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E-cigarettes: Gimmick or healthier choice?
E-cigarettes are taking SA by storm, but are they really better than tobacco products? Michelle Solomon talks about her vaping experience.
It makes cents: Smokers who quit have good reason to switch to vaping
Many smokers find quitting impossible, but vaping can reduce tobacco-related harm.
Pregnant? Five things to think twice about before taking these substances
Seemingly safe substances like aspirin could harm your unborn baby.
Kenyans and Ugandans need to change their ways to arrest lifestyle diseases
Two surveys paint a shocking picture of how East Africans are exposing themselves to the mounting risks of non-communicable diseases.
‘No home, no money, no medicine – but who cares? I don’t exist’
Introduce harm-reduction and HIV programmes – especially for heroin users – before it's too late.
Diet and lack of exercise main reasons for dramatic rise in diabetes
The first World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Diabetes report says that diabetes has increased globally, and the disease claims more lives yearly.
Four things parents can do to keep their kids’ kidneys healthy
In the developed world up to 5% of patients with chronic kidney disease are children. But statistics are harder to come by in the developing world.
Doctors must be taught how to be better counsellors on lifestyle choices
People who smoke and drink too much, don’t exercise and eat unhealthily are likely to suffer from non-communicable diseases, such as heart disease.
It’s high time we make cannabis available for medical research
Medical regulatory bodies must be guided by solid evidence rather than pressure from recreational users pushing for the legalisation of the drug.
How to handle Ramadan headaches
Ramadan is meant to be a calm, spiritual time, but headaches triggered by fasting can ruin this special observance for many. Learn how to handle them.
Office space – the primary health frontier of any enterprise
Without good lighting, plants and privacy, the open-plan office can become a threat to the wellbeing of the people working there.
SA is likely to introduce sugar tax this year. Is sugar bad for your...
Some experts say sugar should be treated like drugs or alcohol. What does the science say?
The little blue bounce lifts our love up where it belongs
Rekindling the sexual fire of a once passionate marriage has sparked a deeper emotional link.
E-cigarettes the enemy of the health system – Motsoaledi
If the health minister has his way, vaping will soon be regulated like regular smoking because, he says, Big Tobacco is complicit in its rise.
Get up, stand up, stand up for your cardiovascular might
Going to gym twice a week isn’t enough to counter the effect of sitting on your backside all week.
When hospitals don’t make the cut
Diabetic patients who aren't treated properly risk having the smallest cut lead to an amputated limb.