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Taxing Instant Noodles? Global Push To Curb Ultra-Processed Food Crisis
23 Sep 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
A doctor has sounded the alarm on ultra-processed foods, saying it’s high time to slap a tax on those noodles—and he’s not stopping there.
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Monkeypox Comes To Cape Town
10 Sep 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Anyone can contract Mpox regardless of age, gender, sexual orientation and race, but the risk of wider transmission remains low in the country.
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South American ‘Sloth Virus’ Now Reported In Europe
14 Aug 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
From the same family of diseases as the Zika virus and Dengue Fever, the virus originates in sloths – hence the nickname – and is mainly spread by insect bites, including mosquitoes.
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California Man Experiences Remarkable Medical Triumph, Becoming Free Of HIV And Cancer
26 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
On the undesirable roster of illnesses, cancer and HIV are notably high-ranking. One Californian man found himself afflicted with both, and then potentially cured of both after a miraculous donor treatment.
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Scientists Are Sounding The Alarm Over 100% Fatal ‘Zombie Deer Disease” That Will Mutate To Infect Humans
22 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The disease “damages portions of the brain and typically causes progressive loss of body condition, behavioural changes, excessive salivation and death.”
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Officials Say The Outbreak Of The Deadly Bacterial Disease Diphtheria From Pollsmoor Is Under Control
14 Nov 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Let’s hope the vaccination drive, hygiene practices and deep cleans at Pollsmoor means this disease won’t spread further.
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An Update On The Cholera Situation – Seven Rivers Contaminated Now
06 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
The civil rights organisation AfriForum has conducted several water tests along the Gauteng waterways in the past month, confirming that seven rivers now carry the potentially deadly disease.
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Everything You Need To Know About The Current Cholera Outbreak In South Africa
01 Mar 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
As of February 28, a total of six confirmed cholera cases including one death have been reported in Gauteng.
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How A Broken Heart Can Actually Kill You
14 Dec 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
It may sound hyperbolic, but dying of a broken heart is actually medically and scientifically backed.
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Stiff-Person Syndrome: What Celine Dion’s Diagnosis Means
09 Dec 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
The 54-year-old Canadian singer has had to cancel her Courage World Tour dates planned for 2023 because of her health struggle.
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‘Monkeypox Is Mainly Spreading Via Sex’ And More Important Information From TIME
05 Aug 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
As the current outbreak shows, human-to-human transmission of monkeypox is happening mostly with sexual activity playing a significant role.
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SA Has Its First Case Of Monkeypox
23 Jun 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Health Minister Dr Joe Phaahla has confirmed that the first case of monkeypox has been reported in South Africa. The patient, a 30-year-old male, has no travel history.
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What We Know About The Monkeypox Spread And Homophobic Stigmas
23 May 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Countries across Europe and North America, as well as Australia, have been battling what one epidemiology expert has called “the most important outbreak in the history of monkeypox in the Western Hemisphere”.
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Man’s First Request Using Brain Implant Is On The Money
25 Mar 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Neuroscientists tested a brain implant on a 34-year-old man suffering from ALS. His first request after months of silence involved beer.
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Stats SA Reveals SA’s Leading Causes Of Death
17 Jun 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Based on all death notification forms maintained by the Department of Home Affairs, these are the top 10 causes of death in South Africa.
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Dirty Money: The Germs You Find On Cash These Days
29 Sep 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
In the interest of safety, many businesses have all but abandoned cash in the age of COVID-19. Turns out there’s a reason it’s called ‘dirty money’.
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Real-Time Map Lets You Watch The Coronavirus Spread Across The Planet
30 Jan 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Sidestep the false information about the coronavirus, or Wuhan virus as it’s also known, with this real-time tracker that lets you watch its progression in real-time.
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Dog Licks Man – Man Dies A Few Weeks Later
29 Nov 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
People who enjoy having their pupper slobbering all over them might want to take note of a recent, yet rare, fatal case.
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Inside The Anti-Vaxxer Meetings Spreading Deadly Misinformation
15 May 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Anti-vaxxers gathered just outside of New York for cake, coffee, and misinformation, while the number of people infected with measles rises.
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The Dangerous And Deadly Rise Of Anti-Vaxxers
27 Mar 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Welcome to 2019, where a large group of very organised people want to undo years of scientific advancement by not vaccinating their children.
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Bill Gates Wants To Completely Reinvent The Toilet [Video]
07 Nov 2018 by Carrie / 1 Comment
Bill Gates wants to save lives, by inventing a toilet that eliminates harmful pathogens and converts bodily waste into clean water and fertiliser.
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Bill Gates On The Future, Tech, Disease And Zuckerberg
20 Sep 2018 by Carrie / 1 Comment
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has dropped a massive truth bomb about population growth in Africa, the future of technology, and the next big pandemic, ‘Disease X’.
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Top 10 Leading Causes Of Death In South Africa
03 Apr 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
With nearly half a million deaths recorded in South Africa in 2016, these stats look at which is the biggest killer, both naturally and unnaturally.
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That Awkward Moment When You Realise Where Woolies Have Been Getting Their Meat From
06 Mar 2018 by Sloane Hunter / 50 Comments
As major retailers recall foodstuffs possibly affected by the listeriosis outbreak, many customers were surprised when Woolies did the same.
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Polony Shocker: They Tracked The Source Of The Listeriosis Outbreak
05 Mar 2018 by Sloane Hunter / 1 Comment
Now that the source of listeriosis has been confirmed, it’s going to be a whole lot easier to guard against the foodborne disease. Here’s what we know.
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Public Health In Danger As Water Crisis Coincides With Cape Town Diarrhoea / Listeriosis Spike
08 Feb 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Everyone’s quick to point fingers at Cape Town’s water quality as the reason for their runny bottoms, but the real reason might be something far simpler.
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Wits Scientist Discovers The Reason Why Afrikaners Suffer From ‘Oudtshoorn Skin’
12 May 2017 by Sloane Hunter / 1 Comment
It has taken Wits scientists 40 years to discover just what it is that causes so many Afrikaners to suffer from peeling skin on the hands.
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Attention Ex-Pats In The UK – Take It Easy With The Oral Sex
15 Mar 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Oral sex is becoming just as dangerous as the spread of the dreaded diseases are able to get “in the back of your throat without trying very hard.”
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This Is Why You Should Consider A Glass Of Red Wine Every Night
13 Oct 2015 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Comparing three liquids drunk during meal times, red wine was by far the better of the three – and for more reasons than one.
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Surely This Is Not Ok? Witness The Sexy Ebola Worker Halloween Costume [Image]
03 Nov 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
The awkward vibe around this costume will spread around the party quicker than the disease itself. DO NOT WEAR IT.
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