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Beware food supplements in sport

High school athletes are turning to nutritional supplements to play better - and putting themselves at risk.

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10 fitness myths busted

Fitness myths are many, and they are persistent. Experts sort the fact from the fiction...

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Bake a cupcake for epilepsy

National Epilepsy Week aims to raise awareness and dispel some myths and stigmas attached to the condition.

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Paul Rubidge with Dr Claire Zondagh (left) and nurse Lynne Race Picture: David Ritchie

Heart rhythm awareness needed
June 13 2013 at 10:47

Paul Rubidge didn’t know that he had an abnormal heart rhythm that could result in sudden death or a stroke.

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Freshly squeezed lemon in warm water first thing in the morning promotes bowel movements.

The remedies in your kitchen
June 12 2013 at 14:48

A Durban woman has finally managed to publish her passion for alternate healing.

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Some say an aspirin a day can keep the doctor away. Others disagree.

Why aspirin is so divisive
June 12 2013 at 13:16

Aspirin is good for you at some times, but at other times it can harm you, experts are now saying.

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Stigma leads to problems in HIV fight
June 12 2013 at 13:14

The stigma around anal sex is hampering the fight against HIV and Aids, says a campaigner.

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Juices made from green algae and vegetables are all the rage.

Anyone for a glass of pond scum?
June 11 2013 at 14:50

Concoctions of green sludge promise astonishing benefits - but what exactly DOES this stuff do?

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If the rugby doesn't affect your blood pressure, the rain might. Here, fans attend a match between the DHL Stormers and the Southern Kings at Newlands Stadium in Cape Town. Photo: Matthew Jordaan

Does winter affect your blood pressure?
June 11 2013 at 13:09

Research shows many people’s blood pressure varies with temperature, with cold particularly damaging.

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Angelina Jolie stirred debate when she revealed she had undergone a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer. Picture: Reuters

Genetic testing can keep cancer at bay
June 11 2013 at 12:58

Breast and ovarian cancer have replaced pregnancy and childbirth as the leading causes of death in women below the age 50 in developing nations, studies have shown.

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Women in professional jobs had a near 70 percent higher risk of breast cancer than other women, according to new research.

Top women ‘at risk of breast cancer’
June 10 2013 at 14:55

Successful women may be more likely to develop breast cancer - and stress at work could be to blame.

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Research shows that diarrhoea kills more than two million children around the world every year. Washing your hands with soap reduces your risk of illness. Picture Lulama Zenzile

Rotavirus alert sparks health campaign
June 10 2013 at 13:09

Two children have died of diarrhoea and Durban health authorities are worried.

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'Lately she's been unusually stressed and has been drinking more often. It makes her aggressive and rude until she sobers up, and then she claims she has no recollection of our arguments.'

‘The love of my life drinks too much’
June 10 2013 at 07:44

Demetria Lucas tells a worried man that he can’t “get” his girlfriend to stop drinking...

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