Health 7 September 2020 By Jessica Hamzelou Alamy Stock Photo A cheap and simple genetic test can guide the treatment of children with asthma, improving their quality of life, according to the results of the first clinical trial of personalised treatment of asthma. The treatment of asthma hasn’t changed much in the last 20 or…
Four teens saved a boy from drowning in Port Alfred. Four Port Alfred teenagers have saved a local child from drowning. The 11-year-old boy was swept out to sea in rip currents at Kelly's Beach on Saturday.The teenagers - Jessica Harty, 15, Kendra Shuman, 14, Jadelyn Shuman, 15, and Jack Botha, 16 - were on…
(CNN)There will be no graduation for the Class of 2020 -- at least not one that would've forced seniors to wake up early and file into an auditorium with their peers, dressed in flimsy gowns and caps they've been told they can't throw. Prom is canceled, too…
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…