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When hospitals don’t make the cut
Diabetic patients who aren't treated properly risk having the smallest cut lead to an amputated limb.
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire
Some researchers say e-cigarettes are less toxic than tobacco, but they are certainly addictive.
Obese SA has to get a move on
There is a simple way to combat chronic lifestyle diseases, and that is to eat properly and exercise.
We need to talk about caving in to nyaope
Ivory Park's Operation Thiba Nyaope provides support for addicts and their affected families.
Life’s precipice puts addiction into perspective
Three drug addicts tell their stories of devastation, desperation and, finally, the long road to recovery.
From critical condition to stable
The nation's healthcare system reflects the actions of the ministers responsible for it over the years.
DIY remedies to give up smoking
Half of all SA smokers tried to quit last year –and failed. How can we raise the success rate?
Is SA ready to turn over a new leaf?
Cannabis may well have beneficial properties, but experts warn that smoking it is still bad for your health.
The downside of sex ‘enhancers’
There are many off the shelf products to help your sex life, but little is known about them – and their effects.
Villagers flock to take HIV tests
As a result of an NGO in the Eastern Cape using incentives to encourage people to check their status, HIV testing has tripled in four villages.
Zaps to the brain curb need to smoke
A study shows that 44% of heavy smokers kicked the habit after receiving magnetic stimulation.
E-cigarettes: ‘cancer risk close to zero’
Even though traces of cancer-causing chemicals have been found, the real killer – tobacco – is absent.
Lifestyle diseases threaten NHI
Government has raised concerns that the health system may buckle under the pressure of both HIV and non-communicable diseases - a dual epidemic.
Motsoaledi: Chronic disease on the rise in SA
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says a recent survey is proof that SA should be concerned with the prevalence of chronic conditions in the country.
TB strain: Resistance is fertile
SA's strategy to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is noble, but cracks are showing.
Death knell for cancer research
The state has pulled its funding of studies on the disease, retarding progress on a cure.