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Endometriosis ruins lives 30.01.2012 “As women we believe that pain is a natural part of life, so we try and cope on our own, and we suffer in silence,” said Lotus-FM radio personality Pauline Sangham (42) who lived with severe pain for years before she was diagnosed and treated for endometriosis—a condition whereby lesions on the ovaries and other pelvic organs cause extreme pain during a women’s menstrual cycle. Read more
Gauteng Health drags payments to service providers 30.01.2012 Ayanda Mkhwanazi Some companies that provide services to Gauteng’s public hospitals have been left high and dry as the Gauteng Health Department drags its feet in settling outstanding payments. So far, the Department has paid up to R600 million to service providers, a figure that the South African Medical Device Industry Association, SAMED, says is a drop in the ocean. Read more
No quick fixes to healthy weight loss 30.01.2012 Siphosethu Stuurman Looking your best and losing weight always seems to be a priority for the new year for many South Africans. But with so many weight loss plans around, choosing the correct and healthy weight loss programme is crucial.
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A Calling 26.01.2012 Fathima Simjee The inspiring stories of two rural youth who overcame the impossible in order to serve and save their communities. Read more
Rural hospitals buckle as foreign docs delayed 25.01.2012 Anso Thom Rural hospitals in South Africa are facing a serious doctor shortage in 2012 as a result of delays in registering foreign qualified doctors and the failure to place community service doctors in underserved hospitals. Read more
Dagga, hubbly could give you cancer 25.01.2012 Smoking tobacco, using a hubbly bubbly pipe and smoking dagga (marijuana), puts young people at high risk of developing oral- and oro-pharyngeal cancers. This message was highlighted by the South African Dental Association (SADA) at a press briefing in Cape Town this week.
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New link between smoking and emphysema 19.01.2012 A new study has mapped the path from smoking to emphysema in mice. Showing for the first time that this debilitating lung disease is caused by a specific immune response to tobacco, and not from long-term smoke exposure. Read more
Workplaces clamp down on smokers 18.01.2012 Tighter regulations around smoking have South African workers heading out of their office buildings in order comply with the country’s Tobacco Products Control Act. Read more
Rural Youth Saving Lives 04.01.2012 Fathima Simjee Tomorrow on Special Assignment, Health-e brings you the inspiring story of a builder and a taxi-driver who overcame the impossible and dedicated their lives to saving others. Read more
Happy holidays 21.12.2011 Health-e is taking a healthy break from December 23 until January 9. Thanks for the all the support in 2011, stay healthy and see you all in 2012! Read more
A new category of health professionals 15.12.2011 Siphosethu Stuurman A new cadre of health care workers aimed at strengthening the health service will join the system next year. The first batch of a new category of health professionals, known as “clinical associates”, recently graduated from Wits University, in Johannesburg. Read more
AIDS Day celebrated 08.12.2011 Ayanda Mkhwanazi The Gauteng Health Department commemorated World AIDS Day in the Johannesburg city centre where thousands of commuters pass every day. The Department hopes that its message promoting safe sex will filter through to communities. Read more
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