disease

How e-cigarettes can harm your lungs

Over the past decade, e-cigarettes and vaping devices have become increasingly popular, mainly due to the perception that they are a safer alternative to traditional cigarettes. However, the World Health Organization indicates that vaping poses significant health risks, particularly to the lungs. While e-cigarettes do not produce tar-like traditional cigarettes, they still expose users to […]

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Shining the spotlight on hidden sugars and health risks

With this being World Sugar Awareness Week, experts are sounding the alarm about excessive sugar intake in South Africa, where the average daily consumption far exceeds World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. South Africans consume between 12 and 24 teaspoons of sugar per day, well above the WHO’s recommended six teaspoons. Nicole Jennings, spokesperson for Pharma

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Are you financially prepared for a critical illness?

Even with the financial stresses of life already taking a toll on many South Africans, we can’t ignore that our health could take a sudden turn for the worse, landing us not only in physical but even greater financial distress. According to Bertie Nel, head of Financial Planning and Advice at Momentum, the Momentum Life

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Restoring confidence and dignity to breast cancer survivors in low-income categories

Reach for Recovery (R4R) is a trained and volunteer-driven breast cancer support group where every peer support member, uniquely, is a breast cancer survivor herself. For the past five decades, Reach for Recovery has earned a strong reputation for providing highly valued and essential services to individuals affected by breast cancer. During this challenging period,

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Hormones and belly fat: What you need to know

Affinity Health, a leading provider of high-quality health cover, explores the link between hormones and belly fat. “According to Harvard Health, belly fat is more than just a cosmetic concern. It’s a serious health risk,” says Murray Hewlett, CEO of Affinity Health. “Various factors contribute to the buildup of belly fat, with hormones playing a

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What everyone should know about animal bites

Dogs are not the only animal that can transmit rabies to humans, although this is the most common cause of human rabies. Livestock, cats, wildlife – especially mongooses and bats – are all potential carriers of the disease, and new concerns have been raised after a Cape fur seal tested positive for rabies. “KwaZulu-Natal, the

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Urology Hospital to offer free kidney health screening

Chronic kidney disease (CKD), a gradual and irremediable loss of kidney function (kidney failure), affects up to one in eight South Africans, more than 850 million people worldwide, and resulted in over 3.1 million deaths (2019). Fundamentally, untreated kidney failure can be life-threatening. Presently, kidney disease ranks as the 8th leading cause of death, and if not addressed, is projected to be the 5th leading cause

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Little fighter Lily-Anne overcomes rare life-threatening condition

Looking at Lily-Anne Robinson, a busy baby girl with a flair for keeping everyone around her constantly occupied, you would never know that within her first year of life, she has already overcome a rare, life-threatening condition. According to paediatric surgeon Dr Mathys Human, who practises at Netcare Krugersdorp Hospital, gastroschisis is a rare defect in

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