Super-size South Africa: the role of the supermarket
Does the expansion of supermarkets across the country have anything to do with our expanding waist-lines?
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Prehistoric bone cancer discovered by local researchers
Scientists have discovered the oldest evidence of cancer dating back millions of years.
How to counter the dangers of sitting
A new study found that one hour of daily exercise can completely eliminate the health risks of prolonged sitting.
Gauteng’s mine dumps brimming with radioactive uranium
Over a million Gauteng residents are exposed daily to high levels of uranium with some areas in the West Rand exceeding that of disaster zones from Chernobyl, site of the 1986 Ukrainian nuclear disaster.
Cancer cures in your kitchen cupboard?
Rooibos, honeybush and garlic may protect against cancer, which is set to increase massively in South Africa in the next 15 years
The bald face of cancer
Men who go bald from the front are more likely to get prostate cancer, according to new research.
Cancer likely to increase as people with HIV live longer
People with HIV are at higher risk of developing cancer and with more than six million people living with HIV in the country, South Africa faces the threat of an HIV-related cancer epidemic.
Access to cancer treatment – Checkpoint documentary
This Health-e News documentary produced for eNCA's Checkpoint looks at the dire shortage of cancer treatment in South Africa's public sector
First lady puts women’s cancer on Zuma’s agenda
South African first lady, Thobeka Madiba-Zuma, admitted to even using “pillow talk” with her influential husband to help women's cancers on national and international agendas.
Costs keep cancer drugs out of developing countries
High cancer drug prices are keeping even old treatments out of patients’ hands in countries like South Africa, Brazil and India.
Report: Abandoned in Agony – Cancer & the struggle for pain treatment in Senegal
Only 200 of an estimated 70 000 patients with conditions causing them chronic pain receive morphine treatment in the West African country of Senegal.
Proposed tobacco regulations more than “smoke and mirrors”
Health-e journalist Wilma Stassen responds to a recent News24 column and argues science backs proposed regulations curbing the amount of tobacco you see at the tills.
The long road to childhood cancer treatment
Thousands of children develop cancer in South Africa every year, but scarce facilities and delayed diagnosis mean the odds are stacked against many.
Leading medical journal refuses to publish studies backed by tobacco firms
Publishers of the British Medical Journal (BMJ) and related publications have joined others in boycotting research funded by the tobacco industry.
Even light smokers more than twice as likely to die
Smoking even ten cigarettes a day can increase your risk of death, according to a recent study that reveals smoking is even deadlier than previously thought.