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Better life for HIV babies may lie in earlier treatment
Starting HIV-positive babies on antiretroviral treatment (ART) within days of birth is proving to be beneficial to their health in more ways than expected... read more>>



HIV/AIDS
ART work in SA highlighted in 2014 World AIDS day
The pharmaceutical industry, in support of government, plays a key role in broadening access to ARTs in South Africa... read more>>
SA commemorates World Aids Day in Welkom

Nosihle Shelembe

Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa handed out pamphlets and engaged with residents of Welkom in the Free State during the national commemoration of World Aids Day... read more>>
"Share the sound of an AIDS-free generation" and support (RED)
This is The Coca-Cola Company's international call to join efforts in helping end mother-to-child transmission of HIV with the launch of a new campaign in partnership with (RED), titled exactly that... read more>>
CSI
'Tis the season to be... giving the gift of hearing with MySchool MyVillage MyPlanet
Fa la la la la, la la la la. This is the sound of Christmas: joyful carols; the crinkling of wrapping paper; the tapping of dancing feet; the crackle of the braai. And to share the magic of the festive season, Woolies is giving the gift of hearing to 200 children with impaired hearing... read more>>
Exhibitions & Events
Universal health care moves closer with a wish
The World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) is a global healthcare community dedicated to capturing and disseminating the best evidence-based ideas and practices, and has committed its support for the first Universal Health Coverage Day on 12 December 2014... read more>>
Medical Research
Wash your hands, brush your teeth, get liver cancer?
A common ingredient in antimicrobial soaps and toothpaste has been linked to liver fibrosis and tumours in mice... read more>>
Neurology
Brain stimulation counteracts dangerous side effect of seizures

Bill Hathaway

Loss of consciousness is a common and dangerous side effect of epileptic seizures. A new Yale-led study, however, shows that activation of electrodes in key brain areas can awaken rats with induced seizures... read more>>
International
The Time to Change 'edvertorial'
LONDON, UK: The Time to Change charitable campaign partners with IPC Media for true editorial integration around mental health problems... read more>>
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