National Department of Health has taken aim at the food industry, the health sector, the media and other stakeholders, urging all parties to work together to improve the health profile of the country.
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Episodic migraines- the more common type of migraine - occur 14 days or fewer per month, while chronic migraines occur at least 15 days per month.Migraines involve intense pulsing or throbbing pain in one area of the head, according to the American Academy of Neurology. Symptoms can include nausea, vomiting and sensitivity to light and sound.
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Many of us spend our time doing the same thing - sitting down. An inactive, sedentary lifestyle has been linked to increased risks of diabetes, heart disease and death in adults
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The Skin Cancer Foundation of South Africa (SCFSA) was launched on 16 September 2013 and aims to increase skin cancer awareness and prevention in the country. Skin cancer is South Africa's most common form of cancer, with about 20 000 reported cases and 700 deaths every year. South Africa has the second highest incidence of skin cancer in the world after Australia.
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Physical fitness can boost learning and memory in children, particularly when initial learning on a task is more challenging, according to research published on 11 September in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Lauren Raine and colleagues from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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600,000 - The number of people who die annually from second-hand smoke. In adults, second-hand smoke causes serious cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, including coronary heart disease and lung cancer. In pregnant women, it causes low birth weight.
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