Drunkenness accounts for many road fatalities and incidents of violent behaviour and illness in South Africa. But that need not be the case. A television drama series currently on SABC TV brings to life the horrific effects of alcohol abuse. The drama also shows that it is possible to drink wisely and to have fun without the use of alcohol.
A review of available studies on Efavirenz has found no increased risk of overall birth defects among women
exposed to the antiretroviral during the first trimester of pregnancy compared with exposure
to other antiretroviral drugs. The results were published in the AIDS Journal and comes after the South African Government opted not to include the drug due to what specialists described a unfounded fears of birth defects.
Zuzimpilo, the low-cost HIV and AIDS treatment clinic in the heart of Johannesburg, has now added medical male circumcision to its services. This follows the Health Department's approval of the procedure as part of the country's HIV prevention arsenal.
UNICEF has welcomed finding from 'The Health of Our Children' HIV prevalence survey and called for better strategies to be developed to promote exclusive breast feeding.
Non-communicable Disease Summit to focus on long-term killer diseases that threaten economic development in low- and middle-income countries.
Almost half a million (419 144) children in South Africa are growing up without both parents, a Human Science Research Council study has revealed.
Humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has expressed concern that a year after it released the report No refuge, Access Denied the situation of refugees in South Africa remains dire and unacceptable.
Church leaders from eastern and southern Africa met in Johannesburg recently to discuss how the church can help mitigate the impact of HIV and AIDS. The meeting suggested that the current strategy of HIV prevention is not sufficient to prevent new HIV infections.
Following the initiation of legal proceedings, on 7 May 2010, the Companies Intellectual Property Registration Office (CIPRO) has agreed to permit the AIDS Law Project (ALP) to reserve the name SECTION27, incorporating the AIDS Law Project.
Health activists have warned against early introduction of antiretroviral (ARV) treatment in the absence of evidence based scientific research.
The number of Rift Valley Fever cases continues to rise with over 183 people confirmed to be infected with the virus throughout the country.
OPINION: Advertisements proudly carrying the 'Product of the Year 2010? logo are beginning to pop up with annoying frequency. I chanced on one such product which, according to the proud winner, was voted product of the year in the supplements category. by Roy Jobson.
The sound of the vuvuzela reverberated from the highest peak on the African continent at 7:30 this morning (Saturday May 8), when the Team of Hope, reached the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania.
The International AIDS Society has condemned the imprisonment of Uzbek doctor Maxim Popov for promoting HIV prevention efforts in his country.
Depression has been directly linked to serious illness. According to the WHO, people living with HIV/AIDS are 4.4 times more likely to be depressed. Every time we laugh our body releases a cocktail of chemicals and hormones which give us a feeling of happiness. This insert produced by Fathima Simjee tells the story of Alice Phiri, who has used laughter therapy to help her deal with her HIV positive status.
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