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To all our readers, www.bizcommunity.com wishes you a prosperous and successful 2008. We look forward to seeing you again throughout the year. Thank you for your support in 2007. Thanks to you, we have grown in leaps, bounds and we will continue to grow and develop in 2008, and beyond – bringing you news and information on the retail sector. 31 Dec 2007

E-commerce vendors have spent a lot of money recently advertising on social networking sites, but these investments did not generate much of a return. "It does not make a lot of sense to promote your products to a MyFace Web site focused on a person's dog. After all, the dog is not going to buy any products," said Gene Alvarez, research vice president at Gartner. 28 Dec 2007

Provided you stick to the same guidelines about alcohol consumption as younger adults, regular moderate drinking poses no additional risks to you over-65s, and may even bring health benefits, according to two studies from the Peninsula Medical School in the South West of England. 24 Dec 2007

The following quotes were taken from actual medical records as dictated by physicians... 24 Dec 2007

Not surprisingly, anyone who can afford a car with a tag of half a million or more can probably handle rate hikes without too much stress… 24 Dec 2007

South African retail trade sales at constant prices for October increased by 1.5% year-on-year compared with September's revised 1.7% increase. 24 Dec 2007

A lighthearted look at medical myths from the British Medical Journal 21 Dec 2007

Somewhere, some time this year, a baby will be born on the 25th floor of a city hospital or the dirt floor of a dark slum shack; a first-year college graduate will rent a cramped apartment in lower Manhattan or a family of five will finally concede their plot of farm land to an encroaching desert - or sea - and turn towards Jakarta or La Paz or Lagos in search of a new livelihood and a new home. 21 Dec 2007

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are one of the most common bacterial infections and are predominantly caused by uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC). 21 Dec 2007

Picture the scene… It's first thing Monday morning in the bustling offices of a national retailer and it's all hands on deck as the team comes out of its weekly planning meeting. 21 Dec 2007

On the campus of Cheikh Anta Diop University in the Senegal capital Dakar, physically handicapped students can often be seen crawling unaided up concrete staircases or across dirty bathroom floors. 20 Dec 2007

Woolworths has taken the lead in the introduction of organically grown cotton to the South African market and is currently the third largest consumer of certified organic cotton globally. This was announced at the fifth Annual Organic Exchange Conference held in Monterey, California in November 2007. 20 Dec 2007

With levels of malnutrition in West Africa slightly lower in 2007 than the previous year, the overall amount of money aid organisations are requesting from donors for the 2008 Consolidated Appeal Process (CAP) for the sub-region is also lower, UN officials say. 20 Dec 2007

More than half of South Africa's healthcare professionals earn less than the market related average. 19 Dec 2007

The World Medical Association has appointed its first advocacy adviser to increase its work with other organisations. 19 Dec 2007

Duncan Savage of Cape Point Vineyards and Dewaldt Heyns of Saronsberg near Tulbagh have joined the crème de la crème of South African winemakers as new members of the prestigious Cape Winemakers Guild. 19 Dec 2007

The news that 70 percent of women in parts of Niger find it normal that their husbands, fathers and brothers regularly beat, rape and humiliate them came as no surprise to human rights experts in Niger. 18 Dec 2007

A desperately needed hospital in Lebanon's largest and most violent Palestinian refugee camp has been unable to open on time because funds to buy beds and other basic medical equipment have dried up. 18 Dec 2007