The University of Witwatersrand (Wits) Faculty of Health Sciences Research Office will host its fifth prestigious research lecture on Wednesday 25 May 2011 at the Johannesburg Hospital Auditorium at 5.30pm. The focus of the lecture will be pneumococcal disease.
29 Mar 2011 13:26
[Graham Anderson] South Africa is ranked fifth out of 22 high-burden countries that account for 80% of all new cases of tuberculosis that arise globally each year. This, combined with the fact that the TB vaccine is only 80% effective, means that South Africans should be aware of the risks and symptoms of the disease.
18 Mar 2011 11:52
OneVoice South Africa (OVSA) is a national organisation that actively involves young people (13-19 years) in HIV and TB prevention, in a way that is appealing and meaningful to them. OVSA was launched in July 2009 and today over 4500 young South Africans are benefiting from this prevention programme.
17 Mar 2011 08:58
Growing evidence that nosocomial infections are transmitted via airborne route.
14 Mar 2011 07:38
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the most pressing public health priorities for the 21st century, with over one third of the world population infected. Active TB disease is a major issue both for the patients who require specific treatment and at a population level, since these patients are contagious.
21 Feb 2011 07:43
The realisation of medically treating different children uniquely may start with one of the deadliest diseases in existence: tuberculosis. New findings by UT Southwestern Medical Centre researchers indicate that the type of medications and the dosage routinely used to treat children with the disease should be individualised to each young patient in order to be effective.
11 Feb 2011 13:23There are only two weeks left in which to enter the second annual Red Cross / Lilly MDR-TB Partnership TB Media Award. Please see information attached.
11 Feb 2011 08:22
LONDON, UK: According to the latest forecasts from Informa Telecoms & Media, SMS will remain a significant source of revenues and traffic for mobile operators on a global basis until at least 2015. The company reckons SMS traffic growth will be driven by enterprise, emerging markets and social networks.
27 Jan 2011 08:28Entries are open for this award, which aims to recognise outstanding print and online journalism and recognise local journalists who serve their readers by providing responsible, accurate and timely information on tuberculosis prevention, research, development and treatment.
17 Jan 2011 07:46
The HIV/AIDS epidemic is severely hampering South Africa's ability to achieve several Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
12 Jan 2011 07:36Viveve, Inc, a development stage women's health company, has announced that it has received the European CE (Conformite Europeenne) mark for the use of its Viveve System for the non-surgical treatment of laxity of the vaginal introitus (opening), after childbirth, to improve female sexual function.
7 Jan 2011 13:07PRETORIA: The South African Medical Research Council (MRC) has welcomed the new rapid test for tuberculosis (TB), which can provide an accurate diagnosis in less than two hours.
9 Dec 2010 07:43
In advance of the 41st Union World Conference, the Global Alliance for TB Drug Development (TB Alliance) has announced the launch of the first clinical trial to test a novel tuberculosis regimen in a new development paradigm designed to speed new treatments to patients. This novel three-drug combination shows promise to treat both drug-sensitive (DS-TB) and multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB), and alter the course of the TB pandemic by shortening and simplifying treatment worldwide.
9 Nov 2010 12:35The World Health Organization aims to avert 10 million deaths from tuberculosis in the next five years through a new program.
14 Oct 2010 06:40
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