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Higher body fat link to lower breast cancer risk in pre-menopausal women
While obesity has been shown to increase breast cancer risk in post-menopausal women, a large-scale study co-led by a University of North Carolina Lineberger...
Four confirmed Free State cases of Rift Valley Fever
A fever-causing virus transmitted by mosquitoes‚ especially in wet seasons‚ has been confirmed in four people following an isolated outbreak in sheep on a...
Early to bed and early to rise linked to less depression risk
Middle-to-older aged women who are naturally early to bed and early to rise are significantly less likely to develop depression, according to a large...
GSK and Gilead go head-to-head over new HIV treatments
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is taking its fight with Gilead Sciences for dominance of the HIV market to the world’s leading Aids conference in July by...
Major Australian inquiry into gynaecologist's decades of misconduct
Health authorities in Australia have launched a major inquiry into a disgraced gynaecologist who mutilated and performed unnecessary operations on dozens of women over...
Almost 50 years on, Spanish doctor on trial in 'stolen babies' scandal
An 85-year-old Spanish gynaecologist is on trial, accused of abducting a baby in 1969 and giving her away, the first person prosecuted for the...
SA Health delays roll-out of HIV drug over safety fears
Safety concerns have forced the Department of Health to delay its plans to provide HIV patients with dolutegravir, a cheaper and more tolerable alternative...
No cannabis link with suicidal behaviour in those with psychiatric disorders
McMaster University researchers have found there is no significant association between cannabis use and suicidal behaviour in people with psychiatric disorders. The study findings...
DA tracks ANC's moves over former Gauteng Health MEC
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng has launched a “Hlongwa monitor” to track how long it takes before Gauteng premier David Makhura fires ANC...
Suspension of NW Health head extended
The North West Health Department has extended the suspension of its head of department Dr Andrew Thabo Lekalakala. News24 reports that provincial health spokesperson...