South Africans must take responsibility for their actions
WCape Premier's response to the critique of her views by Silber and Geffen. by Helen Zille.
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Positive magazine Living with AIDS # 496
Many people with HIV constantly need information to help them cope with their condition. Others isolate themselves from society on hearing they have HIV, due to fear and stigma. Now a new magazine called 'Positive' aims to address the information gap and to make those infected aware that they are not alone in the struggle with HIV.
Premier Helen Zille’s views on HIV are misinformed and unscientific
Last week Western Cape Premier Helen Zille made various comments suggesting that the provision of healthcare to those who behave 'irresponsibly' should be reconsidered. By Gavin Silber and Nathan Geffen.
SA children stunted and obese
South Africa's overburdened health and education systems will struggle to cope in future if the current obesity and stunting trends among young people continues, according to health experts.
Stretching arthritis away
Arthritis is an umbrella term for over 200 diseases that cause pain and loss of movement of the joints. Arthritis can turn a person's life upside-down if left untreated, as it affects the body's movement, thus making it difficult to perform certain activities.
Time of great change in TB drug development
We are living in a time of great change and excitement in TB drug development.
Activists applaud Clinton speech on AIDS
American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday announced the US government's intention to implement new science in order to bring about an end the global AIDS crisis.
Wits scientists working towards neutralising HIV
South African scientists are at the coalface of understanding whether HIV can be eradicated from an HIV-positive individual, essentially curing the person.
New hope for tackling TB in the community
The results of a seven-year-long study into TB in the Western Cape and Zambia shows how home visits by counsellors can dramatically reduce TB prevalence. By Kim Cloete.
‘Moms, be the change you want to see in your nanny’
Finding the perfect child-minder for your child can be an exhausting as well as a frightening experience. What should a mother know about her nanny? Well, we get some tips in this report.
Expanding medical male circumcision Living with AIDS # 494
Six new additional centres offering medical male circumcision services will open in the provinces of KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Gauteng as from next January until the end of 2012.
Arthritis in children
Children from as young as below the age of 16 can also develop arthritis ' a disease of the joints that is commonly known to affect adults. But with early diagnosis and appropriate treatment, young joints can be nursed back to good strength and health.
The Lancet: Times for zero death from tuberculosis
TB and HIV activists have called for a major overhaul of the bodies responsible for turning the TB epidemic tide.
What I learnt in a Cancer Ward
OPINION:Occupational therapist and student Yolande Riekert spent 6 weeks at the East London CHOC house for children with cancer and their mothers as part of her Masters in Medical Anthropology thesis at UCT. She shares her experiences with health-e.
Life expectancy on HIV treatment improving
The life expectancy of patients receiving antiretroviral therapy in the UK improved significantly between 1996 and 2008, research published in the British Medical Journal shows. Patients who initiated HIV therapy when their CD4 cell count was in the region of 350 cells/mm3 had an average life expectancy of approximately 75 years.