This is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time that campaigns make us more aware of the cancer that has claimed the lives of many, yet with regular check-ups and the correct testing can often be prevented or at least minimised. We have written extensively on this and...
Right at this time of the year, many of us are making decisions about our Medical Aid for next year. We all know that good medical coverage is expensive so assessing what Medical Aid is best for you is important but why have Medical Aid at all? We all need medical...
This is heart awareness month, so we are reminded that the health of our heart, the most important organ in the body, is crucial. Just as we need to be aware of heart health, however, we also need to accept that should we become critically ill with a heart issue we...
Most parents don’t even want to think about it, but in this month of Childhood Cancer Awareness, we are reminded that dread disease does not discriminate between ages and our children are as subject to cancers as we are. According to a Government report, ‘’Child...
There are many celebrations and anniversaries in South Africa in June. Some simply make us aware of important issues like ‘Men’s Health Awareness Month’ and ‘National Cancer Survivor’s Day’ on the 4th, and others like Father’s Day and Youth Day, which both fall this...
Towards the end of April every year we celebrate our Freedom Day. This is a big deal in South Africa as it commemorates the first free and fair elections in which all South Africans could vote held on the 27th of April 1994, exactly 30 years ago. This time reminds us...
