Weighing up the costs of treating 'lifestyle' diseases in South Africa: Salty and fatty foods are driving up obesity. ShutterstockEconomic growth, accompanied by a fall in infectious diseases over the past two decades, has changed the profile of the biggest threats to the health of people living in low and middle-income countries. At the turn of the century, the greatest … [Read more...] about Weighing up the costs of treating ‘lifestyle’ diseases in South Africa | The Conversation
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Why medicinal plants could play an important role in treating malaria | The Conversation
Why medicinal plants could play an important role in treating malaria: Medicinal plants are a potential source of medicine to treat malaria. ShutterstockIt will take effective prevention, accurate and timely diagnosis and treatment to successfully eliminate malaria. But none of this will help if the causative agents become resistant to the drugs used for treatment. The … [Read more...] about Why medicinal plants could play an important role in treating malaria | The Conversation
South Africa has excelled in treating HIV – prevention remains a disaster | The Conversation
South Africa's successes in HIV treatment have been marred by challenges in improving HIV prevention methods. Reuters/Nacho Doce South Africa has made incredible strides providing anti-retroviral treatment to millions of people since 2004. HIV has been transformed from a grim and inexorable death to a chronic disease controlled with a cheap, safe tablet-a-day, rendering a … [Read more...] about South Africa has excelled in treating HIV – prevention remains a disaster | The Conversation
