Wits launches Institute for Malaria
MEDIA RELEASE: The University of the Witwatersrand has announced the formation of the Wits Research Institute for Malaria, (WRIM), strengthening research into one of Africa'€™s deadliest diseases.
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The Lancet to launch open access global health journal
MEDIA RELEASE: The Lancet, the world's leading independent family of general medical and specialty journals, today announces the forthcoming launch of a new title, The Lancet Global Health.
Smokers take note: current and future tobacco regulation
Tobacco legislation in South Africa is constantly changing, and ignorant smokers may find themselves on the wrong side of the law with fines of up to R100 000. Here's what smokers should know, and new changes thay can expect in future.
No need for swine flu panic ‘€“ SA scientists
South African scientists have dismissed predictions of a possible public health emergency following reports from Australia that a small number of swine flu patients were resistant to the first-line treatment, Tamiflu.
Govt praised for tobacco control efforts
The South African Government isn'€™t often praised for their health care efforts, however, one thing that they did do right was to take a firm stance against tobacco early on, according to an international health expert.
Despite weight gain, quitting smoking reduces risk of heart disease
Quitting smoking was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease in adults without diabetes, despite subsequent weight gain, according to a new study in JAMA.
Motsoaledi targets tobacco, liquor industries
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, who has been reigning in the use tobacco products with strict legislation, has now also set his sights on the liquor industry.
Big Tobacco targets developing world
Teenagers who cannot afford a pack of cigarettes sustain the habit by buying cigarettes one at a time.
Nyaope: an addict’€™s story
TSHWANE. - Daniel Vilakazi is a 19-year-old from Soshanguve where he lives in Block TT with his parents. He is also a recovering drug addict who was until recently a regular user of a concoction called nyaope.
Govt departments without electricity
LUSIKISIKI. '€“ Five governmental departments in this Eastern Cape village have been without electricity for weeks. The district offices for the Departments of Education, Health, Social Development, Traffic and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) have been unable to provide services to communities here because their electricity was cut.
Limpopo pre-schooler bitten by snake
VHEMBE. '€“ Requests to the Department of Education to upgrade facilities at the Mafukani pre-school have fallen on deaf ears, and have eventually resulted in a four-year-old nearly losing her life after being bitten by a snake in the sub-standard toilet facilities at the school.
Smoking linked to breast cancer
New research shows an increased risk for breast cancer among women who smoke, especially those who start smoking before they have their first child.
Smoking laws cuts hospital admissions in asthma kids
Smoke-free laws in England have resulted in a significant decrease in hospital admissions for asthma in children age 14 and younger.
Gauteng patient: Five weeks of hell and then death
Patient CZ'€™s horror story represents a myriad of breakdowns within the Gauteng health system '€“ ranging from stockouts of critical drugs, long delays in investigative and diagnostic procedures and stockouts of basics such as clean linen.
‘Functional’ HIV cure of a child reported
Researchers in the United States today said that they have identified a case of a 'functional' HIV cure in a child infected with HIV who began antiretroviral treatment within days of birth. The child has now been off treatment for over a year, and although HIV DNA has been detected at very low levels in the child'€™s cells, the virus is not reproducing. Read the full report from aidsmap here.