Health DiRxions

Who's your daddy?

[Issued by Health DiRxions] Identifying or confirming the father of a child is often very important in child maintenance cases, inheritance claims, and other situations. 22 Oct 2007 14:23

Omron Healthcare expands distribution network

Omron Healthcare has entered into distribution agreements with HiTech Therapy and Patient Focus Africa in a move to expand its operations and deliver increased consumer value in South Africa. 9 May 2013 15:26

Electric helmet treats brain tumours

Brain cancer patients at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Centre - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC-James) are among the first in the country to be treated with a high-tech device that bombards the brain with electrical currents to kill cancer cells and to help control brain tumours that might otherwise be untreatable. 20 Aug 2012 11:53

Bizcommunity.com

Bizcommunity April 1 price freeze is no joke

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Believe it or not, we've made the decision to freeze most of our rates for 2013! This is not an April Fool's prank but a strategic decision in line with our core objectives to assist businesses to grow and thrive via our portfolio of publishing platforms. 26 Mar 2013 10:37

Bizcommunity.com

If you're content, we're content

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Content strategists, bloggers, vloggers, citizen journalists, opinionistas - every day, advertorial and promotional initiatives are launched into a wider pool of competing content providers. Content is currently the word on everybody's lips, with everyone from the existing media to brand owners and individuals being encouraged to become content providers. 18 Mar 2013 09:03

SA's first oestrogen metabolism gene test available

Local molecular biotechnology firm, DNAlysis Biotechnology announced the availability of South Africa's first oestrogen metabolism gene test last week, 18 April 2012. The test will identify 12 gene variations involved in oestrogen metabolism and detoxification in women, a significant contribution in the prevention of breast cancer. 23 Apr 2012 17:43

New vaginal cream applicator launched

The newly launched Adcock Ingram Gentle Comfort Vaginal Cream Applicator is designed to give women a more hygienic and comfortable alternative to traditional applicators. 18 Aug 2010 11:15

Major orthopaedic surgeon training centre secures sponsor

Global medical technology business, Smith & Nephew has announced that it will sponsor the KwaZulu-Natal Orthopaedic Training Centre based at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital in Durban. 15 Jun 2012 14:44

[2013 trends] Tracking and training

[Chamendran Naidoo] So 21 December 2012 didn't see us hiking to the nearest mountain in anticipation of the Mayan-foretold apocalypse. Well, not all of us at least. As we sighed a collective sigh, most of us sniggered at the Mayans for their inaccurate prophecies, silly headrests and lack of escalators. A few sobered individuals, however, withheld their smirks, realising the wisdom in the vision: the foretold destruction of 2012 was not of the material world, but rather something more important, yet subtle - the trends of 2012! 23 Jan 2013 11:48

ACS recommends annual MRI screening in women with family history of breast cancer

Women with a personal history of breast cancer should consider annual screening with MRI in addition to mammography, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). 29 Nov 2010 14:07

FDA green lights Adcock Ingram's R&D facility

The Centre for Drug Evaluation and Research of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Adcock Ingram's Research and Development (R&D) facility, which is located in Aeroton, south of Johannesburg. Adcock Ingram's R&D facility is registered with the Medicines Control Council (MCC) as a current Good Manufacturing Practice facility. 2 Nov 2012 12:34

Possible therapy for tamoxifen-resistant breast cancer identified

OHIO, USA: A study by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC - James) has discovered how tamoxifen-resistant breast-cancer cells grow and proliferate. It also suggests that an experimental agent might offer a novel targeted therapy for tamoxifen-resistant breast cancer. 6 Sep 2012 16:01

Smartphone app can diagnose HIV remotely

News24 reports that South African and South Korean engineers and researchers are working on a smartphone application capable of doing AIDS tests in rural parts of Africa that are the worst hit by the disease. The application can photograph and analyse blood samples and even measure the health of immune systems to diagnose HIV, in areas far from laboratories. The team hopes that trials in clinics may start next year. 5 Sep 2012 14:32