Health Highlights

Prevention of Malaria - In addition to medication
Over 300 million people develop malaria and about 1,5 million people die from the disease each year.
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Sun Smart Awareness Month
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in South Africa. Because the sun causes most skin cancer, it has been estimated that at least 75% could be prevented by adequate skin protection in childhood alone.
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Turbo Charge Your Motivation
Are you longing to return to your pre-baby body but have no idea where to begin? Our simple tips and quick workout will get you there fast.
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Return to your pre-baby body
Life is like a marathon not a sprint. Accomplishing your goals often takes a lot of patience and consistent focus. But quite often our spirit lags a little, as we may start to feel run down and/or just less passionate about our pursuits than we may have been a few days/weeks/months ago. So, here are 5 proven, by me at least, ways to give yourself a boost and re-ignite that passion that burns for a better tomorrow.
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Case management: a new tool to optimise patient health care outcomes in South Africa
In an ideal world, the right patient would receive the right care in the right place at the right time – and in the most cost-effective manner. The fragmented nature of South Africa’s health care system often means however, that this does not happen in reality. “Lack of communication between
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Fitness for your Golf Handicap
Generally speaking, golf is a slow-pace sport, very different from fast-movement activities such as soccer or tennis. The exception to this rule is the explosive action of the golf swing, which places significant stress on shoulder, elbow, and wrist joints, and produces high torque forces on the lower back and hip structures
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Fitness for Fathers
Somewhere between being breadwinners, role models and lovers, many married men lose track of their commitment to fitness. Here's what smart guys can do to reclaim their health and vitality, and why it matters to those who depend on them.
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The launch of 2 Mobile Breast Check Units
This initiative will provide access for South African women to a mobile mammography screening facility as well as providing education on the topic of breast cancer and breast self-examination.
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Boost Your Immune System
During winter, as the nights get colder, your chances of picking up a nasty bug or a dose of the flu are much greater. As a result, it’s important to maintain a strong immune system and to keep as healthy as possible. Here’s my guide to the best foods to eat if you want to improve your immune system for the big freeze...
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Get your Kids Healthy
It has never been more important to get children active. The use of the internet and computer games, combined with increased car usage and parental concerns about allowing children out alone, has resulted in lower levels of activity in children – which could potentially set them up for health problems later in life.
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Strategy to Stop Smoking
Stopping smoking is not an easy task but you can increase your chances of stopping smoking successfully with a little forward planning and support. Here are some essential tips to help you become a ‘non-smoker’.
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Patient Rights and Responsibilities
The South African legal framework protects patients in many ways. Below we list a number of rights patients have, and what patients can do if their rights are violated.
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A Guide to Screenings for Every Decade of Your Life and Lifestyle Tips
When should you have your first mammogram? When should you start being concerned about osteoporosis? It's never too early to know the answers to health questions like these so that you can know how, and when to act.
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Staying in Shape while Travelling
If you’re a business person on the go or a frequent vacationer, there’s a good chance that at some point you’re going to end up away from your gym and on the hunt for a place to work out.
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Exercising while pregnant
As many moms will tell you, pregnancy is a marathon, and being physically fit will help you cope with the physical challenges of both pregnancy and childbirth.
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Weightloss in 2009 is possible
Along with saving money, quitting smoking and behaving in a more saintly fashion, South Africans' favourite New Year's resolution is, of course, losing weight.
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Choose a fitness resolution solution
Fitness resolutions are some of the most common self-improvement goals that people work toward, so if you’ve been neglecting your workout routine or diet program, now is a good time to get things back on track again.
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Beating the Holiday Weight Gain
While the holidays are a time to rejoice, celebrate and share fond memories, it is also a time for eating, eating and more eating. Wherever you go, whatever you do, food always seems to be the central focus. Keeping your weight in check during the festivity-filled days...
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Diabetes can be managed!
When it comes to diabetes management, blood sugar control is often the central theme. After all, keeping your blood sugar level within your target range can help you live a long and healthy life with diabetes. But do you know what makes your blood sugar level rise and fall? The list is sometimes surprising!
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Mood Food
We’ve heard the expression “you are what you eat.” When it’s crunch time, we tend to engage in all sorts of unhealthy habits that further increase our stress levels.
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Is there an ‘arthritis diet’?
Written by Caryn Straker and published in 'Joint Ability', the official publication of the Arthritis Foundation of South Africa. Thanks to 'Joint Ability' for sharing this useful information with WellatPfizer.
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Calculate your Heart Health Risk Score
What is your risk of heart disease? Our quick health quiz can help assess your risk and provide tips on healthy living, diet and exercise to improve your heart health.
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Your Stress Profile
While this test is not meant to replace an assessment from your doctor, it can give you an idea of whether your level of stress may be impacting your health, and to what degree.
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Spring into fitness!
SPRING is a perfect time to throw off the lazy shackles of winter and get into superb shape for summer.
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