by Chantelle Janse van Rensburg | May 16, 2018 | Featured, News, SAFP
The clinical benefits of hope “Many of us confuse hope with optimism, a prevailing attitude that things ‘turn out for the best’. But hope differs from optimism. Hope does not arise from being told to ‘think positively’ or from hearing an overly rosy...
by Chantelle Janse van Rensburg | Apr 16, 2018 | Featured, News, PNT, SAFP, SAJID, SAPA, SAPJ
As the world runs out of cures, global consumption of antibiotics skyrockets, contributing to drug resistance New CDDEP study finds largest increases in low-income and middle-income countries; calls for strategies to reduce use and support alternatives Despite the...
by Chantelle Janse van Rensburg | Mar 20, 2018 | Featured, News, PNT, SAFP, SAPA, SAPJ
NRF BUFFERED VITA-C 2000 FIZZY TABLETS NRF Health has added a convenient tube of buffered Vitamin C fizzy tablets with bioflavonoids, to their popular and affordable range of Vitamin C supplements. Each handy pack contains 10 effervescent Vitamin C tablets which...
by Chantelle Janse van Rensburg | Mar 12, 2018 | Featured, Journals, News, PNT, SAFP, SAJCN, SAPA, SAPJ
SALT AWARENESS WEEK (12-18 MARCH): THERE COULD BE MORE TO SA’s SALT ADDICTION… As South Africans, we love salting our food, but the more salt we consume, the more at risk it puts us of heart disease and stroke, which annually claims the lives of 78 475 people in our...
by Chantelle Janse van Rensburg | Feb 26, 2018 | Featured, News, SAFP
Teen suicide prevention – communication the key to preventing teen suicide In an increasingly competitive world where adolescents are constantly under pressure to achieve and excel – at school, on the sports field, at home, among friends – it comes as no...
by Chantelle Janse van Rensburg | Feb 21, 2018 | Featured, News, SAFP
How non-communicable diseases (NCDs) can cause blindness Healthy living is an integral part of maintaining healthy vision as you age. The healthier you are, the better chance you have of avoiding damage to your eyesight. In recent years, non-communicable diseases...