Recent studies show that avoiding meat is good for your health. Vegetarians are one-third less likely to be hospitalised or die from heart disease than meat and fish eaters.

Obesity has become a global pandemic that could leave more than half of all adults worldwide overweight within two decades, experts said, calling for urgent action beyond just blaming people for lacking willpower.

In a study performed on more than 2 389 people, it was revealed that continuous use of aspirin had twice the risk of 'wet' age-related macular degeneration.

Eastern Cape-based haematology non-governmental organisation, Igazi Foundation, has announced the establishment of the first South African patient support and advocacy group for people suffering from Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML).

7de Laan celebrity Heino Schmitt, who plays the character ‘Altus de Bruyn’ in the popular TV show, has thrown his weight behind the much-anticipated annual Outeniqua Wheelchair Challenge (OCC) in a vote of support for the remarkable athletes who participate in the event.