One small step closer for breast cancer drug
Roche continues to block access to its breast cancer drug, Herceptin, say activists, while women around the world suffer.
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“I am HIV+, but my partner is negative”
FREE STATE - Lerato Mofokeng, a 36-year-old mother of a four year old, was surprised when she and her child were diagnosed with HIV – yet her boyfriend of seven years tested negative for the virus.
Free State hospital wins best vegetable garden award
Tshimo ya Bophelo, meaning the Garden of Health, is a community vegetable garden project situated at Thebe District Hospital in Harrismith in the Free State that has proven to be such a successful venture that it has won awards.
Big increase in diabetes deaths
There has been a significant increase in deaths from diabetes, which is now South Africa’s second biggest killer.
Fight to beat diabetes and early death
Makhehla Mosia from Qwaqwa in the Free State believes years of bad eating habits are what led her to develop type 2 diabetes and poor health.
Sugar tax to take the fizz out of sodas
Sugary cold drinks are likely to get an extra tax in today's Budget, joining cigarettes and alcohol in the sin bin.
Potential cure for deadliest form of TB
Usually a death sentence, extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) can potentially be cured with a new drug combination.
Bad diet complicates obese granny’s health
Three meals a day of pap smothered in fish oil or butter have resulted in 61-year-old grandmother gaining so much weight that she is now bed-ridden.
NCD burden is killing health system
Our cities have become hives of gluttony, as South Africans embrace junk diets. The health impact is profound and preaching prevention is almost impossible in the face of massive marketing campaigns.
Sugar tax debate reaches parliament
Jobs or health? Parliamentary committees hears views on the sugary drinks tax.
Empty promises leave residents thirsty
Residents of KaBokweni township situated just outside of Nelspruit have gone without an adequate fresh water supply for several months and their ongoing protests have fallen on deaf ears.
AIDS Council in disarray as CEO about to exit
Within days, the SA National AIDS Council (SANAC) will have no CEO and there are fears that powerful individuals within the council intend to take advantage of the leadership vacuum for their own gain.
Disabled man denied education and healthcare
The Limpopo Department of Social Development is set to intervene and help a 25-year-old mentally and physically disabled man who has been denied his education and health care.
Coke faces deception case
Buying scientists. Misleading the public. Coca Cola USA is facing a lawsuit for manipulating the public. Meanwhile in South Africa, fizzy drink manufacturers are using all kinds of tactics to stop the proposed tax on sugary drinks.
Top honours for visually impaired matrics
Despite having attended classes in dilapidated buildings, the disabled pupils of Rivoni School for the Blind in rural Limpopo have managed to pass their matric with flying colours.