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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

Complex vascular surgery performed at Rustenberg hospital

After an intricate vascular medical procedure performed at the Netcare Ferncrest Hospital in Rustenburg last week, 68-year-old Johannes Kloppers now has a functioning heart. Kloppers had three aneurisms along his aorta, needing extensive surgery but this was not a safe option, given his weakened condition. 18 Jun 2013 11:04

Prescribed minimum benefits - know your rights

Confusion still reigns over the interpretation of the Prescribed Minimum Benefits (PMB) regulations introduced by the Medical Schemes Act in January 2004. Ian Taylor, executive practice head - healthcare at PSG Konsult Corporate believes that it should not be viewed with the same trepidation as a 'dreaded disease'. "The best defence," he says, "is for members to be as informed as possible." 15 Aug 2011 12:32

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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

Arrhythmia drug may increase cancer risk: study

WASHINGTON, USA: A common treatment for irregular heartbeats may have a serious side effect: a new study out Tuesday showed it could increase the risk for certain cancers, especially among men. 12 Apr 2013 18:10

Leading cardiac treatment at Life Vincent Pallotti

One of South Africa's leading facilities of its kind, the Life Vincent Pallotti Cardiac Unit is committed to providing superior treatment for the full spectrum of cardiac conditions. 16 Aug 2011 09:15

Martina Nicholson Associates

Europe's finest to learn from SA cardiologist

[Issued by Martina Nicholson Associates] Thousands watch the screen carefully as his hands work. On screen, a living heart pumps while a small wire threads its way across the image - carefully, deliberately - far finer and more delicate than imaginable. 15 May 2008 12:28

Heart & Stroke Foundation awards platinum seal to Willowton Group

Willowton Group has been awarded the Platinum Seal of Appreciation by the Heart & Stroke Foundation South Africa (HSFSA) for supporting the fight against heart disease and stroke - South Africa's leading non-infectious killers. 14 Sep 2011 09:03

State of the art catheterisation laboratory opened

The Western Cape Minister of Health, the Honourable Theuns Botha officially commissioned a Cardiac Catheterisation Laboratory at a gala dinner hosted by Melomed Hospital Holdings at a gala dinner on Wednesday, 5 September 2012. 7 Sep 2012 11:42

Dress red for Valentine's Day and HSFSA

The Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa will host its annual National Dress Red Fundraising campaign of Valentine's Day again this year. The concept asks the public to buy a Dress Red “I love my heart” sticker for R5 and wear red on the day. 12 Jan 2010 09:49

Vigorous athletic activity is safe with implanted arrhythmia devices

[Helen Dodson] There has long been concern that people with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) should not participate in any kind of strenuous sports activity for fear that their devices could fail. But a new Yale study finds that many athletes with ICDs can engage in vigorous and competitive sports without physical injury or failure to stop cardiac arrhythmia, despite ICD shocks that may occur to the heart during athletic activities. 23 May 2013 11:50

DPP medicines still sold in Australia

[Tamar Kahn] The Australian medicines regulator has been forced to let generic drug giant Aspen Pharmacare continue selling painkillers containing the controversial ingredient dextropropoxyphene (DPP)‚ a development that local rival Adcock Ingram says could strengthen its bid to get its once highly lucrative versions back on the market in SA. 11 Apr 2013 08:47