| Compassion fatigue |  It may seem rather early to start talking about World AIDS Day - traditionally on 1 December every year. But October is almost finished and from November,world and local focus turns to HIV. Given the fact that South Africa loses the equivalent of two Jumbo jets worth of people every day to AIDS, most people show little real interest in the pandemic. There is still startling ignorance about HIV and AIDS and ignorance breeds stigma. There is also compassion fatigue - the reason that aid agencies increasingly struggle to get funding across the world. People are simply tired of dealing with the daily misery and so no longer reach into their pockets. But you don't always have to dig into your pocket. Indeed, it is often all too easy to simply pay away your concience about other's ills. This year's World AIDS Day theme is "leadership" - and not simply leadership by governments, but by ordinary people. As we start the run up to 1 December, start to think about ways in which you, as an individual, can make a difference to the HIV and AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa. You will be surprised by how innovative you can be.
Bridget Farham, https://www.bizcommunity.com
| | | Headlines | Adult weight gain a risk factor for breast cancer
Mayo Clinic explores possible link between obesity and viral infections
Photoacoustic images show blood vessels around breast tumour
Foreign doctors in Britain in danger of being made scapegoats
| |
Medical | | Foreign doctors in Britain in danger of being made scapegoats
The British Medical Association (BMA) says that foreign doctors already working in the UK must not be made scapegoats because of government plans to reduce medical immigration.
|
Breast Cancer Awareness | | Adult weight gain a risk factor for breast cancer
A woman who puts on weight throughout her adult years has a higher risk of developing breast cancer, compared to a woman who has maintained a constant weight, according to an article published in Archives of Internal Medicine (JAMA/Archives).
|
Infectious diseases | | Mayo Clinic explores possible link between obesity and viral infections
Experts don't dispute the important role that diet and activity play in maintaining a healthy weight. But can poor eating habits and a less active lifestyle fully explain the prevalence of obesity in the United States today? That question has led some researchers to ask whether there might be other causes for this serious problem.
|
Medical Technology | | Photoacoustic images show blood vessels around breast tumour
 Initial Dutch tests in hospital using the Twente Photoacoustic Mammoscope indicated that photoacoustic techniques can supplement conventional imaging techniques in breast cancer diagnostics.
|
| | Events to diarise | Thrombosis & Haemostasis congress - Johannesburg, 18 November
SASTH is an educational organisation that is aimed at bringing together clinicians and scientists from a broad array of disciplines dealing with thrombosis, haemostasis and vascular biology. | | |
| | Upcoming events | Food allergies and intolerance The Diet Company (Pty)Ltd - Johannesburg, 3 November | More... Submit an event | | |
| | Jobs offered | Specialising in Media Sales, Advertising
and Marketing placements |  |
| | Administration Manager - Randfontein | | Financial Manager - Randfontein | | Medical Writers - South Africa | | | |
| | Quotes | | | "Four hundred thousand South Africans are dying of AIDS every year. This makes the war on Iraq look like a birthday party." - Jeremy Cronin | | More... Submit a Quote | | |
| | News for medical professionals | | Preventing extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
| Impact of home-based malaria management on health outcomes in Africa
| Clinical outcomes and CD4 counts in Zambian children on ARVs
| | More... | | |
Print - Print any item in this newsletter.
Email - Email any item in this newsletter.
Comment - Comment on any item in this newsletter.
| 
| |
| | Advertisement:
Business ServicesMOTORING CORPORATE WELLNESS BUSINESS TRAVEL TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT OFFICE EQUIPMENT
|
|
