According to Health24.com, Dr Claudia Gray of the Allergy & Asthma Clinic at the Red Cross Children's Hospital in Cape Town, and Dr Shiang-Ju Kung of the Division of Allergy & Immunology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in the USA, discussed the rapid increase in food allergy incidence in South Africa in the latest edition of Current Allergy & Clinical Immunology journal.
8 Aug 2012 11:23Desperate to keep their children off drugs, parents are turning to home drug tests. A Durban North family are forced to test their 14-year-old daughter weekly.
7 Aug 2012 12:01
For the first time ever,
MSC Cruises is sending one of its acclaimed Fantasia-class ships to homeport from North America, offering guests embarking in Miami the opportunity to discover Caribbean itineraries from its largest and most celebrated class of ship.
7 Aug 2012 11:5024.com[Issued by 24.com] South Africa's biggest consumer health website, Health24, was awarded the new Antonie Roux award at the recent Media24 Conference. Antonie Roux, who passed away recently, was the head of MHI and Naspers' internet operations. The award is presented to the website which performs best against a number of commercial criteria.
6 Aug 2012 19:32 
Taking user engagement beyond simply clicking "like" on a Facebook page can reap huge rewards for brands - especially for early movers.
6 Aug 2012 11:37
Camdeboo Spa, at the African Pride Irene Country Lodge, Centurion has been recognised as a Spa of Distinction at the 2012 Les Nouvelles Esthétiques South African Spa Awards - one of only two spas on the African continent to be so honoured.
6 Aug 2012 11:22According to Health24, some experts say that bottled water, a staple of the dietary landscape, may contribute to diminished dental health. Fluoride - believed to help reducing tooth decay - is added by local municipalities to public water supplies, it is therefore present in tap water.
3 Aug 2012 12:57
Mauritius is a favourite international getaway for South Africans, four hours away by regular airline flights and a household name for its wide range of luxury resorts. Sun Resorts has also signed an agreement for the lease of Ambre Resort & Spa, a 4-star hotel located in on Belle Mare Bay on the sheltered east coast effective from October 2012, so start planning that breakaway...
3 Aug 2012 06:20IOL News reports that the National Health Department is planning to spend R1,2-billion on revamping nursing colleges between now and 2014 in preparation for the National Healthcare Insurance plan (NHI).
2 Aug 2012 17:11 According to Independent Online, a new US study suggests that eating magnesium-rich foods such as spinach, beans, peas and nuts could ease knee pain.
2 Aug 2012 11:53Through an investment of around R600 000, financial services group Regiments Capital has enabled Cape Town's Langa Library to re-stock with a wide range of books, periodicals and CDs, install new computers and other much-needed equipment, and hold workshops for community members.
2 Aug 2012 11:53AUCKLAND: Long viewed as a contributing factor in teenage isolation, computer games are now being used to treat adolescent depression in an innovative New Zealand programme.
2 Aug 2012 11:19According to iAfrica.com, a survey of 2000 mothers found that one in four have thought twice about allowing their kids to visit their grandparents due to concerns they will be fed junk food, biscuits and sweets. Nearly half of parents went as far as to say they had been forced to give granny and granddad rules or guidelines on their children's diets in advance of a visit.
1 Aug 2012 14:20In an effort to lend a helping hand to members of the community, AxizWorkgroup launched a Winter Warmer campaign that would benefit Mug and Tree, a beneficiary of Angel Mission - one of AxizWorkgroup's supported charities for the year.
1 Aug 2012 13:29
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