Teenage moms face a litany of ills

Nearly half of all pregnancies in South Africa involve teenagers, statistics reveal.

Brutal murder of lesbian activist condemned

The murder of a lesbian activist who was stoned and stabbed to death is part of an "epidemic" of hate crimes against gays, Human Rights Watch says.

Study shows war on women begins at home

Almost 80% of men in Gauteng admit to perpetrating some form of violence against women, a study revealed by the MRC and Gender Links revealed.

Brutal legacy of terrible twins

Around the world and across all cultures, drinking and interpersonal violence are inevitably linked.

DA: Lack of leadership has caused rape crisis

A lack of appropriate action by South Africa's leaders has allowed the country to become the rape capital of the world, the DA said on Friday.

MRC: Quarter of men in South Africa admit rape

One in four men in SA have admitted to rape and many confess to attacking more than one victim, according to a study by the Medical Research Council.

The health hangover

Most South Africans say they don't drink -- about half the men and almost 80% of women claim to be abstainers.

Report: Karoo plant hailed in fight against diabetes

A plant found only in the Eastern Cape has been hailed as a new miracle cure for diabetes, the Herald Online reported on Wednesday. Researchers said "astounding results" had been obtained from the effect of extracts of the Karoo plant Sutherlandia Frutescens in stabilising blood sugar in diabetes one and two.

HIV vaccine trials in SA put on hold

All HIV vaccine trials in South Africa have been put on hold following the failure of the Phambili trial. Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang on Wednesday invited researchers who worked on the Phambili study to her office in Pretoria to explain the reasons why the vaccine trial was stopped.

Cost of new liver is R450 000, National Assembly hears

A new liver costs about R450 000, according to Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang -- herself the recent recipient of a new liver. In a written reply to a question by the Inkatha Freedom Party's Ruth Rabinowitz in the National Assembly, she said hospital expenditure on liver transplants was, all inclusive, about R450 000 per patient.

Free at last

The Medical Research Council this week released its report on HIV/Aids and adult mortality in South Africa.

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