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Almost half of South Africans have high blood pressure
A recent survey has found that almost half of South Africans suffer from high blood pressure. Here are ...
Eating meat linked to higher diabetes risk
According to research, a higher intake of red meat and chicken may increase your risk of developing diabetes...
Could chocolate fend off type 2 diabetes?
What if eating chocolate helped prevent and treat type 2 diabetes? It's crazy enough to laugh off...
Why ‘tummy fat’ can be dangerous
Also known as 'visceral fat', tummy fat and genetics are major factors in the development of lifestyle-related diseases...
Factors that increase your risk of Alzheimer’s disease
There are some factors that can increase a person’s risk of Alzheimer’s disease…
The workout that wards off type-2 diabetes
If you are at risk of developing type-2 diabetes, this type of workout is for you!...
Diabetes: Sugar is more dangerous than gunpowder
The estimated mortality from diabetes was five million people in 2015, which far exceeds the estimated deaths from ...
Link: Open-heart surgery and respiratory infection
The first full study suggests a link between 'Mycobacterium chimaera' infection and contaminated heater-cooler units used during open-heart ...
Burden of diabetes set to increase across sub-Saharan Africa
As sub-Saharan African countries struggle to cope with the current burden of diabetes, new estimates suggest that costs ...
Factors causing high cholesterol
There are many factors that can cause a person to have high cholesterol levels…
Treatment options for osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis can make simple pleasures, like walking and gardening, painful. Fortunately, there are ways to treat the condition…
Break the epilepsy stigma
With approximately 50 million people worldwide living with epilepsy, it’s tragic that many epileptics still battle stigma in ...
How to help children deal with diabetes
Having a diabetic child adds another dimension to parenting. Here’s a psychologist’s advice for helping children to deal ...
Drug combination improves lung function of children with cystic fibrosis
A combination of two drugs – lumacaftor and ivacaftor – improves lung function in children aged six to ...
Excessive exercise may damage the gut
Research has found that people who exercise excessively may be prone to acute- or chronic gut issues…
10 Cold weather tips for arthritis sufferers
For some the autumn and winter months are a thing of beauty, but for those with arthritis it ...
How to reduce the risk of high blood pressure
South Africa has one of the worst rates of high blood pressure in the world. Find out how ...
What is Fabry disease?
A progressive genetic disorder, Fabry disease is not curable, but it can be treated in different ways…
How fish oil eases asthma
Scientists have discovered new information about omega-3 fatty acids contained in fish oil and it could benefit people ...
Haemophilia affects over 5 000 South Africans
An estimated one in every 10 000 people is born with haemophilia, a rare bleeding disorder. Learn more ...
