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.
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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
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Sugary drinks fuel taxi drivers
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Superbugs baffle many South Africans
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Diabetes support group finds strength in numbers
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