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  Making a difference on World Hunger Day As part of the international World Hunger Day, Breakfast Xpress co-host Samantha Cowen, of 94.7 Highveld Stereo represented the station at the African Children's Feeding Scheme in the Alexandra township, north of Johannesburg. 30 May 2012 11:10Pfizer Mental Health Journalism Awards opens for entries Entries are now open for the 2012/13 Pfizer Mental Health Journalism Awards. The awards encourage more writers to become involved in this most misunderstood and least reported on area of health writing. Closing date for entries is Monday, 13 August 2012. 30 May 2012 09:56Fund-raising book sale for Wola Nani Now on at Gardens Shopping Centre, Cape Town is a book sale in aid of Western Cape NGO, Wola Nani. On until Sunday 6 June 2012, it offers a selection of quality cult, classic and collectible CDs, DVDs and books for readers of all ages. Facilitating the fund-raising is Well Read Books, a social enterprise. 30 May 2012 09:29Gene link to higher rates of bowel cancer in men Scientists have shown for the first time that one of the sex chromosomes is involved in the development of a cancer that can afflict both genders, according to a Cancer Research UK-funded study in Nature Genetics. The finding may help explain why men have higher rates of bowel cancer than women. 29 May 2012 15:28Aggressively controlling glucose levels may not reduce kidney failure in type-2 diabetes [Karen N. Peart] Yale School of Medicine researchers have found that intensively controlling glucose (glycemic) levels in type-2 diabetes patients may not reduce the risk of kidney failure. The study, which is a review of data from seven clinical trials, is published in the 28 May 2012 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. 29 May 2012 15:19Nanoparticles cut off 'addicted' tumors from source of their survival Yale biologists and engineers have designed drug-loaded nanoparticles that target the soft underbelly of many types of cancer - a tiny gene product that tumors depend upon to replicate and survive. 29 May 2012 15:09News from Biz Company Press Offices COHSASA Accreditation awards from COHSASASeveral healthcare facilities have received accreditation awards from the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA). The awards mean that the facilities meet the requirements of the global standards-setting body, the International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua). 28 May 2012 11:43Health Intelligence Health Intelligence gets the nod from industry leader Marketing analyst and Bizcommunity Chairman Chris Moerdyk has cited an excerpt from the just-unpacked May/June edition of Health Intelligence to reinforce his sceptical viewpoint on the new food advertising regulations. 14 May 2012 23:04AHP African Health Placements Foreign doctors get proper South African welcomePetting lion cubs, a history lesson in Soweto, advice from experienced doctors and of course a traditional South African braai. Foreign doctors had an interesting cultural and clinical introduction to South Africa during AHP's recent two-day orientation programme. 10 May 2012 13:58News for medical professionals Register as a medical professional for free to view this content Intensive lipitor therapy provides sustained risk reduction of cardiovascular events 31 Mar 2009 10:13 The balance between protecting participants and promoting drug products in clinical trials 24 Mar 2009 08:14 Racial differences in incident heart failure in young adults 24 Mar 2009 08:10 Information sheets for patients with acute chest pain 23 Mar 2009 10:22 Implication of ASCO provisional clinical opinion on Erbitux® 20 Mar 2009 11:29 Next page>>Latest jobs
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