| Working out |  Spring really does seem to have arrived - in the Western Cape at least. And with it increasing numbers of people on their feet - running or walking - and on their bikes. The tiny independent gym I go to was almost crowded this morning. The weekend was spent running and cycling - as usual - but it was warm and the whiteness of winter is starting to fade. I hope that this inspires everyone who reads medical on bizcommunity.com to get out there and shake off the winter malaise. Enjoy the sun!
Bridget Farham, https://www.bizcommunity.com
| | | Headlines | AORTIC: When people think of ill health in Africa
US ‘underwrites hatred' of homosexuals in Uganda
Routine HIV testing may violate many US state laws
Anti-cancer drug made from corn lillies kills brain tumour stem cells
Laser blasts viruses in blood
Day surgery for brain tumours on the NHS in Britain
US company develops breakthrough 200,000 lux LED technology
Injectable macro-porous material, for the treatment of bone diseases such as osteoporosis
To drink or not while pregnant? that is the question
Roche media release: Neandertal man sheds light on modern genome
HIV drug designed for children wins FDA approval
Folic acid supplements dramatically lower blood arsenic levels
Banked blood loses ability to deliver oxygen to tissues
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Medical | | AORTIC: When people think of ill health in Africa
When people think of ill health in Africa, their minds immediately turn to AIDS, Malaria, Tuberculosis, Diarrhoea and Maternal Mortality among others.
Day surgery for brain tumours on the NHS in Britain
A new brain surgery procedure could mean in the future that people in Britain with brain tumours may be offered day surgery under local anaesthetic on the National Health Service (NHS).
Folic acid supplements dramatically lower blood arsenic levels
A new study conducted in Bangladesh finds that folic acid supplements can dramatically lower blood arsenic levels in individuals chronically exposed to arsenic-contaminated drinking water.
Banked blood loses ability to deliver oxygen to tissues
Almost immediately after it is donated, human blood begins to lose a key gas that opens up blood vessels to facilitate the transfer of oxygen from red blood cells to oxygen-starved tissues.
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Chronic diseases | | Anti-cancer drug made from corn lillies kills brain tumour stem cells
An experimental drug that shuts down a critical cell-signalling pathway in the most common and aggressive type of adult brain cancer successfully kills cancer stem cells thought to fuel tumour growth and help cancers evade drug and radiation therapy, a Johns Hopkins study shows.
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HIV/AIDS | | US ‘underwrites hatred' of homosexuals in Uganda
As Ugandan officials and the Ugandan media intensify attacks on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people, the US government should condemn these threats, and clarify that it does not support using its HIV/AIDS funding to promote homophobia, Human Rights Watch says.
Routine HIV testing may violate many US state laws
A new study concludes that routine testing for HIV recommended by the Centres for Disease Control (CDC) may violate many state laws.
HIV drug designed for children wins FDA approval
A pill containing three anti-HIV drugs designed specifically for children has been given tentative approval by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Its use in sub-Saharan Africa will benefit thousands of children living with HIV. The Medical Research Council sponsored the trial that helped to develop the right combination of drug doses in the pills.
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Hospital Groups | | Helping tuck shops fight the bulge - National Obesity Week: 15-19 October - Heart Foundation
Childhood obesity is a growing concern with the rate of overweight children in South Africa being 17%, with United States of America at 22%. Childhood obesity is linked primarily to unhealthy eating habits, but is also linked to the fact that children today are a lot less active than in the past.
Saving little hearts by running the Cape Odyssey - Heart Foundation
Heart attack survivor Yusuf Abrahams, together with his running partner Miné Swart will be running the inaugural trail blazing Cape Odyssey to raise funds for The Heart and Stroke Foundation SA's Children's Programme.
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Medical Technology | | Laser blasts viruses in blood
 A father-son research team working from separate laboratory benches across the country has discovered a new use for lasers — zapping viruses out of blood.
US company develops breakthrough 200,000 lux LED technology
Enova Medical Technologies, based in St Paul, Minnesota, has announced that it has developed new LED technology for cordless surgical headlights that, for the first time ever, reaches light output levels exceeding 200,000 lux at 350mm.
Injectable macro-porous material, for the treatment of bone diseases such as osteoporosis
Researchers of the BIOMAT (Biomaterials Centre) of the Universidad de La Habana (Havana) have obtained an injectable macro-porous material, useful for the treatment of degenerative diseases such as osteoporosis, to refill bone cavities and in stomatology.
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Obstetrics and Gynaecology | | To drink or not while pregnant? that is the question
Pregnant women are now being told that it is safe to drink a daily glass of wine adding more confusion to the advice metered out to women.
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| | Events to diarise | AORTIC 2007 conference - Cape Town, 24 October
The African Organisation for Research and Training in Cancer (AORTIC)is pleased to announce its Sixth International Conference on the burden of cancer in Africa – AORTIC 2007. | | |
| | Upcoming events | Nutritional management of oncology patients The Diet Company (Pty)Ltd - Johannesburg, 20 October | More... Submit an event | | |
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| | News for medical professionals | | Roche Diagnostics Forum: The impact of XDR-TB on the developing world
| Roche Diagnostics Forum: HPV vaccine: a southern African solution?
| Serious obstetric complications cause long-term ill health
| Maternal mortality between 1990 and 2005
| Pravastatin associated with reduction in coronary events
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