1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (845+ words) After a big holiday meal, fasting, skipping meals or overexercising can do more harm than good; Experts recommend returning to normal eating, staying hydrated and exercising moderately rather than trying to 'compensate' for overeating...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (234+ words) Kenya is discussing a bill to amend the Tobacco Control Act of 2007. Columnist Simon Mwangi, deputy director for corporate communications at the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (Nacada), writes that the initiative has triggered sharp…...

2+ day, 50+ min ago   (243+ words) In South Africa, a columnist for Daily Maverick raised the issue of accountability for decisions and political disputes surrounding HIV/AIDS during a period when such a diagnosis meant almost inevitable death for many people. The columnist believes that the…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (712+ words) A major tax gap could reshape Ukraine’s path to EU membership while new nicotine products raise fresh public health concerns. For the European Union, one of the important indicators of public health is the number of years people can expect…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (805+ words) The Prince of Wales and England captain Harry Kane are urging the sporting world to make suicide prevention part of their “game plan” by adopting new guidance about how to spot, and then support, someone having a mental health crisis....

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (594+ words) Published in Phytotherapy Research, the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial involved 1,002 adults and concluded Ixoreal Biomed Inc’s KSM-66 root extract was well tolerated over eight weeks, based on laboratory measures of liver function, renal function and haematological parameters. No serious adverse…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (514+ words) First occupational skills programme approved as development of two more gets under way. The Retail Motor Industry Organisation (RMI) has welcomed an important milestone in the development of South Africa’s nationally recognised electro-mobility skills pathway, following Quality Council for Trades…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (578+ words) Kamohelo Chauke asks why Section27 has represented Tlaleng Mofokeng, an accomplished doctor and, until July, UN special rapporteur on health, in her defence against a complaint made to the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) (“Section27’s troubling choice in representing…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (998+ words) Access to premium content is restricted to healthcare professionals / registered members. Login with your email address to continue. Yes, registration is absolutely FREE It takes less than a minute to create your secure account – you just need to tell us…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (155+ words) Tobacco control advocates across the world can face intimidation linked to their work. One potential avenue for strengthening protection is to consider what can be learnt from existing approaches to protecting human rights defenders. A new brief, From Recognition to…...