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It’s now your right to smoke marijuana — but don’t bluff yourself that it...
It's not for the state to decide what individuals put into their bodies in their own homes, writes Digital Clubbing columnist Alastair McAlpine. But...
Higher levels of stress in women lowers conception odds
A large North American analysis finds that higher levels of stress are associated with lower odds of conception for women, but not for men.
In North...
Following elective hip surgery, patients report new health problems
Up to two years following elective, arthroscopic hip surgery, a substantial proportion of US military patients reported troubling new health issues ranging from sleep...
Vaccination and screening set to eliminate cervical cancer in Australia
Australia will become the first country to effectively eliminate cervical cancer if vaccination and screening rates are maintained, BBC News reports researchers say. The...
Efavirenz could increase neurological risk for unborn child
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is a vital treatment that helps prevent a pregnant woman from passing HIV to her baby, but one type of ART...
World-first SA liver transplant results support a review of ethics policies
The successful, world-first liver transplant between an HIV-positive woman and her HIV-negative infant, undertaken in South Africa has delivered results, reported in the academic journal...
One-off DNA test could predict heart attack risk in childhood
People at high risk of a heart attack in adulthood could be spotted much earlier in life with a reasonably inexpensive, one-off DNA test,...
Xenophobia threatens SA's NHI plans
There are signs that the National Health Insurance (NHI) has the potential not only to be hijacked by commercial interest groups, but is tumbling down...
Daily drinking associated with increased mortality risk
The minimum risk of low-level drinking frequency for all-cause mortality appears to be approximately three occasions weekly, according to a US analysis of two...
Attack on Red Cross workers treating DRC's Ebola victims
The international community has sounded the alarm over a “heightened sense of fear and distrust” after three Red Cross workers fighting to contain Ebola...