Mom bans junk after 5-year-old son hits 45kg
A mother, upset about her five-year-old son having become extremely overweight, has managed to resolve the situation by seeking help from a counsellor and dietician.
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Taxi drivers fueled by caffeine and sugar
December means long hours for taxi drivers as they ferry passengers around the country - and sugar and caffeine keep many drivers on the road.
Tobacco companies target African kids
Despite tobacco companies' commitment not to promote cigarettes to children, they are doing exactly that in Africa
Call for graphic health images on SA cigarette boxes
Activists say our anti-tobacco policies have gone "stale" calling for stronger regulations including health warnings in the form of graphic pictures.
Transgender and HIV: stigma sabotages prevention
Transgender people are one of the key populations identified as being at a higher risk of HIV - but they face stigma from society and healthcare workers. One transgender man explains why his community "needs attention now".
Implementing 90-90-90
Not only has South Africa adopted the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets, but we have gone one better than anyone else in the world and adopted 90-90-90 targets for TB as well. It is thanks to us that the Global TB Plan has 90-90-90 targets writes Yogan Pillay, Deputy Director General of the National Department of Health.
Treatment Action Campaign boycotts Worlds Aids Day event
Activist organisation the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) boycotted the official World AIDS Day event hosted by the National Department of Health in Daveyton, east of Johannesburg.
Beating denial: Learning to live with HIV
Today marks the second anniversary of this young woman's positive HIV test - a two-year journey of highs and lows.
Military ambitions crushed by HIV diagnosis
The need to do constant rigorous exercise is one reason the South African Defence Force does not employ people living with HIV, dashing the hopes of this Free State man.
HIV: Don’t forget the elderly
Elderly people are also vulnerable to HIV and this World AIDS Day the Department of Health is urging young and old to get tested.
HIV won’t take away my smile
Accepting a positive HIV status can be difficult: One Free State woman shares her journey.
Vaccine volunteers are making history
The only HIV vaccine that has shown some effect against HIV is now being tested in South Africa.
HIV still our biggest killer, but deaths halved
HIV is the biggest killer of South Africans, but deaths from the virus have almost halved in six years thanks to the country’s antiretroviral treatment programme
Video: Is it time to cut out sugary drinks?
Is being hospitalised enough motivation to implement tough lifestyle changes - starting with going cold turkey on sugary drinks? We bring you the story of one man who is on the brink of this decision, while his state of health hangs in the balance.
HIV+ SA children can benefit from new software tool
With a new online tool, doctors, public healthcare workers can track who is, and isn’t, doing well on HIV treatment, in real time.