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South Africa’s social grants, which benefit a third of the country’s population, are widely celebrated. But these grants fall far short of addressing the country’s malnutrition challenge.
Ten questions. On your marks. Get set. Go.
Chain restaurants vowed to make children’s menus healthier. But our analysis of menus across the country shows that kids’ choices still aren’t very good for them.
Why are eyeglasses so expensive? You can thank two massive industry comglomerates, Luxottica and Essilor.
Dr James Brown answered questions on Facebook Live from how much exercise you need to what you should eat afterwards.
Seven million workers are missing out on information which keep keep them healthier.
New research has linked vitamin D to increased leg strength including power, velocity and jump height.
The idea of family care is nice, but there are limits to what it can provide.
It’s not all about health and wealth.
Kenya faces a rising number of major incidents and disasters. Any delays in treating patients could result in increased morbidity and mortality rates.
Does your child use self-defeating humour? Researchers have found it can be linked to depression.
A five-year project announced today will implement an innovative water-sensitive approach tailored to informal settlements. The goal is to revitalise 24 communities in Fiji and Indonesia.
Old habits die hard.
The Millennium Development Goals failed in aspects like poverty. Lessons must be learnt to ensure that these mistakes will not be repeated by the Sustainable Development Goals.
New research shows how marketers get away with making their food look and sound healthier than it really is.
Exposure to nature plays a positive role in brain development by providing children with opportunities to take risks, discover new things, and be creative.
Consumers tend to think that healthy foods have to cost more than their less nutritional counterparts. New psychological research looks at how pervasive this is.
Health spent a lot of time in the spotlight in 2016. Medicare was a major issue in Australia’s federal election and numerous government reviews into health were announced and reported.
Basically, we need to work less.
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