A salon worker using a curling iron.Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)A new large population study looks to clarify the theorized connection between hair dye and cancer. The study found no link between ever using hair dye and an increased risk of most types of cancer in women. However, it did find a possible relationship between…
Some 30 firemen from five stations helped to contain a fire at Esiltuli Transport Logistics and Recycling in Boksburg. They found recycled materials, like paper and plastic, on fire in the factory's yard. No structures were affected by the blaze; the cause of the fire has yet to be determined. Five fire stations around the east of…
Skip to content WSFA Staff | May 30, 2020 at 5:29 PM CDT - Updated May 30 at 6:56 PM MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A large group gathered Saturday afternoon on the steps of the Alabama Capitol to protest the death of George Floyd. The cell phone footage capturing Floyd, a black man, and the…
Hydroxychloroquine does not help COVID-19 patients, and indeed may increase deaths, according to a large, international study published Friday in The Lancet.The research is the latest to show the drug — which President Donald Trump this week said he was taking as a preventive strategy — can lead to potentially deadly heart problems.Full coverage of…
By Jonathan O’Callaghan An artist’s impression of the object known as 2002 TC302Historic Collection / Alamy Stoc An object on the outer edges of the solar system may have a large moon orbiting it at an unusually close distance. The find could help explain how such binary objects evolved. José-Luis Ortiz from the Institute of…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…