Report confirms donor fatigue for AIDS Living wiith AIDS 506
The third Global Health Watch report shows that health financing, including dwindling support for AIDS, is one of the challenges facing global health.
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Newborns continue to die needlessly
CAPE TOWN - Millions of newborns, children and mothers continue to die needlessly, especially in sub-Saharan Africa where rates of child mortality are the highest in the world. In this region one out of every eight children die before their fifth birthday, twenty times the rate of industrialised countries.
SA miners have worst TB epidemic in the world
JOHANNESBURG - Gold miners in Southern Africa are probably the group worst affected by tuberculosis (TB) in the world. This is according to Dr David Mametja of South Africa's National TB Programme.
Nicotine patches don’t really help in pregnancy
Pregnant women that want to quit smoking will not find a lot of relief in nicotine patches, according to new research published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
New drug can help reduce weight in diabetics
Scientists have developed a new drug that can help reduce weight in people with Type-2 diabetes. Weight often causes complications in diabetes patients.
A court case and a mathematical model expose the risk of TB in South African prisons
Dudley Lee's case reveals how overcrowding and a struggling court system are fuelling a TB epidemic. By Nathan Geffen
Pain – a neglected complication of HIV Living with AIDS # 505
Recent research among South Africans living with HIV shows that they often experience varying degrees of pain, yet many patients do not report it. The study also shows that health care workers are ill-equipped to treat pain in HIV-positive people.
HSRC healthy survey gets underway
About 211 field workers will be visiting a total of 15 000 households across the country over the next six months. This is part of the 4th South African National HIV, Behaviour and Health Survey that is led by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC).
Endometriosis linked to ovarian cancer
Women with a history of endometriosis are at an increased risk of developing three types of ovarian cancer, according to a new study published in The Lance Oncology.
Why GPs miss cancer diagnosis in some people
It is tougher to diagnose cancer among certain groups of patients, according to a recent study published in The Lancet Oncology.
HIV ups risk of anal cancer
Anal cancer rates are higher among people infected with HIV, according to new data published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.
HIV/AIDS: Huge numbers
Last year alone, 376 000 people with HIV started antiretroviral medication' over 100 000 more than the previous year.
Tobacco taxes need urgent revision
There is outrage among anti-tobacco activists over the 'small increase' in tobacco tax announced in the budget.
Easing hunger pangs Living with AIDS # 504
Serving breakfast and lunch daily to children from a number of primary and high schools surrounding Tsogang Setjhaba in Chiawelo, Soweto, goes a long way to alleviate their hunger. For some of the children, lunch will be their last meal for the day.
SA doc awarded for fight against tobacco
South Africa's foremost anti-tobacco activist Dr Yussuf Saloojee has been recognised for his work with the prestigious Luther L Terry Award.