HIV & AIDS
'Sugar daddies' and 'blessers': A threat to AIDS fight
Lebogang Motsumi, 27, still remembers the moment when she learnt she had contracted HIV from a man a decade her senior.
Jul 21, 2016
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News tagged with south african women
Immunology
Certain species of vaginal bacteria can increase a woman's susceptibility to HIV
Specific bacteria living in the human vagina may play a previously unrecognized role in the sexual transmission of HIV. Ragon Institute researchers, working with young, healthy, South African women, found that individuals ...
Jan 10, 2017
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HIV & AIDS
Study suggests dapivirine vaginal ring is safe to use as HIV prevention during breastfeeding
A monthly vaginal ring containing the antiretroviral drug dapivirine—an HIV prevention method that has been approved in several African countries and recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) –appears to be safe ...
Feb 22, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Age and BMI can predict likelihood of developing gestational diabetes, new research suggests
Age and body mass index (BMI)are important risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) particularly amongst South Asian and Black African women finds new research published today (02 November) in BJOG: An International ...
Nov 2, 2011
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HIV & AIDS
African nations commit to ending AIDS in children by 2030
Twelve African countries on Wednesday spelt out plans for ending AIDS in children by 2030 through an array of HIV testing, treatment and prevention programs.
Feb 1, 2023
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Health
Researchers measure DINCH levels in women to help understand its effects
Detergents, shampoos, soaps and other everyday items sometimes contain a group of chemicals called phthalates, which are often used to enhance products and add flexibility to plastics. However, mounting research has shown ...
Sep 25, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Cervical cancer tests too expensive for poor populations
Part of South Africa's strategy to prevent cervical cancer was to adopt a programme that was successful in high-income countries such as the UK and the US. But, 13 years after its implementation, the policy has failed to ...
Jul 10, 2015
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HIV & AIDS
Gender equality linked with higher condom use in HIV positive young women in South Africa
Young HIV positive women are more likely to practice safer sex if they have an equitable perception of gender roles, according to new research involving the University of Southampton.
Apr 30, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Study links increased ovarian cancer risk with lower socioeconomic status in African American women
Higher socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with lower ovarian cancer risk in African American women, according to the results of a study by investigators at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and elsewhere ...
Aug 4, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COIVD-19 greatly increases risk of complications and death for pregnant people in sub-Saharan Africa
Pregnant people who are hospitalized with COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa are dying at a rate far greater than pregnant people without COVID-19 and non-pregnant people with COVID-19, according to a new multicenter study encompassing ...
Jun 8, 2022
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