HIV/AIDS: Huge numbers
Last year alone, 376 000 people with HIV started antiretroviral medication' over 100 000 more than the previous year.
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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.
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.
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.