Nutrition centre to tackle lifestyle diseases Independent Online By Sipokazi Maposa The government needs to initiate programmes to change the purchase and consumption behaviour of citizens if it is to successfully address nutritional disorders and lifestyle diseases in South Africa, says Health Minister Aaron ... Motsoaledi worries about nutrition New centre brings food for thought '81% of SA lives on breadline' |
Roll-out in fight against Rift Valley Fever Independent Online The provincial agriculture department is implementing preventative measures to protect the Western Cape from Rift Valley Fever, a viral disease that affects humans and most animals, but not birds. Some 10 000 doses of live vaccine procured from ... KZN on high alert |
![]() KATU | New Anti-Perfume Rules in Detroit May Cause a Legal Stink FOXNews Some Detroit workers will be forbidden from wearing scented products following a landmark court decision that sided with a woman who said her coworker's scents hindered her breathing, myfoxdetroit.com reported Tuesday. Employees in three of the Motor ... Detroit city workers being warned to go scentsless Detroit workers told to avoid perfumes after 'smelly colleague' lawsuit Feedback at 5:00 -- Detroit "Scent Suit" |
Gravely ill accused lodges fresh bail bid Independent Online A seriously ill, wheelchair-bound man accused of attempting to murder his ex-wife by slashing her throat, dousing her with petrol and trying to set her alight should be cared for at home, the Goodwood Magistrate's Court has heard. ... Man launches fresh bail bid over heart condition |
Marathoners risk artery problems Health24.com If regular exercise such as jogging is good for the heart, then turbo-charged workouts like training for marathons must be even better, right? Not so fast, according to new research by Greek doctors who found that marathon runners have increased ... Doctors: Marathon Runners At Risk Marathoners may be hurting their hearts |
Straits Times | Addicted to sex iAfrica.com Have you noticed recently that when celebrities get caught for being naughty, the first thing they admit to is sex addiction? Russell Brand did it a couple of years back, Tiger Woods 'admitted' to it a few weeks ago and Take That singer, Mark Owen, ... Tiger Woods: Why did he resort to sex? Sex addiction — a health disorder or bad behavior? Sex addicts in S'pore |
![]() Daily Mail | Women have more sexual partners today Times of India Today's young women have slept with three times as many men as girls of the same age in the so-called 'Swinging Sixties', known for mini skirts, the Rolling Stones and drugs, according to a study. Despite the image of practicing free love, ... Swinging 60s had nothing on the 90s - sex study Swinging Sixties girls have nothing on the Noughties: Why today's women have ... |
South Africa: Former Medicines Chief Tipped to Head Health Department AllAfrica.com Cape Town — Precious Matsoso, who headed the Medicines Control Council (MCC) for six years under former health minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, has emerged as the frontrunner for the post of health director-general. ... |
![]() World News | Long-term use of osteoporosis drugs linked to hip breaks Dailyrecord.com A popular group of drugs prescribed to slow bone loss may be putting some patients at an increased risk of hip fractures if taken for more than five years. Two new studies show the bones of some ... AAOS: Osteoporosis Drugs May Weaken Bones in Long Term Leading Osteoporosis Drug Could Make Your Condition Worse... Long-Term Use of Osteoporosis Drug May Increase Fracture Risk |
![]() Columbus Dispatch | Panic buttons introduced to protect paramedics Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News Western Cape Emergency Medical Services said on Sunday the nature of emergency response personnels' work made them vulnerable to attacks. The services comments followed last week assault and rape of a Roodepoort based firefighter while attending to a ... State grants going unused by local fire, EMS agencies |