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Tax credit for medical aid contributions - GordhanThe Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan today, 22 February 2012, announced the introduction of a tax credit on medical aid contributions. While revealing that R9.5 billion would be granted in personal tax relief, Gordhan said as of March 1 this year, a tax credit for medical-aid contributions will be... read more 22 Feb 2012 'Share the care' raises R650 000This year's 'Share the care' campaign from mothers purchasing Elizabeth Anne's and Purity brands purchased between July and October 2011 has raised R650 000 for the Avril Elizabeth Home and its 170 residents. This is the 19th year that Tiger Brands has been caring for the home's residents and it has... read more 28 Nov 2011 Calling all Joburg prostate patients and survivorsThere will be a Prostate Support Group meeting on 5 March 2011 at 18 Eton Road, Parktown. After the talk it is planned to have some time to sit and share experiences. All patients and caregivers are welcome and there is no charge. Find full details here. Find out more about CanSurvive Cancer Support... read more 16 Feb 2011 Kulula joins Mo' timeKulula has joined forces with the Movember campaign, a charity event held annually during November where men are encouraged to 'grow a mo' to raise awareness and funds for prostate and testicular cancer. Its famous Flying 101 plane now sports its very own mo'. The airline has also recruited some of... read more 18 Nov 2010 Website handoverThe Minister of Communications, Siphiwe Nyanda will host the launch of the Hospital Websites on 30 September 2010 in Bloemfontein, Free State. He will hand over 180 websites developed by Department of Communications, to the Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi. The handover will take place at... read more 22 Sep 2010 Flying high with Cape kite festivalAfrica's reputedly biggest kite festival, the Cape Town International Kite Festival, will take place 23-24 October 2010 on the lawns surrounding Zandvlei, Muizenberg. Hosted by Cape Mental Health, this year's theme is 'Uplifting Mind and Body,' the show includes some of the biggest names in kiting... read more 8 Mar 2010 South African company in Global AwardsThe Global Awards, which honours the best in worldwide healthcare communications, have selected Fine Healthcare as the only South African finalist for its entry ‘Discovery One - Healthcare Professional: Promotional Marketing Integrated Campaign.' More on the awards at www.theglobalawards.com.... read more 4 Nov 2009 Join the CondomnationThis is AIDS Awareness week, and that means we all have to unite in spreading awareness of the pandemic, and play our part in fighting it, for our future and the future of our children. Join Bizcommunity.com and Cape Film Productions and become one of the Condomnation.... read more 3 Dec 2007 Bizcommunity.com Cape Town on the moveOur Cape Town-based Bizcommunity.com head office finally moved into its new premises in Cape Town yesterday, Thursday, 1 November 2007. The new physical address is 24 On Main, Main Road, Mowbray, Cape Town. The entrance is on Rose Street, off Main Road. The new contact numbers are: tel +27 (0)21 680... read more 2 Nov 2007 Sleep off the fatA study of more than 68 000 women found that those who sleep less than five hours a night gain more weight over time than those who sleep seven hours a night. So says Sanjay Patel from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. Patel found that women who sleep for five hours a night or less... read more 30 Jul 2007 The streets are unhealthyProstitutes working on the streets have far more health problems than those working in massage parlours, according to a survey of sex workers in Bristol, UK. The survey also found serious gaps in the provision of health care fo all sex workers, providing greater ammunition for those pushing for... read more 30 Jul 2007 Rarely, Tamoxifen may failIn some cases Tamoxifen, routinely prescribed to treat breast cancer, may help cancer proliferate, according to David Shapiro and colleagues at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. It may do so by mimicking oestrogen, which can help the tumour to grow and may also shield cancer cells from... read more 30 Jul 2007 Fertility failureTreatment that is designed to increase the chances of older women giving birth after fertility treatment may actually reduce their chances of having a baby, according to a recent paper in the New England Journal of Medicine. Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) involves removing one or two cells... read more 30 Jul 2007 Malawi wants sexually active citizens to take HIV testMalawi's government is calling on every sexually active Malawian to take an HIV test. Health officials estimate that only 15 per cent of those eligible have had an HIV test and know their status. Around 14 per cent of the population is believed to be HIV-positive. Malawi's president Bingu wa... read more 16 Jul 2007 Firm ordered to withdraw medicine claimsThe Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ordered a small Port Elizabeth company that manufactures health products, to stop claiming that its comfrey capsules can treat a host of ailments, ranging from AIDS to gout. Tamar Khan 29 Jun 2007 Gene for autismAnother possible candidate gene for autism has been identified. Dan Arking at Johns Hopkins University and colleagues studied the DNA of 1295 autistic children and their parents. They found a common varient of the gene CNTNAP2. This gene helps to coordinate interactions between cells in the nervous... read more 12 Jun 2007 Superwater strikes down bugsThe developers of a form of ‘super-oxidised' water claim that their discovery can kill harmful bacteria, fungi and viruses in wounds. The new water may be more effective than bleach and not harm human tissue. The product, called Microcyn, was presented recently at a biomedical business... read more 12 Jun 2007 Reprive for smallpoxThe world's last known stockpiles of smallpox are safe for a further 4 years, after a decision by the UN World Health Assembly not to destroy them. Originally slated for destruction in 2002, the US and Russia are keeping their stockpiles for research against biowarfare. 12 Jun 2007 Fixed dose antimalarial now available for adults and childrenA new antimalarial combination treatment to be taken as a fixed dose once a day has been developed by a non-profit organisation for use in developing countries. The combination of artesunate and amodiaquine will be known by the brand name Coarsucam in private sector sales. The non-patented drug... read more 31 May 2007 Persistent otitis media and developmentA new study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggests that persistent otitis media in young children does not cause developmental problems later in life. In the trial, which started in 1991, researchers followed a cohort of 241 children with otitis media. They found that early... read more 31 May 2007 Obesity paradox and heart diseaseWe all know that obesity is a risk factor for developing heart disease. But if you are too fat and your heart is already failing, your fat could save your life. Gregg Fonarow and colleagues, publishing in the American Heart Journal, found that the fatter a person admited to hospital with worsening... read more 31 May 2007 Herbal preparations don't relieve hot flushesBlack cohosh alone or combined with other botanical agents does not relieve the vasomotor symptoms of menopause any better than placebo, according to a report in the Annals of Internal Medicine late last year. The 5-arm trial was carried out in women aged 44 to 55 who had at least 2 vasomotor... read more 31 May 2007 Straight to the tumourA new delivery system that directs cancer drugs to tumours virtually anywhere in the body should start human testing this year. The new delivery technique, which could dramatically reduce the side-effects of chemotherapy, uses fragments of bacteria to target a tumour, avoiding the need to flood the... read more 29 May 2007 PCBs plus obesity equals diabetesIt appears that fat alone is not the cause of an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. Duk-Hee Lee at Kyungpook National University in South Korea, and colleagues reported last year that people with higher levels of 6 different persistent organic pollutants (POPs) were more likely to have diabetes that... read more 29 May 2007 Daily aspirin and cancerRegular aspirin may not only protect your heart. It may also reduce your risks of cancer. Asitya Bardia and colleagues from the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA analysed the cancer history of more than 22 000 post-menopausal women over a period of 12 years. Those women who reported taking aspirin... read more 29 May 2007 A healthy weight for babies?Outdated targets for infant growth may be starting healthy babies on the path to obesity, according to new research. This is just confirming what many mothers have long suspected – that the most commonly used growth charts, based on babies fed on high-protein formula milks, may classify lean but... read more 29 May 2007 |
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