Blindness, or significant loss of vision, is the biggest cause of disability and affects the lives of about 4% of people globally. However, around 80% of visual impairment is avoidable. More than a billion people don’t see well simply because they don’t have glasses. The theme of World Sight Day on October 10 is Vision […]
When an older family member starts showing signs of forgetting things and being confused, we write it off as a normal part of aging. Because we’re afraid of what might be happening, we tend to ignore it and hope it will go away. That is until we’re confronted by the fact that the person is […]
News Desk CANSA supports the National Department of Health’s efforts to prioritise awareness of breast and cervical cancer and to educate women with the knowledge of symptoms, screening opportunities and lowering cancer risk. This August, in line with our 365 Day Health Challenge, women are encouraged to exercise their right to cancer screening and to […]
Breastfeeding is nature’s way of providing the best start in life for our babies but society doesn’t always support breastfeeding. Every year August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week, aimed at encouraging breastfeeding and to improve the health and survival of babies across the world. According to the World Health Organisation, about 820 000 children’s lives […]
Michele du Plessis Chronic or long-term back pain sufferers know that treating back pain without surgery is challenging, to say the least. An estimated 80% of adults experience back pain during their lives. But there are ways to treat back pain without surgery, such as spinal manipulation and lifestyle changes. Back pain has many different […]