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Early signs of diabetes found in seven-year-olds

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:26:00 +0200

US researchers find early signs of diabetes in healthy children as young as seven.
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Snoring during pregnancy may mean greater risk for gestational diabetes

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:22:00 +0200

If you are pregnant and your mate complains your frequent snoring is rattling the bedroom windows, you may have bigger problems than an annoyed, sleep-deprived partner.
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Weight - and its effect on asthma medication

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:36:00 +0200

Being overweight or obese does not make asthma worse, but may reduce response to medications.
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Tobacco kills... picture warnings on tobacco products can save your life!

Wed, 27 May 2009 13:23:00 +0200

Smoking is the leading preventable cause of premature death in the world, killing more than 5.4 million people each year. Over 44 000 South Africans die every year as a result of some tobacco-related disease... and many more become ill when using tobacco products or inhaling other people's second-hand smoke.
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Bonitas joins race against cystic fibrosis at Comrades Marathon

Tue, 19 May 2009 14:07:00 +0200

Bonitas Medical Fund has announced that it will be joining the fight against cystic fibrosis (CF) by sponsoring Paul Dolman, the only CF sufferer to run in this year's Comrades Marathon, R100 per kilometre completed.
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Unit helps stay abreast of cancer

Mon, 04 May 2009 13:31:00 +0200

The Breast Health Foundation in association with the Avon Justine iThemba Fund — an initiative by the cosmetic company to raise women's awareness about their health, with a focus on cancer — recently launched a mobile breast-health education unit at Sebokeng Hospital.
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Inherited impulsivity predicts alcoholism

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:46:00 +0200

Solving the age-old chicken and the egg dilemma, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis researchers report that genetic predisposition to impulsivity is a trait predictive of alcoholism. The study appears on the July print issue of the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, available online on April 22.
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Media ignores health consequences of drunk driving among celebrity DUI stories

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:05:00 +0200

The recent drinking and driving (DUI) arrests of celebrities - Paris Hilton, Nicole Ritchie, Michelle Rodriguez and Lindsay Lohan - yielded widespread news coverage, however, very little of it offered any public health context, according to a new report by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Centre for Injury Research and Policy.
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Mobile breast health educational unit for Sedibeng

Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:02:00 +0200

The district of Sedibeng in Gauteng will be the first to benefit from Avon Justine iThemba and the Breast Health Foundation's latest initiative: a mobile breast health educational unit. The mobile unit will be based at Sebokeng Hospital but will travel throughout the Sedibeng region to help in the early detection of breast cancer.
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New light-based system reveals breast tumor oxygen status

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:10:00 +0200

Light directed at a breast tumor through a needle can provide pathologists with biological specifics of the tumor and help oncologists choose treatment options that would be most effective for that individual patient.
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