Many too poor to access free health services
Many South Africans are too poor to access free healthcare provided by the state, mostly due to the cost of transport.
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HPV increases risk for HIV infection
Infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV) '€“ which is the most common cause of cervical cancer '€“ also increases a person'€™s risk for contracting HIV.
Hubbly bubbly as harmful as cigarettes
Water pipe smoking, also known as hubbly bubbly, causes as many respiratory problems as cigarette smoking, according to a new study published in the journal Respirology.
E-cigarettes can damage the lungs
Electronic cigarettes are harmful to the lungs, new research has shown.
Important change to TB guidelines
It has been 30 years since South Africa altered the Tuberculosis (TB) treatment guidelines, however the a recent change holds the promise of curing more drug resistant (DR) TB cases and a reduction in infections.
Increased mortality in men unrelated to HIV
HIV positive men in South Africa are presenting much later for treatment than women and are much more likely to die than HIV-positive women who are receiving similar treatment, an international study has revealed.
TB cases increasingly resistant to all drugs, study warns
Researchers find 6.7% of drug-resistant tuberculosis patients have a form of the disease that may take years to treat. Sarah Boseley, health editor guardian.co.uk.
Pregnancy needn’€™t kill Living with AIDS # 531
In South Africa, 310 pregnant women out of every 100 000 die annually as a result of poor care during pregnancy. This is one of the worst maternal mortality rates in the world. But these deaths can be avoided.
New SA web portal on children’€™s rights launched
MEDIA RELEASE: PRETORIA, 31 August 2012 '€“ A new policy-orientated web portal on children'€™s rights called Policy Action Network, or PAN: Children, was announced during a panel discussion on children this morning. The portal is a partnership between the United Nations Children'€™s Fund (UNICEF) and the Human Sciences Research Council'€™s (HSRC).
Extra kilos up risk of breast cancer recurrence
Breast cancer is more likely to reoccur in overweight women and they are more likely to die of it, according to a new study published in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.
SADC joins forces to end TB in mines
Heads of states from Southern African have signed a declaration to tackle TB in the mining sector, that should see ex-miners and their families being followed up for treatment.
MEC takes on TAC over circumcision device
Tension between the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and the KwaZulu-Natal health department over the use of a plastic device to circumcise men heightened yesterday following a departmental press conference at which the TAC was described as ignorant and mischievous.
Con Court to decide on prison TB Living with AIDS # 530
The Constitutional Court reserved judgment this week in a case that brings into question the Department of Correctional Services'€™ ability to prevent and manage the spread of Tuberculosis in the country'€™s prison facilities.
Experts warn of human and economic cost of inaction on cancer
The economic and social burden of cancer is expected to increase dramatically if governments do not take action now.
UCT scientists make malaria breakthrough
A compound that has the potential to cure malaria in a single dose has been discovered by researchers from the Universityof Cape Town (UCT).