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Study shows progress in fight against diabetes
US government researchers have reported the first broad national picture of progress against some of the most devastating complications of diabetes, finding that rates...
Improved clinician-patient relationships bring health benefits
A meta-analysis of studies that investigated measures designed to improve health professionals’ interactions with patients confirms that these can produce health benefits equivalent to...
Reducing air pollution could save millions of lives – WHO
The World Health Organisation estimates that 7m people died as a result of air pollution in 2012, which suggest a link between air pollution...
Report finds cholesterol levels fluctuate based on seasons
Cholesterol levels fluctuate based on the time of year, with more unfavourable lipid profiles seen in the colder months, a trend that may be...
Obesity stopping people from living longer
Although people live longer today than they did 50 years ago, people who were overweight and obese as teenagers aren't experiencing the same gains...
South Africans must eat less salt – deputy Health minister
If SA is going to successfully implement National Health Insurance (NHI), South Africans are going to have to put down the salt. Health-e reports...
Researchers found fewer side-effects from taking statins
Drugs taken to lower the risk of heart attacks and strokes may have fewer side-effects than claimed, say researchers at the National Heart and...
Children damaged by exposure to passive smoking – research
Exposure to passive smoking in childhood causes irreversible damage to the structure of children’s arteries. HealthCanal reports that this is according to a study...
Anti-ageing rooibos
Local scientists are investigating whether rooibos may hold some answers to the effects of ageing. Numerous local and international studies have proved that the...