the Medical community of South Africa

New breast reconstruction surgery for women

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:26:00 +0200

Since her teens, Jennifer Jablon had watched family members deal with breast cancer during their 40s, 50s, and 60s. She wondered whether it would be her fate too.
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Egg sensitivity and flu shot: doctors' dilemma

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:23:00 +0200

"My three-year-old had a skin breakout we think was due to eggs - is it safe to do a flu shot?" It's a question being asked to every doctor who takes care of kids during flu season.
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Future for magnetic nanoparticles appears even brighter

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:21:00 +0200

Whether it's magnetic nanoparticles (mNPs) giving an army of 'therapeutically armed' white blood cells direction to invade a deadly tumour's territory, or the use of mNPs to target specific nerve channels and induce nerve-led behaviour (such as the life-dependant thumping of our hearts), mNPs have come a long way in the past decade.
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Gene therapy saves two children with adrenoleukodystrophy

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:20:00 +0200

The ELA Association represents the largest funder for research on this fatal brain disease.
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Green tea holds hope for prevention of oral cancer

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:05:00 +0200

Green tea extract has shown promise as cancer prevention agent for oral cancer in patients with a pre-malignant condition known as oral leukoplakia, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Centre.
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Japanese data suggests a protocol for schools to follow during H1N! pandemic

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:03:00 +0200

As flu season approaches in the northern hemisphere, parents around the country are starting to face school closures. However, flu is one of those illnesses that can strike any time of the year, and when it comes to H1Ni (swine flu), how should schools react?
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Commonly used pain reliever may be associated with asthma in children and adults

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:01:00 +0200

New research shows that the widely used pain reliever acetaminophen may be associated with an increased risk of asthma and wheezing in both children and adults exposed to the drug.
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Food advertising aimed at children contributes to obesity

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:58:00 +0200

Children's networks exposed young viewers to 76% more food commercials per hour than other networks.
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A deserving dozen at Inyathelo Philanthropy Awards

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:04:00 +0200

"The Inyathelo Philanthropy Awards give South Africans the chance to thank those people who have and are making a difference," says Gillian Mitchell, manager of Inyathelo's Philanthropy Programme at the occasion of the 2009 awards held in Cape Town on Tuesday 3 November 2009.
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Scientists identify compounds that hold promise for treating parasitic infection

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:28:00 +0200

Using an unconventional approach that they designed, University of Pittsburgh drug discoverers and their collaborators at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research have identified compounds that hold promise for treating leishmaniasis, a parasitic infection that many consider one of the world's most overlooked diseases. The findings are available online today in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
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