Increasingly, businesses are becoming aware of the impact HIV/AIDS will have on their profitability; in some cases, it is an awareness that is long overdue.
27 Sep 2007 13:28
South Africa's population is estimated to have grown to just under 53 million by the middle of this year, with an inflow of migrants behind much of the 1.2 million population increase since the 2011 Census, Statistician General Pali Lehohla said earlier this week.
16 May 2013 06:42
Only by becoming an organ donor can customers shop at The Exchange, a fashion boutique opened by Native at Cavendish Square in Cape Town on Friday 10 May 2013. Described as the world's first cashless fashion boutique, it is stocked with clothing and accessories from more than 25 of South Africa's top designers.
13 May 2013 10:04
In March, The Times reported that corrupt doctors, pharmacists, physiotherapists, radiologists and pathologists were ripping off medical schemes to the extent of about R22bn a year. The sector disputes the figure, saying correct estimates point to half that amount.
13 May 2013 11:42Martina Nicholson Associates[Issued by Martina Nicholson Associates] Can heart palpitations, dizziness and fainting be a sign of a serious, underlying heart condition?
27 Sep 2008 13:58 
A beer maker's plans to boost the sale of its product in Africa has left a sour taste in Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi's mouth.
16 May 2013 07:45
The finalists in the fifth Discovery Health Journalism Awards will discover who has won in the various categories on 29 May 2013 at the awards ceremony.
14 May 2013 08:49
South Africans should stop wasting time opposing National Health Insurance (NHI)‚ Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said on Wednesday (15 May).
16 May 2013 10:07According to a recent report by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), South Africa has the world's fourth highest asthma death rate among five to 35 year olds. Of the estimated 3.9 million South Africans with asthma, 1.5% die of this condition annually.
8 May 2013 03:16
[Tamar Kahn] The chief executive of private hospital group Life Healthcare, Michael Flemming on Tuesday (14 May) gave a cautious welcome to the Competition Commission's looming investigation into private healthcare prices‚ saying his company would co-operate with the authorities.
16 May 2013 10:28Heart and Stroke Foundation SA[Issued by Heart and Stroke Foundation SA] Experts estimate the total direct and indirect costs of death and disability from heart disease and stroke to exceed R8 billion a year, says Marion Scher
4 Sep 2007 14:09 
Morné Steenkamp has been appointed country manager of Allergan South Africa, a subsidiary of US-based Allergan Inc., a global multi-speciality health care company with portfolios in eye care, neurosciences, medical dermatology, medical aesthetics and breast prostheses.
14 May 2013 11:40
ROME, ITALY: Beetles, caterpillars and wasps could supplement diets around the world as an environmentally friendly food source if only Western consumers could get over their "disgust", the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Monday, 13 May 2013.
13 May 2013 16:48
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