Dilopye village is situated in a remote area in the north-western region of the city of Tshwane, Hammanskraal, which is one of the National Health Insurance pilot sites with an estimated population of 35 000 people. Many of these are unemployed and depend on social assistance grants.
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Smokers and people who are regularly exposed to second-hand smoke are generally more forgetful than people with no tobacco exposure, according to a recent article in the journal Addiction based on a small study.
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Winter is the time initiation schools run and in the Eastern Cape it is a time of worry for many because of the health risks involved.
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Raising a child isn’t child’s play, and many young mothers struggle when raising their first children, but parents from around Pimville and Meadowlands have been given the opportunity to learn about parenting toddlers.
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Women who smoke during pregnancy increase the risk of obesity and gestational diabetes in their daughters, according to research published in the journal Diabetologia.
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People entering or exiting a building will soon not have to traverse a cloud of cigarette smoke where smokers often congregating for their tobacco fix.
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Heart attacks dropped by a third in one Minnesota county in the United States after two smoke-free workplace regulations were implemented, a recent study shows.
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Scholars will receive the HPV vaccine as part of government's School Health Programme from February next year, health minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi announced in his budget speech. Read the full speech here.
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