[Enrique Rivero] A UCLA-Harvard study has highlighted three types of confusing outcome measures. Studies about medications published in the most influential medical journals are frequently designed in a way that yields misleading or confusing results, new research suggests.
26 Aug 2011 09:19 
According to a report by
AFP, quoting the country's deputy president, Kgalema Motlanthe, the number of South Africans living with HIV has fallen, as has the number of deaths as a result of the pandemic.
26 Aug 2011 08:14
Trendy youths in the East African country reckon they have discovered the secret of protecting themselves against unwanted pregnancy and HIV.
24 Aug 2011 13:43
According to a report in
Plus News, international funding for HIV fell by 10% in 2010 from the previous year, the Kaiser Family Foundation and UNAIDS reports. this has led to concerns on the part of activists who fear that a continued reduction will undermine progress in global HIV prevention and treatment efforts.
18 Aug 2011 06:46
The dire need to improve the capacity of women and adolescent girls to protect themselves from the risks of HIV infection, was recently highlighted by the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) in a report which is to be submitted to the upcoming United Nations High Level Meeting '2011 Declaration on HIV/AIDS.'
12 Aug 2011 08:15
The 5th Clicks Pharmacy Conference will be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 10-11 August 2011.
5 Aug 2011 13:54
[Graham Anderson] National Immunisation Awareness Week takes place over 2-8 August. Immunisation is an increasingly controversial topic, but the truth is that there is a far greater risk associated with not immunising your child.
4 Aug 2011 13:49
Research studies in countries in Africa, Asia, and South America have documented increased risk of TB disease or infection in health care workers compared with the general population.
4 Aug 2011 13:42
Roughly 15 million South Africans were targeted for HIV testing in the government's HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) campaign, reports
Sowetan but the effort didn't reach the target and only slightly more than 10 million people ended up in the campaign.
3 Aug 2011 14:22
The use of currently available commercial blood (serological) tests to diagnose active tuberculosis (TB) often leads to misdiagnosis, mistreatment and potential harm to public health, says WHO in a policy recommendation issued today. WHO is urging countries to ban the inaccurate and unapproved blood tests and instead rely on accurate microbiological or molecular tests, as recommended by WHO.
2 Aug 2011 13:01
After 18 months of sourcing, verifying and geo-locating thousands of records, MIMS - the medical publishing division of Avusa Media Limited - together with business partner MapIT and launch partner Adcock Ingram Generics, have launched
www.mapadoc.co.za, a free online directory designed to help consumers locate a wide range of doctors, specialists and health-care services in South Africa.
27 Jul 2011 06:00
A state-owned pharmaceutical company is not the answer to providing cheaper medicines in the country, says Paul Anley, CEO of pharmaceutical company, Pharma Dynamics.
25 Jul 2011 06:52
Excluded countries should be ready to issue compulsory licences to access needed drugs
22 Jul 2011 13:16
Firms will no longer offer discounted antiretroviral drugs to middle-income countries where HIV is rife, says a report, according to the
Guardian, UK.
22 Jul 2011 09:18
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