Medtronic, a global leader in medical technology, recently staged its first Knowledge Exchange Forum for medical practitioners and allied partners. The forum took place from 30 June - 1 July 2007 at the Kievits Kroon Country Estate & Spa, east of Pretoria. 26 Jul 2007
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation has expressed concern over Pfizer's new US television advertising campaign for its erectile dysfunction drug Viagra, Bloomberg/Arizona Republic reports. 26 Jul 2007
The vast majority of the people who thought about platforms and how they would be implemented didn't do anything to act on their ideas - an important reminder that to win the prize, you have to jump into the ring and compete. One person who both thought and acted is Marc Benioff, who - with a small band of cofounders including Parker Harris - started Salesforce.com. 26 Jul 2007
Retailers, manufacturers and fast food outlets will, by mid next month, have a self regulatory policy in place when it comes to advertising their products to children. 25 Jul 2007
Wine lovers have the opportunity of tasting and bidding for an exclusive selection of unique wines hand-crafted by South Africa's leading winemakers at the 2007 Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild (CWG) Auction Showcase in Cape Town on Wednesday, 22 August 2007. 25 Jul 2007
South African Tourism (SA Tourism) has kicked off a campaign to market South Africa as a preferred holiday destination for Ugandans. 24 Jul 2007
More environmentally friendly logistics strategies and operations will come - but this will be as a result of consumer pressure and will require collaboration between supply chain partners and a culture of trust. This was the key message which emerged from the SCALA Consulting Annual Logistics Debate. The debate, "Will environmental issues force logisticians to think the unthinkable?" was held on 12 July 2007 in association with the West midlands CILT (UK). 24 Jul 2007
Kraft Foods Inc. will host a live audio webcast at www.kraft.com on Wednesday, 1 August 2007, at 8:00 am (ET), to discuss second-quarter financial results, which will be issued at approximately 7:05 am (ET) on the same day. The webcast will be in listen-only mode. 24 Jul 2007
Pfizer announced that axitinib (AG-013736), an investigational oral, selective inhibitor of VEGFR 1, 2,3 (vascular endothelial growth factor receptors 1, 2, 3) combined with gemcitabine showed a trend towards prolonged overall survival (OS) in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, compared with gemcitabine alone, according to preliminary data from a randomized Phase II trial. 24 Jul 2007
It isn't only the "gotcha" scare that turns unsuspecting users off to audio ads; it is a combination of poor taste, bad timing and terrible tact. "Ads are generally off topic and often poorly made," says Jean-Pierre Khoueiri, CEO of Internet advertising and search engine optimization specialists Constant Click. "Cnet News is one example. It is famous for serving unrelated video/audio ads." 24 Jul 2007
An urgent call on Zimbabwe's ZANU-PF government and the international donor community to mobilise food aid to avert an impending crisis has been met with assurances by government that "no one will starve". 24 Jul 2007
A joint team from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank, with support from the UN and wider humanitarian community, is to begin a needs assessment in Pakistan's flood-hit provinces of Balochistan and Sindh today, 24 July. 24 Jul 2007
TransAfrica 2007, South Africa's international transport and logistics exhibition, hits the Durban Exhibition Centre from 24 - 26 October. 23 Jul 2007
The Zimbabwe government's proposed Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment (NIEE) Bill will become law in September, a senior government official has said. The law has implications for any and every foreign-owned company operating in Zimbabwe. 23 Jul 2007
In the poor fishing neighbourhood of Medina in the Senegalese capital, Dakar, a small school sits wedged between a run-down cemetery and a craft market. Piles of rubbish line a sandy alleyway that leads to the school's front gate. The school walls are stained; desks are cracked and dusty. 23 Jul 2007
The Zimbabwe government's proposed Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment (NIEE) Bill will become law in September, a senior government official has said. The law has implications for any and every foreign-owned company operating in Zimbabwe. 23 Jul 2007
Zimbabwe is among the few African countries facing decline due to corruption and poor governance although many African nations have taken steps to reduce the vice over the past 10 years, a recent World Bank Institute (WBI) report says. 23 Jul 2007
Of course, no one can predict if or when a worldwide currency consolidation will happen. Presently, we are seeing gathering strength in currency zones such as the dollar, euro and yen. There certainly is consolidation going on because it makes international trade a lot more efficient and seamless. 23 Jul 2007
Rapid expansion into broad-based financial services, utilising the springboard of a strong market positioning as a premier supplier of healthcare schemes to 1.7 million South Africans, is central to the future growth strategy of Medscheme. 23 Jul 2007
July is Men's Health month, a month dedicated to educating men around the country about the health risks they may face, how to prevent them, what symptoms to look out for, and where to get medical assistance 23 Jul 2007
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