New and bold efforts are needed to reduce the number of new HIV infections amongst young girls and women. This is one of the key focus areas of the new National Strategic Plan on HIV and AIDS, which came into effect last month.
Malaria symptoms are often mistaken for the common flu and many people leave them unchecked. This often leads to severe illness and death, especially in people who have HIV.
About 30 years into the AIDS epidemic, myths around HIV/AIDS and its transmission still abound. A study by a Wits University sociologist in several townships of Mpumalanga shows that AIDS is still misunderstood.
Smokers will be prohibited from smoking on beaches, in outdoor eating areas or at sports or other public events if a proposed amendment to the Tobacco Control Products Act is approved.
Obese children are at an increased risk for developing liver cancer as adults, according to a new study presented at the International Liver Congress in Barcelona.
Large shops and supermarkets in England have to hide cigarettes from public view since the ban on tobacco displays recently came into effect in the country.
New international HIV testing guidelines are encouraging couples to test together and for immediate initiation on antiretrovirals for the one testing positive.
Many smokers are unaware that tobacco use and second-hand smoke can cause heart disease, according to a new report released at the World Heart Federation World Congress of Cardiology in Dubai.
Don'€™t smoke, eat healthy food, and do regular exercise '€“ most people know that these lifestyle choices lower your risk for cancer. But many people still don'€™t make these choices.
Two years after her diagnosis with HIV, Phindile Sithole-Spong saw no point in hiding her status anymore. Since she came out about her HIV status at the age of 19, the University of Cape Town graduate finds herself doing it over and over again to different audiences, so as to help others.
Indoor tanning beds and sunburn during childhood may be to blame for the rise in skin cancer among young people, according to a new study.
More than half of all urinary tract cancers in Taiwan '€“ where use of traditional medicine is widespread '€” are believed to be linked to a toxic ingredient in a popular herbal remedy.
Researchers, comparing the risks of menthol cigarettes to that of regular cigarettes, found that the stroke risk for smokers of menthol cigarettes was more than twice that of people smoking regular cigarettes. And for women, and non-black participants, the risk was more than three times higher.
Public health policies aimed at reducing smoking-related deaths are being hampered by interference from the tobacco industry, said a recent report by the Framework Convention Alliance.
Rising drug resistance has turned what public health officials call today's Big Three infections '€” HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria '€” even more fearsome. Together, these diseases kill millions every year, representing 10 percent of all deaths globally. Worse, the trio of epidemics is tragically interconnected, with TB, for example, the leading cause of death among individuals infected with HIV.
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