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Diabetic patients who aren't treated properly risk having the smallest cut lead to an amputated limb.

Some researchers say e-cigarettes are less toxic than tobacco, but they are certainly addictive.

There is a simple way to combat chronic lifestyle diseases, and that is to eat properly and exercise.

Ivory Park's Operation Thiba Nyaope provides support for addicts and their affected families.

Three drug addicts tell their stories of devastation, desperation and, finally, the long road to recovery.

The nation's healthcare system reflects the actions of the ministers responsible for it over the years.

Half of all SA smokers tried to quit last year –and failed. How can we raise the success rate?

Cannabis may well have beneficial properties, but experts warn that smoking it is still bad for your health.

There are many off the shelf products to help your sex life, but little is known about them – and their effects.

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.

A study shows that 44% of heavy smokers kicked the habit after receiving magnetic stimulation.

Even though traces of cancer-causing chemicals have been found, the real killer – tobacco – is absent.

Government has raised concerns that the health system may buckle under the pressure of both HIV and non-communicable diseases - a dual epidemic.

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says a recent survey is proof that SA should be concerned with the prevalence of chronic conditions in the country.

SA's strategy to treat multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is noble, but cracks are showing.

The state has pulled its funding of studies on the disease, retarding progress on a cure.