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| On Saturday 17 May 2014, World Hypertension Day, South Africans are urged to have their blood pressure checked, as South Africa has one of the highest rates of hypertension worldwide with 1 in 3 people over the age of 15 suffering from high blood pressure. Read more >>
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 | Gender discrimination in the management and treatment of cardiovascular disease treatment is widespread, despite the fact that half of the 17.3 million deaths from cardiovascular disease (CVD). Women are more likely to be under-diagnosed and under-treated, mostly because the presentation, progression and outcomes of the disease are different and less understood in women than in men. Read more >>
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 | Johns Hopkins researchers use stem cells derived from human body fat to deliver treatment for deadly glioblastoma in mice. Read more >>
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 | Pregnant drivers are most likely to crash their car during their second trimester, a Canadian study has found. Read more >>
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 | BRISTOL, UK: How children spend their after-school hours has a big impact on their levels of physical activity, new research has discovered, highlighting the need for children to be given more opportunities to play outdoors with friends. Read more >>
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 | The third prize in the prestigious MacJannet awards for Global Citizenship has been awarded to the Wits Initiative for Rural Health Education (WIRHE) at the University of the Witwatersrand's Faculty of Health Sciences. Read more >>
|  | Tomorrow, 10 May 2014, is World Move for Health Day and Pharma Dynamics will launch its iChange4Health (iC4H) movement campaign, which will encourage South Africans young and old to submit photos and videos of how they enjoy exercising, in exchange for the latest technology gadgets. Read more >>
|  | Issued by AHP - Africa Health Placements Professional development of community service officers should be prioritised if South Africa hopes to attract more doctors to rural and underserved areas and improve access to quality healthcare for all. Read more >>
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| The Stellenbosch University has a position for head: centre for student counselling and development to assume responsibility for the overall management of the centre. Read more >>
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