The Medical community of South Africa

Pensioners set to benefit from NHI

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:27:00 +0200

The introduction of the National Health Insurance (NHI) initiative has been examined as to the impact it will have on those who do not have any medical cover, yet one of the overlooked areas is the fact that it will also help to alleviate a major cost burden for those in retirement.
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Shining a new light on ageing

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:24:00 +0200

You probably know by now how bad sunlight is for your skin. Too much of it over time makes you look older than your years. It causes photo-ageing - the medical term for damage to the skin from too much exposure to the sun's ultra violet (UV) radiation rays.
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Finger food may help babies avoid obesity - study

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:58:00 +0200

Infants outgrowing a liquid diet who give themselves finger food rather than being spoon-fed puree are likelier to eat healthily and avoid getting fat during weaning, according to a study released this week.
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Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award closes soon

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:43:00 +0200

Entries for the R750 000 Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award (DBUAA), which is open to Cape Town-based projects that benefit communities and local residents by improving their surrounding urban environments, close at 4pm on Friday 24 February 2012.
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Business confidence falls in January

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:33:00 +0200

Business confidence fell to its lowest level since May 2010, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) said.
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dti moots small business census

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:09:00 +0200

The Department of Trade and Industry wants to run a regular small business census to help improve its support and funding to the sector as part of a revised policy to boost support to small businesses.
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Deadly bacterium hits Durban beaches

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:14:00 +0200

A deadly bacterium, Vibrio vulnificus, regarded as one of the most deadly pathogens that occur in the ocean has been found of Durban beach and IOL says that a Durban doctor who contracted the bacteria is lucky to be alive.
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'Huge problems' at Baragwanath Hospital

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:02:00 +0200

There are huge problems at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in Soweto, the national health department said.
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90% of Americans eat too much salt

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:53:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, USA: 90% of Americans eat too much salt every day, and the top food offenders include cheeseburgers, pizza, bread, deli meat and potato chips, US health officials said on Tuesday, 7 February.
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Gauteng pays millions in medical negligence costs

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:57:00 +0200

Nearly R10m has been paid so far by the Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development in two medical negligence cases.
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