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Nutrition 2 More in Nutrition
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Lifestyle · South Africa
Daily MaverickZA
URBAN NUTRITION: Jane Battersby, SA’s champion for urban food systemsAssociate Professor Jane Battersby spoke to Daily Maverick about how hunger is concentrated in our cities, why the…
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Nutrition
The CitizenZA
Anorexia is life-threatening and can cause organ damageAnorexia nervosa can cause devastating damage to the human body affecting the heart brain kidneys and bones.
Mental health 2 More in Mental health
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HealthThe CitizenZA
Kilojoules are now the killers as anorexia shuts down bodyAnorexia is not simply an obsession with being thin but a psychiatric illness with sufferers restricting food intake.
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HealthThe CitizenZA
It’s not only women – men are also at risk for eating disordersAnorexia is not just a woman's illness, as men and boys are also vulnerable, but symptoms can go…
Outbreaks & pandemics 1 More in Outbreaks & pandemics
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Society · South Africa
Daily MailGB
RICHARD KAY: Besotted Diana toured Australia and holidayed in South Africa - because a psychic told her she'd settle down with her heart surgeon lover in a country beginning with ABeyond such bare-faced hyperbole, however, lies a far more intriguing reason about why Diana chose to visit South…
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Health · South Africa
IOLZA
Psychiatrists warn of major psychotropic medicine shortages across South AfricaThe South African Society of Psychiatrists has expressed frustration over psychotropic drug shortages affecting the public health sector.
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Health · South Africa
IOLZA
SANBS warns of critical blood shortage as stocks fall to 2.4 daysSouth Africa is facing a critical blood shortage as SANBS drops to just 2.4 days of stock—well below…
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Health · United Kingdom
SABC NewsZA
Department plans to standardise GBV shelters across the countryGovernment has 134 shelters across the nine provinces, translating into some 1,750 beds for victims…
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Health · South AfricaSABC NewsZA
Public warned against prolonged exposure to direct sunlightEmergency Medical in the E Cape has warned the public against prolonged exposure to direct sunlight.