TUT Nursing School honours late Chancellor, Dr Adelaide Tambo - Willa de Ruyter
The TUT Council has decided to honour TUT's first Chancellor, the late Dr Adelaide Tambo, in recognition of her involvement in and contribution to the nursing profession. The Council approved a proposal that her name be linked to the Department of Nursing Science in renaming it The Adelaide Tambo School of Nursing Science.

naseba announces the first HealthCare Expansion Congress Africa in Cape Town in July 2008 - Healthcare Expansion Congress Africa
The first edition of the HealthCare Expansion Congress Africa, organised by naseba, a leading international business information company listed on the Paris Stock Exchange, will take place at the Westin Grand Hotel Arabella Quays in Cape Town, on July 17th-18th, 2008. Working in strategic partnership with African Journals Online, Bizcommunity, Health24 and International Medical Travel Journal, the HealthCare Expansion Congress Africa gathers up to 100 buyers in charge of sourcing medical equipment and solutions with leading solution providers.

Obesity increases risk of Alzheimer's disease
Being obese - or being underweight - increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease.

Advertorial: Use strategy rather than effort to lose weight
[Dr Conrad Smith] Latest bulletin from industry insider reveals: Doctors show that 9 out of 10 people with resistant body fat deposits can now successfully lose weight, but only if they focus their campaign on strategy rather than effort.

High dose lipitor reduces risk of cardiovascular disease in renal patients - Magna Carta
Pfizer Inc recently announced that Lipitor® (atorvastatin calcium) 80 mg reduced the risk of heart attack and stroke by 32 percent in patients who have heart disease and chronic kidney disease compared with patients taking the 10 mg dose of Lipitor.

Netcare recognises SA's nurses in pledge for support - Martina Nicholson Associates
On Monday, 12 May 2008, millions of nurses all over the world will be celebrating International Nurses' Day.

Innovative programmes bring some relief to over-burdened nursing practitioners - Magna Carta
The extent of the prevailing nursing skills shortage in South Africa remains of grave concern to public and provincial hospitals alike. Medi-Clinic, the second largest private hospital group in the country, is continuously identifying and developing innovative ways in which to address the gaps that have been created by this critical shortage.

UCT awards Health Train pioneer an honorary doctorate - Stone Soup PR
Dr Lillian Lydia Nomathemba Cingo, will be awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Social Science, honoris causa, from the University of Cape Town, for her outstanding achievements throughout her professional career.

World Asthma Day: Tuesday 6 May - Magna Carta
This year World Asthma Day (WAD), an annual initiative since 2004 which occurs on the first Tuesday in May, is themed ‘You can control your Asthma'.

Free antiretroviral therapy in Malawi is effective
Adult mortality from HIV in Malawi has been significantly reduced after the introduction of free antiretroviral treatment.

AFRICA: Reality TV takes on HIV
The reality TV show "Imagine Afrika", about to begin its second season, pits 12 young Africans against some of the most serious problems facing their continent, including how to tackle the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Major boost for early detection of HIV in infants - The Mail Room
Innovative Dry Blood Sample (DBS) technology enables state-of-art testing from a simple heel or finger prick for early diagnosis of HIV infection in infants.

INDONESIA: Bali bird flu drill tests pandemic preparedness
Indonesia, indeed the world, had never seen anything like it. In a sleepy Balinese village, panic flares as some 20 people are feared to have suddenly been infected with avian influenza.

Micronutrient supplementation can reduce the risk of recurrent TB
Micronutrient supplements can reduce the risk of recurrence during tuberculosis (TB) chemotherapy, according to new findings published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.

Old Mutual and Lethimvula sign MOU to join forces in healthcare administration - Magna Carta
Lethimvula Investments Limited (Lethimvula), a broad-based black owned company and Old Mutual South Africa (OMSA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that aims to combine the respective administration and managed care businesses of Old Mutual Healthcare (OMHC), Medscheme and Rowan Angel.

Poor sleep in women linked with ill health
Poor sleep quality can increase the risk for predictive markers associated with cardiovascular disease and diabetes, study results suggest.

Researchers testing early detection of lung cancer
Scientists are testing a new way of detecting lung cancer at an early stage in people at greatest risk of developing the disease.

Number of fat cells established in adolescence
The radioactive carbon-14 produced by above-ground nuclear testing in the 1950s and 1960s has helped researchers determine that the number of fat cells in a human's body, whether lean or obese, is established during the teenage years.

Big bums may protect against diabetes
Researchers at Harvard Medical School in the US suggest that having a big bum may be a good thing from a health perspective.

Nitrates in vegetables protect against gastric ulcers
Vegetables that are rich in nitrates protect the stomach from damage.

Natural product has potential as anti-breast cancer agent
A substance found in certain plants and used in folk medicine selectively inhibits the growth of breast cancer cells.

Ibuprofen may reduce risk of Alzheimer's
A large study in the USA has linked the use of ibuprofen to a lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.

SAS predictive analytics help Healthways curb healthcare costs - Anti-Clockwise
SAS helps drive earlier, more tailored interventions to improve health

Pharmaplan renews with X/procure® for fourth consecutive year - Owlhurst Communications
X/procure® advertising client, Pharmaplan, has again entrusted the launch of a new product to the procurement and media company's advertising platforms. A long-standing client, Pharmaplan renewed its contract with X/Procure® for a further 12 months.

Mothers' Day: Protecting tomorrow's mothers - Fleishman-Hillard Johannesburg
This Mothers' Day, you can give your daughter what your mother could not give you: help in preventing South Africa's most common female cancer: cervical cancer.

Breast tumours grow faster in younger women
Breast tumours grow more slowly with age.

Free State celebrates International Midwife Day
[Gabi Khumalo] Free State midwives participated in various activities on Monday, 5 May 2008, to mark International day of the Midwife.

Safest spot for infant car seat
A new study has shown that placing your child's car seat in the centre of the back seat cuts the risk of injury in a crash.

GLOBAL: Six million children "need not die every year"
More than six million children could be saved from death every year if funding were increased to improve community-level health services in the developing world, where 99 percent of child deaths occur, according to a report by Save the Children-USA.

Lesotho steps up child protection measures
As part of Lesotho's initiative to curb the escalating child abuse, the Maseru Ministry of Health and Social Welfare in collaboration with other partners opened the Child Helpline in Maseru.

Govt to amend Tobacco Act to promote healthy lifestyles
[Vivian Warby] The Health Portfolio Committee is to hold hearings on amendments to the Tobacco Control Act to further enhance the control of tobacco products and promote healthy lifestyles.

Women who stop smoking reduce risk of heart disease faster than the risk of lung diseases
Women who stop smoking quickly reduce the risk of heart disease, but reducing the risk of lung diseases takes longer.