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Valeant buys 'female Viagra' maker for $1bn
NEW YORK, USA: Canada's Valeant Pharmaceuticals is paying US$1 billion to buy Sprout Pharmaceuticals, which just won US government approval to sell the first "female Viagra" drug... read more>>



HIV/AIDS
NGOs apply to intervene in possible gold mine class action suit

Ahmed Areff

The High Court in Johannesburg will hear an application by the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and Sonke Gender Justice next week for them to intervene as amicus curiae (friends of the court) in a possible class action suit against South African gold mines... read more>>

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Medical
Chaeli & the 'Kili' Climbers to conquer Kilimanjaro
Michaela Mycroft, aka Chaeli, has Cerebral Palsy and a degenerative neuropathy. This, however, has not stopped her from achieving great things thus far. Chaeli will embark on an incredible adventure by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro... read more>>



Medical Aid
Choosing medical aid schemes wisely
The Medical Aid Survey, recently released by GTC Healthcare Consulting, has highlighted the profound complexities within medical scheme structures and offerings... read more>>
Medical Research
Elevated blood pressure in childhood persists into adulthood
The road to hypertension in adulthood might start as early as childhood and adolescence in the urban black South African population, says a says a Wits-lead research team... read more>>
Medical Technology
CUT awarded SARChI chair for innovations in medical 3D printing
The Centre for Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing at the Central University of Technology, Free State has recently been awarded a Research Chair in Medical Product Development under the Department of Science and Technology's South African Research Chairs Initiative... read more>>
Mental health
Doctors need to manage depression in chronic illness
Many challenges still exist in the recognition and management of the psychological and social dimensions of depression in chronically ill patients but, by developing a patient-centric approach, patients will feel more adequately cared for during each medical interaction... read more>>
Nutrition
On the map of sweetest nations

Shaun Smillie

Swaths of the planet are awash in drinks with a high sugar content, and now there is a map to prove it... read more>>
Noakes rubs in the salt

Katharine Child

Banting guru Tim Noakes has now taken on the widely held belief that too much salt is bad for you... read more>>
Public Health
DoH launches new health mobisite
What's wrong with smoking dagga? My friends pressure me to smoke with them, how can I refuse? Everybody in my family drinks; why can't I drink...? read more>>
Business
How to prevent identity theft

Andera Lakai

In this age of technology, having access to information at our fingertips, everyone once in a while lie awake at night losing sleep over identity theft and its consequences... read more>>
Choosing your business' fiscal year

Sophie Baker

When starting a business, you will need to elect when your fiscal year starts and ends... read more>>
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