a new report published in Science…
Exposure to second-hand smoke increases a person’s risk of developing early signs a heart disease. According to a new study, signs of coronary artery calcification were found in 26 percent of people who never smoked, but were exposed to varying…
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. Released in the Free State yesterday morning (THURSDAY), the Statistics SA…
LUSIKISIKI. - Makazi Damane is a 42-year-old Lusikisiki man living at the low-income housing scheme in at Joe Slovo. He was diagnosed with HIV and started antiretroviral treatment in 2006, but from 2010 have been going on and off of treatment.
LUSIKISIKI – Communities living in the Dubana and Mevana villages here were recently educated on the importance of adhering to treatment regimens.
People living with HIV in South Africa, who access antiretroviral therapy (ART) before their immune systems are severely compromised, have life expectancies close to that of the general population, researchers have found. Published this week in the journal PLOS Medicine, the research…
MEDIA RELEASE: As of this month (April), some public sector AIDS patients will start to take simplified ARV treatment of just one pill a day to manage their infection. The South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) welcomes this change in…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Electronic, or e-cigarettes are sold illegally from many shopping centres across South Africa despite a change in legislation last year.
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