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SA life expectancy rising but diabetes threat grows

South Africa's average life expectancy of 62.4 years is expected to rise to 69.3 in 2040 based on current health trends while diabetes is predicted to be the leading cause of death by then, a new study...

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Cancer drug offers more affordable treatment for diabetic retinopathy

Jose Fernando Arevalo</span>Treatment for diabetic retinopathy can be expensive, especially in low and middle-income countries such as South Africa, but a recent doctoral study at Stellenbosch...

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People across Africa have to travel far to get to a hospital. We worked out...

A small hospital in Wakiso district in the central region of Uganda. Shutterstock</span>Nearly half of all deaths and about a third of disabilities in low and middle-income countries could be...

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Tackle Africa's chronic diseases with effective actions

Piron Giullaume/Unsplash</span>Cost-effective interventions are needed in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to reduce death burden caused by non-communicable diseases (NCDs), a study...

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Thousands of us die from these illnesses each day. Will it ever end?

Photo: Western Cape Government</span>Recently, the United Nations held its first-ever high-level meeting on TB. At the gathering, leaders agreed to treat 40-million people with TB between 2018...

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The best Biz summer holiday (content) package ever!

Feeling a bit state-capsized, swept along by more waves than a cryptocurrency chart? Here are some life-saving festive content ideas:Read more... | Send to a friend

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Increasing cholesterol medication adherence with financial incentives may be...

©worldofvector [[www.123rf.com 123rf.com]]</span>A programme that offered financial incentives to both patients and their physicians to control low-density lipoproteins (LDL) cholesterol could be...

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Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Job creation, empowerment, enablement are at the core of Bizcommunity's business model. Every month Bizcommunity, South Africa and Africa's biggest online B2B publishers, post up to 4,000 job vacancies...

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World Diabetes Day 14 November - Preventing diabetes - key to a longer and...

The prevalence of diabetes in adults is increasing worldwide, and it is predicted that by 2040, this condition will become one of the leading causes of death in South Africa.Read more... | Send to a...

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Lifestyle diseases could scupper Africa's rising life expectancy

The life expectancy improvements in sub-Saharan Africa vary between men and women. Shutterstock</span>People in sub-Saharan Africa are now living longer than ever before. A child born in the...

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SA life expectancy rising but diabetes threat grows

South Africa's average life expectancy of 62.4 years is expected to rise to 69.3 in 2040 based on current health trends while diabetes is predicted to be the leading cause of death by then, a new study...

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Cancer drug offers more affordable treatment for diabetic retinopathy

Jose Fernando Arevalo</span>Treatment for diabetic retinopathy can be expensive, especially in low and middle-income countries such as South Africa, but a recent doctoral study at Stellenbosch...

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#BestofBiz 2018: Healthcare

We've compiled our annual #BestofBiz 2018 lists across all our industries featuring our most popular articles, most-read contributors and brand press offices with the most views. Discover the most read...

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People in Africa live longer. But their health is poor in those extra years

While women in sub-Saharan Africa live longer than men, many of these extra years are lived in poor health. Shutterstock</span>People are now living longer in sub-Saharan Africa than they did two...

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10 biggest threats to global health

©Sherry Yates Young [[www.123rf.com 123rf/com]]</span>The World Health Organisation's new five-year strategic plan - the 13th General Programme of Work tackles multiple global health challenges....

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How global warming is adding to the health risks of poor people

People living in run-down, inner city apartments, like these in Cairo, are at risk of heat-stress health problems. Shutterstock</span>There is mounting evidence of the impact of climate change on...

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What is medicine? Why it's so important to answer this question

Is medicine cure? Treatment? Healing? Understanding? Or a bit of all those things. Kenishiroti/Shutterstock</span>What is medicine? We recognise it in all societies past and present. But the...

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Weighing up the costs of treating lifestyle diseases in South Africa

Salty and fatty foods are driving up obesity. Shutterstock</span>Economic growth, accompanied by a fall in infectious diseases over the past two decades, has changed the profile of the biggest...

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What goes into some of the world's innovative, life-changing cancer medications

Next time you or a loved-one take medication, whether an over-the-counter pain-killer, chronic medication, or a breakthrough treatment, take a moment to think about its origins.Read more... | Send to a...

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Tech startups have two days left to enter the Sanofi Healthcare Innovation...

Sanofi a leading life-sciences company, is looking to partner with Africa's startups to assist in finding innovative solutions to improve healthcare in Africa.Read more... | Send to a friend

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