Health Science Reviews

by Vuthlarhi Shirindza Yes, I know, yet another COVID19 article. But this time the decolonised treatment version. Coronavirus disease, COVID-19, has caused an international outbreak of acute respiratory illness. Currently, there are no specific therapeutic agents for this disease, due to its broad clinical spectrum. But four researchers knew that herbal…

By Abduraghmaan Fisher The most stereotypical identifying trait of Coloured people has to the ‘Passion Gap’: the absence of the top front teeth (Figure 1). This unusual ‘trend’ often puzzles many non-locals, and people living on the Cape Flats (where the practice take place) know very little about the practice,…

by Amahle Mfinwana Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is the most common form of hair loss, and it occurs mostly in genetically predisposed persons more sensitive to the androgen hormone, testosterone. It affects both males and females and occurs in a patterned form of scalp hair loss. AGA is not a fatal…

by Jastina Modise Breast cancer is a type of cancer that develop in breast cells and can be seen through an x-ray or by a lump forming. Breast cancer is most common in females with approximately 1.7 million new cases and 522 000 deaths recorded every year globally, with only 1%…