image shown is for illustration purposes only. Mon 22 May 2023: The City of Ekurhuleni has urged residents to take extra precautionary measures and maintain proper hand-hygiene as the country experiences an outbreak of Diarrhoeal disease and a rising number of confirmed cases of Cholera. The Cholera outbreak in neighbouring Hammanskraal has claimed 12 lives […]
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Sun 21 May 2023: A new survey released disturbing facts on Monday (May 15) stating that the earlier a child is given a smartphone, the more the chances of him or her suffering from mental health problems. The study further mentioned that women appear to be more affected. The research conducted by a US-based non-profit […]
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Sat 20 May 2023: The World Health Organization said that, artificial sweeteners, which are used to substitute sugar in a wide variety of products, do not aid in weight loss and may have harmful consequences on health. The United Nations’ health agency released new guidelines Monday advising against using so-called non-sugar sweeteners, or NSS. The […]
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Wed 17 May 2023: At the end of a long day, you realise you’re starting to get a headache. So you buy painkillers from the street vendor, and take two. But how do you know what those pills really are? The vendor isn’t a pharmacy. There’s no package insert listing ingredients or dosage instructions. What […]
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Mon 15 May 2023: Your home might be your castle, but that doesn’t mean you have to treat it like some kind of dirty medieval fortress. Taking off your shoes inside can help keep your home in good condition, create a more relaxed atmosphere and cut down on dirt and dust. However, that’s barely the […]
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Sun 14 May 2023: A new study has revealed that many soft contact lenses from the US are largely made up of toxic, cancer-causing ‘forever chemicals’, Guardian reported. For the study, researchers tested 18 popular kinds of contact lenses and found extremely high levels of organic fluorine, a marker of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFA) in each. Notably, PFAS refer to […]
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Sun 14 May 2023: Obesity is on track to become a major health issue for British people, with 60% of men and 50% of women expected to become obese or overweight by 2050, according to UK government estimates. According to the government’s science office, in recent years, “Britain has become a nation where overweight is […]
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Fri 12 May 2023: International Nurses Day marks the birth anniversary of Florence Nightingale, who is considered the founder of modern nursing. The day is celebrated every year on May 12 to highlight the contribution of nurses to the healthcare sector. 2023 International Nurses Day theme The theme for this year’s International Nurses Day is […]
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Wed 10 May 2023: The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) says it is currently seeing a significant increase in malaria cases in the endemic provinces and Gauteng, with many cases of severe malaria due to late presentation or late detection. “Undiagnosed and untreated malaria rapidly progresses to severe illness, with a potentially fatal outcome,” […]
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Mon 08 May 2023: The majority of us dye our greying hair, which is the first few prominent signs of ageing. We can’t stop or reverse the natural phenomenon of ageing (the Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a dream, not the real world), but we can definitely work on preventing the signs to some […]
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