Excessive salt consumption taking its toll on South Africans’ hearts

by Chandré Blignaut | Sep 29, 2020 | Featured, News, SAGP

Excessive salt consumption taking its toll on South Africans’ hearts The country’s biggest provider of heart disease medication warns South Africans to cut back on salt, as it could have a destructive impact on their cardiovascular system. Nicole Jennings,...

South Africans at increasing risk of vision loss

by Chandré Blignaut | Sep 22, 2020 | Featured, JEMDSA, News

South Africans at increasing risk of vision loss With an ever-growing number of South Africans diagnosed with diabetes and an ageing population, loss of vision due to diabetic eye complications and age-related visual conditions is on the rise. Diabetic retinopathy, a...

South Africans should prioritise gut health as a focus area for intervention to achieve their nutrition and health goals

by Chandré Blignaut | Sep 7, 2020 | Featured, News, SAJCN

South Africans should prioritise gut health as a focus area for intervention to achieve their nutrition and health goals The One Health Summit themed Your Gut’s Instinct took place on the 27th of August 2020.  The event, hosted in webinar format given the current...

COVID-19 places supply chain management under spotlight warns Ikhaya

by Chandré Blignaut | Sep 7, 2020 | Featured, News, SAPA

COVID-19 places supply chain management under spotlight warns Ikhaya As the pharmaceutical industry eagerly anticipates the creation and distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine and the pandemic itself shines a spotlight on health and safety issues, companies will need to...

Raising a red flag about angina – an under-recognised and under-treated disorder

by Chandré Blignaut | Sep 3, 2020 | Featured, News, SAGP

Raising a red flag about angina – an under-recognised and under-treated disorder Johannesburg, 3 September 2020: The burden of cardiovascular disease continues to grow in South Africa.1 The age-standardised death rates for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in South...

World Alzheimer’s Month: Understand the 10 warning signs and symptoms of dementia

by Chandré Blignaut | Sep 1, 2020 | Featured, PNT

World Alzheimer’s Month: Understand the 10 warning signs and symptoms of dementia Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, and this September, for World Alzheimer’s Month, Livewell aims to encourage understanding, reduce stigma, and raise...