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 General Medical
This section contains articles of a general medical nature. From medical costs to insomnia to eye problems.
01. Prevention of prostate cancer
Unfortunately the only certain way of preventing prostate cancer is castration at a young age
Read		02. Cancer in South Africa
One in six South African men and one in seven South African women will get cancer during their lives. Cancer can strike anyone at any time.
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03. Slash your medical costs
If your medical costs are bleeding you dry, you are by no means alone. Healthcare is expensive - here's how to cut those costs.
Read		04. Insomnia
Insomnia is the inability to sleep, or to sleep satisfactorily, and is the most common sleep disorder. It is an important health problem that deserves serious attention.
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05. Facts about sleep
For seven or eight hours per day, we go into a profoundly different state – a system – shutdown, if you will. But how much do you really know about sleep?
Read		06. Living a complete life
Being in a wheelchair shouldn’t stop you from having a complete life, says Ian Kern-Martin, who has been living with cerebral palsy since he was diagnosed at the age of 18 months.
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07. Male menopause: more fact than myth
Research indicates that men also go through a difficult, stressful time in middle age; which again raises the question - does male menopause exist? Our experts claim it does.
Read		08. 130 heart attacks a day in SA
More than 47 000 South Africans will suffer a heart attack within the next 365 days. At this moment their coronary arteries are clogging up - but most of them don't realise it.
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09. 16 scary symptoms
A headache, double vision, unexplained lumps, a persistent cough. When should you get to the doctor right away?
Read		10. After the heart transplant
The amount of time a heart-transplant recipient spends in the hospital will vary with each person. Importantly, you will need to take medicine to suppress your immune system.
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11. CPR
You and CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) can save a life: here’s how.
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Heart disease is usually avoidable. Here are a few simple - if not easy - ways to reduce your risk. And need we say it again? It's time to stop smoking.
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13. Exercise after a heart attack
Researchers found many patients recovering from heart attacks and other serious cardiovascular problems have trouble adhering to a regular exercise programme.
Read		14. Gout
Diet plays a major role in the prevention and treatment of gout. We tell you what dietary changes you should make.
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15. Heart
Diet plays an important role in preventing heart disease. We tell you how.
Read		16. Cures that almost kill
The road to health sometimes leads to hell and back. As the shadow of death looms, people will try anything that promises to effect a cure – even if it almost kills them.
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17. Alien in my ear
A perfect start to a routine day... turned to paste. The cause: an alien in my ear. Neil Young shares his pain.
Read		18. 40 days of quarantine
Pandemic threats such as swine flu and pneumonic plague have resulted in hundreds of people being quarantined. Read some interesting facts about this practice all over the world.
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19. 1 in 6 carry deadly iron disease
Due to our heritage, one in every six South Africans is a carrier of the genetic defect haemochromatosis, and one in 100 is at risk of loading iron.
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