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New research on HIV-neutralising antibodies

The CAPRISA consortium of AIDS researchers with scientists from the US, jointly reported on 3 March 2014 the discovery of how a KwaZulu-Natal woman's body responded to her HIV infection by making potent antibodies.

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Bone anchored hearing devices overcome middle ear damage

Bone anchored hearing devices are specifically designed to bypass any problems in the ear canal or middle ear, by transmitting the sound directly to the inner ear via the skull bone.

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Using hypnosis to stop addictive behaviour

Claudia Klein

Whether your addiction is classified as a disorder or simply an unwanted behaviour, there comes a time when we decide to make a change. But that's not as easy as it sounds.

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Medical
Simple solutions to managing health information
Health information management (HIM) is the information hub of a healthcare organisation, whether the organisation is a small regional hospital or a multisite integrated delivery network, as patient-focused documents and content flow in and out of the department to almost every other patient-focused and administrative area of the facility. Read more >>

Exhibitions & Events
Impressive speaker lineup at Lions Health
Lions Health, the inaugural global festival and awards celebrating creativity in healthcare marketing and communications will welcome a speaker lineup that includes some of the most awarded creatives in healthcare and top marketers at the forefront of the industry from around the world. Read more >>

Hospital Groups
Historical day for health care in Botswana

Marilyn Keegan, Issued by COHSASA

History in Botswana healthcare was made in Gaborone last week when South African quality improvement and accreditation organisation, COHSASA (the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa) and Boitekanelo College signed a memorandum of agreement to join forces. Read more >>

Medical Technology
[Design Indaba 2014] Modular phones, bioprinting and touching strangers

Sindy Peters

There's one slot at Design Indaba I implore you never to miss, and that's the Pecha Kucha presentations. Seven top graduates from around the world presented their projects at this year's event, but three stood out - particularly in the simulcast auditorium where they all received a rousing applause. Read more >>

Pharmaceutical Companies
Imperial buys Nigerian pharmaceutical distributor
Eco Health, a leading pharmaceutical distributor in Nigeria, has sold 53% of its company for US$74 million in cash to Imperial Logistics, a wholly owned division of Imperial Holdings. Read more >>


International

Smartphones dissect lives of navel-gazing owners
BARCELONA, SPAIN: Precisely how many steps have you taken today? Exactly how fast is your heart beating? How clean are your teeth? Read more >>


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Government

SA faces uphill battle to retain doctors, nurses
Remuneration in foreign countries, that the government cannot match, is frustrating efforts to retain doctors and nurses in SA, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said. Read more >>

Overview of Gordhan's budget
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has announced a large expenditure plan that will be anchored around the National Development Plan (NDP). Read more >>


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