Tik fuels domestic violence in small town SA – documentary premiere
As the market for Tik in Cape Town becomes saturated, dealers have started to peddle their wares in surrounding smaller towns – fuelling a spike in addictions and violence.
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Breast cancer advocates demand three-month supplies of treatment
Many HIV patients are now issued with three-month supplies of treatment, cutting down the burden on clinics and patients. Now, breast cancer advocates want the same for women battling the cancer.
Strategy: Draft National Strategic Plan for HIV Prevention, Care and Treatment for Sex Workers
Released by the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) on 12 January, this 49-page preliminary document outlines plans to, for instance, increase HIV and tuberculosis (TB) prevention, care and treatment among sex workers and families.
Cutting the cost to conceive
For couples who can’t conceive naturally, in vitro fertilisation (IVF) can cost ten of thousands of rands but that may be changing.
Report: Estimating the size of the sex worker population in South Africa
Led by the Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT), this research estimates that there are about 153,000 sex workers operating in South Africa.
Study estimates 153,000 sex workers active in South Africa
First of its kind research released yesterday shows that South Africa is home to about 153,000 sex workers as a new plan aims to decriminalise one of the world’s oldest professions.
Study links birth control to increased risk of HIV infection
Women using the birth control shot known by the brand name Depo-Provera may have about a 30 percent higher risk of contracting HIV, according to new research. However, the link between hormonal contraception and HIV remains uncertain.
Local experts wary of early cervical cancer jab successes
Local experts are cautiously optimistic about last year’s cervical cancer vaccine roll-out after Australian authorities announced that vaccine is already showing positive results seven years after it was introduced in the country.
Separating cancer fact from fiction
We’ve been told that everything from baby bottles to Brazilian Blowouts can cause cancer. Now, Health-e News separates cancer fact from fiction.
Unusual suspects: What science says causes cancer
From coffee to antiperspirant, everyday items are increasingly under scrutiny about whether they could cause cancer. Our Wilma Stassen reviews the evidence.
Tshwane centre for vulnerable children faces closure
Martha and her 17-year-old daughter are living with HIV. When they come to the Kopano Lerato centre, they feel accepted and supported. Now, the community-based organisation is in danger of closing.
Rape statistics disputed
As 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence ends, activist Rochelle Pimentel says frequently cited rape states are wrong.
Local research finds traditional medicine use prevalent among pregnant women
With high levels of traditional medicine use among pregnant women at Bertha Gxowa Hospital outside Johannesburg, traditional medicine should always be a topic of discussion between health workers and patients, says one doctor.
Exercise helps fight breast cancer
Women with breast cancer who do exercise, even at moderate levels, have a lower risk of death, according to research presented yesterday at the 2014 World Cancer Congress in Melbourne, Australia.
Changing HIV treatment for expecting mums changes more than pills
In January, the country will introduce a big change in antiretroviral (ARV) treatment for pregnant women with HIV. Health workers in the Western Cape, which has been operating under the new treatment plan for over a year, warn that the change means more than just pills for expecting mums.