the Medical community of South Africa

HSFSA debunks 'cookware marketing scam'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:02:00 +0200

During the month of October 2009, it was reported that several “sales people” were visiting the homes of people living in the East London area promoting a cookware range approved by the Heart and Stroke Foundation SA (HSFSA). These “sales people” were, allegedly, informing consumers that they were handpicked by the HSFSA to host a cooking demonstration in their home.
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Alcohol 'helps lower heart disease risk'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:54:00 +0200

PARIS: Men who drink alcohol every day see a nearly one-third average reduction in the risk of coronary heart disease, according to a long-term study among Spanish men published on Thursday.
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Choosing the Heart Mark

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:50:00 +0200

The Heart Mark is a guideline and incentive for shoppers to instantly identify heart healthy products on the shelf. The brand is most recognisable on Flora, Sea Harvest and I&J products, but there are others.
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Mamelani Projects hosts fundraising breakfast

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:40:00 +0200

Mamelani Projects, a Cape Town-based public health NGO is hosting an end-of-year fundraising breakfast on 2 December 2009 at Coffee Time, Number 20 Breda Street in Cape Town at 9am. Lauren Gillis will be speaking on the topic ‘marathon as a metaphor for life' to inspire guests to help get to the end of year finish-line.
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New non-surgical procedure to improve body contours

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:26:00 +0200

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Dermatology is offering a new non-surgical, needle-free skin-tightening procedure that doctors say smoothes wrinkles, firms up baggy or loose skin and improves body contours.
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New bone matrix implant offers hope for babies born with skull deformities

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:25:00 +0200

A synthetic bone matrix offers hope for babies born with craniosynostosis, a condition that causes the plates in the skull to fuse too soon. Implants replacing some of the infant's bone with the biodegradable matrix could eliminate some of the operations currently used to treat the condition.
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LAIV and TIV vaccines appear to offer protection against A/H1N1 virus

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:23:00 +0200

Immunization with either live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV, also known as FluMist®), or trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (TIV), appears to offer a protection (~ 45%) against the novel A/H1N1 virus, the cause of the present influenza pandemic. However, the benefit was largely attributed to the youngest age group. The finding emerges from an evaluation of medical encounters and seasonal influenza immunization of U.S. military service members.
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Hemicorporectomy effective, and add years and quality of life to survivors

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:22:00 +0200

A landmark, 25-year review of cases in which surgeons had to remove the lower portion of the body from the waist down for severe pelvic bone infections shows the therapy can add years and quality of life to survivors, say researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Centre.
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New program to address mental health issues of youth and children

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

Every year, thousands of youngsters in Ontario experience a mental health crisis, yet the vast majority end up waiting months for psychiatric assessment and treatment because of the severe shortage of these specialists. Now a groundbreaking new program is bridging the gap between kids and care.
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Obesity poses health risks

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

Few people would think to associate heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, osteoarthritis, endometrial cancer, colon cancer, gallstones, lung disease, pregnancy complications, poor menstrual reproductive health, bladder control problems and psychological disorders with obesity but the reality of the matter is that these are common conditions associated with disease.
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