Young people feel positive effects of quitting smoking sooner
Young people who quit smoking saw improvements in coughing and other respiratory symptoms within a few weeks, a new study has revealed.
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Small hike in tobacco tax not enough
Finance minister Pravin Gordhan is expected to announce a 58c increase in the so-called 'sinners tax' on cigarettes in his budget speech, but activists say it is not enough.
Unhealthy behaviour in cancer survivors
Female cancer survivors are more likely to exhibit unhealthy behaviour like smoking, than women who have never had cancer, according to a new study.
Cardiovascular patient profile changing
The face of cardio- vascular disease is changing. It has moved from a disease affecting mostly white males to one that affects younger, black people. This is largely due to lifestyle choices.
Prince’s life
Twelve year-old Prince Khanyi has been in the news in recent weeks. Prince is the brain-damaged child at the centre of the Gauteng Department of Health's refusal at one stage to honour a court ruling to pay him a settlement after he was handicapped due to negligence of health workers at one of the province's hospitals. In the following report, we check in on Prince's condition.
Radiation machines fail at Pretoria hospital
Cancer patients at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria are being denied life-saving treatment as radiation machines are out of order due to payment defaults resulting in poor maintenance.
Al Jazeera faces protest over HIV-positive journalist Living with AIDS # 503
A small group of activists picketed outside the Johannesburg offices of the Qatari news network, Al Jazeera, this week to demand the reinstatement of a South African journalist who was dismissed solely because of his HIV-positive status.
Controversy over lung cancer treatment
Post-operative radiation treatment may not extend the lives of elderly lung cancer patients, according to a new study published in the journal Cancer.
Chemo OK during pregnancy
Chemotherapy in pregnant women does not harm the unborn baby, according to new research by Leuven Catholic University in Belgium.
Motsoaledi: laws to make SA healthy
Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi recently highlighted the dangers of smoking, poor diet and other lifestyle factors linked to disease and premature death among South Africans.
Bara warning bells sounded long ago
Chris Hani Baragwanath (CHB) doctors had issued a warning in December last year already that the suboptimal staffing levels at the hospital were dangerous and endangering the lives of mothers and children.
MDR-TB trials could make a tangible difference for children
A team from Stellenbosch University's Desmond Tutu TB Centre will be monitoring 200 children at the Brooklyn Chest Hospital in Cape Town over the next five years in a potentially groundbreaking trial. By Kim Cloete.
Seeking justice for HIV-positive journalist Living with AIDS # 502
Human rights and civil society groups will picket the Qatari news network, Al Jazeera, next week to call for the reinstatement of a South African journalist who was thrown out of Qatar after it was found that he has HIV.
Smokers neglect oral health
Smokers are more likely to develop oral health problems such as mouth cancers, gum disease and cavities, according to new research by the US Centres of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Huge lab and drug challenges in Gauteng
JOHANNESBURG - Gauteng's public health service has run out of essential lifesaving drugs and its laboratory services are about to collapse.