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Create/update your MyBiz Profile on Bizcommunity and win!

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] Create or update your MyBiz Profile on Bizcommunity.com before 30 June 2013 and stand a chance to WIN an awesome GoPro camera and accessories worth over R6000! 18 Jun 2013 12:09

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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

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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

New rotavirus vaccine now available at all SA clinics

In South Africa approximately six children die a day from severe rotavirus gastroenteritis.¹, ² This devastating disease causes severe diarrhoea and vomiting, as well as mortality and morbidity in children under five. 10 Nov 2009 12:28

Natural death, doctor-assisted dying or euthanasia?

[Marika Sboros] Death has been on my mind more than usual lately. Not that I have a morbid fascination with it. It's just that as a wannabe Buddhist, I know the Grim Reaper is more friend than foe. 11 Oct 2012 14:40

Litha Healthcare Group acquires OTC Pharma South Africa

Litha Healthcare Group has purchased the South African subsidiary of Dutch health and wellness company, OTC Pharma International, OTC Pharma South Africa, which will see the healthcare group increase its portfolio in the natural health market. 19 Dec 2011 08:18

Complementary medicine: Is your product safe?

Complementary medicines have come under scrutiny once more, following recent revelations that many of these products are not doing what their labels say. In the most recent case, four 'herbal' medicines that are supposed to treat low libidos were reportedly found to contain illegal ingredients. That's raised the question for South African consumers: do we know what's in the complementary medicine we're buying; and who is checking up on these manufacturers? 18 Jan 2011 08:08

Flu remedies OK for pregnant women

Tamiflu and two other drugs used to treat influenza appear safe for pregnant women and babies: Study. 29 Apr 2010 13:15

Pharmaceutical industry set for improvement in 2011

[Brian Peterson] The pharmaceutical industry has managed to weather the credit crisis and recovery years of 2009 and 2010 relatively well, particularly when compared to other industries. Liquidation and bad debt figures have been well controlled despite a drop off in profitability, and exposure to the decreasing consumer spend market. 10 Feb 2011 06:43

New single dose sachet for cough relief on the go

Benylin is launching a new single dose cough syrup sachet for a convenient and effective remedy when you're on the run. 22 Aug 2008 06:09

Wits Ethics Alive symposium this week

As part of its Ethics Alive Week, the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand and its Steve Biko Centre for Bioethics will hold a Wits Ethics Alive Symposium at 5.30pm on Thursday 14 March 2013 at the Johannesburg Hospital Auditorium. It is open to members of faculty, students, the public, civil society and policy makers. 12 Mar 2013 11:06

Health product advertising and the Marketing Code

Advertisements for health products must not fall foul of the Code of Practice for the marketing of health products or the Code of Advertising Practice, says Delene Bertasso, senior associate at law firm Adams & Adams. 27 Feb 2013 10:04

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