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Taking "microbreaks" and sitting properly can reduce the effects of muscular imbalances.

Workers’ warning – slouching can reduce mental performance

Learning how to sit properly and taking "microbreaks" is vital when it comes to avoiding muscular imbalances.
Desperate: Alexandra McDonald

Pharma sets price on life with world’s most expensive drug

Rare diseases lead to development of new drugs that, like other rare commodities command high prices.
Reportedly up to 80% of women infected with HPV don’t develop cancer with their “immune systems clearing it out naturally”.

Cervical cancer’s deadly contradiction

Despite cervical cancer being the most preventable form of cancer, it is afflicting more South African women than any other kind.
Some lawyers literally raid schools for the disabled

Child mortality drops but still high

According to a Unicef report, South Africa has reduced its child mortality rate from 60 deaths per every 1 000 live births in 1990 to 41 in 2015.
Bald facts: Lebo Ramafoko

Sometimes your locks run out

Alopecia or hair loss can devastate your self-esteem, unless you hold your head up high.
Sore point: Chronic migraine sufferer Kerry Barton-Hobbs has experienced migraines for about 50 years; even a handful of strong painkillers each day hasn’t alleviated the problem.

Effective treatment for the queen of brain-pains remains a headache

Migraine hits one in 10 people, resulting not only in pain but costs the world economy billions.
The Auditor General’s report to Parliament

Council for medical schemes contravened treasury regulations – AG

The AG's report has found that the Council for Medical Schemes failed to comply with laws governing the financial management of public entities.
Get a whiff of this: The distinctive aroma of wine and the odour of human sweat trigger very specific emotional responses from the cortex of the human brain.

The man who can’t smell the roses – or his daughter

Loss of this sense affects taste and also damages a person’s sense of emotional place in the world.
Close to one-third

Doctors’ ways with words can lead to misperceptions

Research shows that the way doctors describe medical conditions can affect whether or not a patient demands antibiotics.
People with chronic diseases are overwhelmed by 'feelings of worthlessness

Depression on the rise among SA’s chronically ill

Infectious diseases such as HIV and, increasingly, non-communicable illnesses like diabetes are resulting in more cases of chronic depression.
Bullied: Pharmacist Alfred Mokoditoa refused a settlement offered by Hosmed on condition he withdraw all his civil claims and criminal charges.

Independent pharmacies take on medical aid ‘bullies’

Community chemists say racial profiling and gated network are putting them out of business.
Where will newly qualified doctors go if provinces are being told to scale back staff under budget pressures?

Men equally at risk of HPV infection

Boys should also be vaccinated for the Human papillomavirus, which is the leading cause of cervical cancer, according to a report.
Taking stock: Shabir Madhi says it's essential to know how well the immunisation programme is working.

Are vaccines a shot in the dark?

SA spends an enormous amount on preventative medicine but no one can tell where the failures are.
Depression and anxiety are common amongst TB patients and a UCT study says counselling is needed to keep sufferers on treatment.

Depressed TB patients ‘skip meds, imperil others’

A UCT study says counselling is needed to keep tuberculosis sufferers on treatment, without which they risk developing more dangerous forms of TB.
Virginia Human

Cuffed for no crime, kicked to the kerb

Instead of the care she sought, a vulnerable patient found further distress in a PE hospital.
Falling short: Public health centres

Public health suffers if vaccines are not accessible

A Western Cape project is looking to make free vaccines available in private clinics, but the Eastern Cape has stopped the practice.