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HIV/Aids patients at higher risk of cardiac death

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/ May 16, 2012 / Leave a comment

People suffering from HIV/Aids are at much higher risk than the general population of sudden cardiac death, researchers in California have found. In a paper published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, two professors at the University of California-San Francisco show incidents of “sudden cardiac death” to be...
12 scary hospital stats

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/ May 10, 2012 / Leave a comment

Hospital visits at some time during your life are unavoidable. You simply wouldn’t want to languish at home nursing a kidney stone or an inflamed appendix. In short, when you need a hospital, you probably need it badly. But there are very good reasons why a hospital stay shouldn’t be taken lightly: the...
Too much bacon linked to lung disease flare-up

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/ May 4, 2012 / Leave a comment

Eating too much lunch meat, bacon, hot dogs and such could worsen symptoms of airway diseases like emphysema and chronic bronchitis, a new study suggests. These diseases, which cause inflammation of the lungs that make it difficult for a person to breathe, are commonly included under the umbrella term “chronic obstructive pulmonary...
Cancer: don’t become a statistic

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/ February 6, 2012 / 5 Comments

Cancer is a global epidemic, so much so that the international and South African cancer communities created an international day of awareness - 4th February is World Cancer Awareness Day - in an effort to highlight the issues and bring about change. This is a treatable disease after all! In an effort to address the...
No equipment in Gauteng hospitals

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/ January 20, 2012 / Leave a comment

Medical suppliers cannot afford to buy equipment for Gauteng hospitals because the health department owes them money, the SA Medical Device Industry Association (Samed) said. “Some suppliers have notified the Gauteng Department of Health that they will put orders for medical products and services on hold, which will affect health services in...
Beware this holiday season: Ocean dangers

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/ November 28, 2011 / Leave a comment

Some are so poisonous they can kill you; others can cause severe pain. From bluebottles to venomous fish, these are the marine creatures you don’t want to bump into on your seaside holiday During summer the ocean looks so blue and inviting – but unfortunately it’s also home to a...
SA patients pay more for medicine

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/ November 22, 2011 / Leave a comment

The Pharmaceutical Industry Association of South Africa (PIASA) has welcomed the findings of the Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) annual report 2010/2011 which support the view that medicines are not a key cost driver in the private healthcare funding environment. Less encouraging, however, is the pattern whereby patients are increasingly...
Domestic worker’s HIV status disclosed

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/ October 25, 2011 / Leave a comment

A domestic worker has complained to the SA Human Rights Commission about hospital staff telling her employer she is HIV positive, the Times reported. “You are dying and pregnant… I know… the lab told me you are sick,” her boss reportedly yelled at her when she arrived at work after spending...
Depressed at your desk

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/ October 14, 2011 / 2 Comments

Between 15% and 30% of South Africa’s workforce will experience mental health problems at some point in their careers. If you are lucky enough not to be affected yourself, chances are that you might still have to deal with a colleague who suffers from mental illness at some point. Depression is one of the most...
Private healthcare a brutal system

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/ October 11, 2011 / Leave a comment

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said private healthcare was a brutal system because it had commercialized an essential service. “How can we run such a brutal system… the government will not fold its arms when there is such rampant commercialisation in the healthcare sector,” he said at a general practitioners’ meeting in Durban....

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