Antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence clubs, already operating in several high burden areas in Cape Town, have the potential to revolutionise the treatment of millions of HIV-positive South Africans and lighten the load on overburdened health workers.
Smoking harms the brain by damaging learning, memory and reasoning, a new study published in the journal Age and Ageing says.
Government took a major step towards improving HIV treatment compliance and cost with the announcement that the new antiretroviral (ARV) tender will include a triple fixed dose combination (FDC) tablet, which combines three pills into one.
A number of organisations have expressed deep concern over the crisis in the Eastern Cape where patients are running out of lifesaving medication.
PRESS RELEASE: HIVSA in partnership with the Provincial Department of Health, Gauteng, will be sending out two million health related mobile phone messages to the general public, in support of this year's WAD initiative.
CAPE TOWN - Tuberculosis transmission rates in South Africa and more specifically Cape Town have not changed at all over the past 100 years, even though people are living longer and being cured because of treatment. Many are cured, only to be infected again.
CAPE TOWN - After 30 years of HIV disease it is more important to deal with the costs of the medicines and how to sustain access to it, rather than treatment outcomes, according to an HIV specialist.
Cape Town '€“ Zero HIV infection rates will never be achieved unless tackling gender-based violence is part of addressing the epidemic, an expert told
HIV specialists, researchers and nurses, meeting at the first Southern African HIV Clinicians Society conference.
Phamaceutical drug manufacturer, Novartis South Africa, has taken steps to make an important drug in the treatment of a rare type of leukaemia called chronic myelogenous leukaemia (CML), more accessible to patients who need it.
Nearly half of all smoking parents light up while driving with their children. This is according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics.
Lusikisiki - Twenty-two year old Olwethu Mhlanti from Mevana Administration Area in Lusikisiki was recently diagnosed with HIV. He is unsure about his future and has little faith in the Department of Health to ensure that he gets the medicine he needs.
Across the world and more recently in South Africa, the tobacco industry and its allies continuously push to weaken or repeal smoke-free laws.
Two common tactics used to weaken laws are to allow business to create designated smoking rooms or areas, or to build complex and expensive ventilation systems.
It is a handsome, energised young couple that meet me at a coffee shop in Claremont, Cape Town. Lee-Anne (28) orders an apple juice - she'€™s careful of what she eats and drinks because she'€™s 11 weeks pregnant. Ashton (27), orders the same, subtly encouraging his wife'€™s dedication to her own health, and that of their child.
The world is making significant progress in coming to grips with the HIV epidemic, however in many countries stigma and lack of human rights remain.
It is estimated that more than 500 million people worldwide will have diabetes in 20 years'€™ time. As World Diabetes day was commemorated last week, people have been warned to take better care of their health by reducing their risk of getting diabetes.
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