According to a recent BMC Health Services Research, South Africa's maternal mortality rate (625 deaths/100,000 live births) is high for a middle-income country, although over 90% of pregnant women utilise maternal health services.
22 May 2012 13:43
[Justin McCarthy] There is no doubt that South Africa has an alcohol-abuse problem. Alcohol-related problems such as foetal alcohol syndrome, physical and emotional abuse, drunk driving, severe medical conditions and a raft of social side effects are significant health and social concerns.
18 May 2012 08:21
Save the Children's 13th
State of the World's Mothers report states that South Africa has slipped from a ranking of 19 in 2011 to a ranking of 33 in 2012, on a listing of about 80 less developed countries around the world - showing that South Africa is no longer such a great place to become a mother.
8 May 2012 13:05
Local molecular biotechnology firm, DNAlysis Biotechnology announced the availability of South Africa's first oestrogen metabolism gene test last week, 18 April 2012. The test will identify 12 gene variations involved in oestrogen metabolism and detoxification in women, a significant contribution in the prevention of breast cancer.
23 Apr 2012 17:43
[Gabi Khumalo] The Department for Women, Children and People with Disabilities has refuted claims that it spent over R6m for a delegation to undertake a trip to New York last year.
18 Apr 2012 11:57TOKYO, JAPAN: A Japanese study Wednesday, 11 April 2012, said regular seaweed consumption among post-menopausal women heightened their risk of developing thyroid cancer, linking it to iodine in the macrobiotic food.
13 Apr 2012 15:06Deaths from womb (uterine) cancer have risen by nearly 20% in the last decade, according to new figures from Cancer Research UK last week.
10 Apr 2012 13:35
[Karen N. Peart] Many women do not fully appreciate the consequences of delaying motherhood, and expect that assisted reproductive technologies can reverse their aged ovarian function, Yale researchers reported in a study published in a recent issue of Fertility and Sterility.
10 Apr 2012 12:18WASHINGTON, USA: Chinese women who ate cabbage, broccoli and leafy greens saw improved survival rates after breast cancer than women who did not eat these cruciferous vegetables, said a US study presented on Tuesday.
5 Apr 2012 07:07The HIV infection rate in newborn babies has decreased by more than half in Gauteng, says the provincial Department of Health and Social Development.
4 Apr 2012 08:33
WASHINGTON, USA: Healthy people who exercise and also eat chocolate regularly tend to have a lower body mass index than those who eat the rich brown sweets less often, a US study suggested on Monday, 26 March 2012.
27 Mar 2012 10:42THE HAGUE: Dutch health authorities on Thursday recommended the removal of breast implants manufactured by French company Poly Implant Prothese that were done before 2001.
19 Mar 2012 09:04Five teachers, including a principal in a Limpopo school, continue to draw their salaries from the provincial department of education while doing nothing.
12 Mar 2012 12:55
The Cradle Health Spa and Medical Wellness Facility in Magaliesberg provides a unique service where a full conventional medical check can be combined with a day of luxury spa pampering and treatments in a safe and cosy environment. On Saturday 17 March 2012, the spa will be hosting a Preggie Pamper Day specially for soon-to-be-moms.
9 Mar 2012 16:58
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