COPD is a major contributor to the burden of lung disease in SA. The condition is now considered to be a multi-system disease.

There is no one specific cause for Type 2 Diabetes or adult onset diabetes – it is a rather complex interaction of numerous genetic risk variants and lifestyle factors.

A curable disease that still kills two million people each year. One new infection occurring every second.

Yes, it does but there’s a public perception that smoking only affects the lungs and not the upper respiratory tract.

Dr Yolande Louw (General Practitioner, Intercare Silver Lakes) – We are heading towards this year’s flu season, or rather ‘crazy season’.

Men are likely to experience problems in the bedroom because of boozing.

Reading this — no matter how large or small the font size is, no matter how dark the room is — will not permanently damage your eyes.