Pan African Health Expo announces media partnership with Medical.Bizcommunity - Pan African Health Congress
Medical.Bizcommunity has announced its participation as a media partner for this year's Pan African Health Conference and Expo taking place from 11-13 September 2008 at Gallagher Estate in Midrand.

Pain relief for Gauteng patients with incurable illnesses
South Africa has a high number of chronically ill patients who are suffering from severe pain or dying a painful death due to the lack of appropriate pain management programmes and facilities.

Lipitor 80 mg dose reduces risk of heart attack and stroke - Magna Carta
Pfizer Inc recently announced that, in patients with heart disease, type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, Lipitor® (atorvastatin calcium) 80 mg significantly reduced the risk of major cardiovascular events, including heart attack and stroke, by 35 percent compared with Lipitor 10 mg.

Real life experiences bring hope to communities hardest hit by HIV epidemic - Fleishman-Hillard Johannesburg
The recent launch of a DVD produced by BroadReach Healthcare, in partnership with Ugu District, Department of Health, will significantly enhance patient education on HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy (ARV) in the Ugu district, KwaZulu-Natal.

A call centre with a concience - Red Ribbon Communcations
Disadvantaged women who have been subjected to physical abuse are receiving training and jobs, thanks to the donation of a contact centre, initially for the Shavathon - a national awareness campaign for cancer.

Oral Health - more important than you think - Magna Carta
August is National Oral Hygiene Month and statistically speaking South Africa has an above average incidence of poor oral hygiene.

Djibouti: Access to food halved
Access to food in Djibouti has been cut by more than 50 percent because of reduced availability and rising prices, according to a humanitarian official.

GLOBAL: High food prices put pressure on HIV programmes
Steadily increasing prices could lead to a lack of affordable and nourishing food, endangering the lives of people living with HIV in the developing world, experts have said.

South Africa: Alarm over drug recalls
A packaging error by a factory worker a year ago has led to a nationwide recall of two types of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs manufactured by Adcock Ingram, a major supplier of ARV medicines to the private and public sectors.


GLOBAL: The female condom - the step-child in HIV prevention
The female condom - currently the only female-controlled method of preventing HIV - is rarely available to women who need it. Blaming poor marketing and insufficient investment, activists at the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City said failure to promote the female condom had hurt global HIV prevention efforts.

South Africa's mobile culture is beating AIDS - Trinitas Consulting
The strongest weapon against the scourge of HIV and AIDS in South Africa is education.

Netcare's values the answer to its brand success - Martina Nicholson Associates
A study on the criteria for successful services brands, published in the European Journal of Marketing, found that an organisation's genuinely felt values played the most important role when building a successful services brand.

Benin: Recurrent cholera still not a priority
At least 50 cholera cases have been recorded in Benin's capital Cotonou since 24 July, according to local hospital officials.

Drug trial targets cold virus
The Melbourne drug company Biota has announced trials of a drug to treat the human rhinovirus (HRV) which is the main culprit in the common cold.

New bird flu strain detected in Nigeria
A new strain of avian flu never before reported in Africa has been identified in Nigeria, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) announced Monday.

Single dose antibiotic ensures patient compliance - Magna Carta
Winter is the time when respiratory infections most commonly occur.

Psychological stress and how it might affect allergy sufferers
A new study here shows that even slight stress and anxiety can substantially worsen a person's allergic reaction to some routine allergens. Moreover, the added impact of stress and anxiety seem to linger, causing the second day of a stressed person's allergy attack to be much worse.

Uganda records the highest cases of river blindness in Africa
Kampala: With a total of 1,5million people infected, Uganda records the highest indices of river blindness out of the 30 African countries plagued by the disease that destroys the sight and skin of its victims, health authorities said on Monday.

The pursuit of sustainable medical packaging
US pharmaceutical companies need to ask themselves the question: "Can we comply with the FDA's health and safety requirements and still pursue sustainable packaging goals?"

South Africa to host two international migraine studies - Idea Engineers
South Africa has been selected to host two ground breaking international studies into the causes of migraine headaches.

Using MSG increases the risk of obesity
Using MSG as a flavour enhancer increases the chances of being overweight or obese.

Clumsy children more likely to become obese
A study published on bmj.com reports that an increased risk of obesity later in life is associated with poor physical control and coordination during childhood.

Public hearings on Substance Abuse Bill end in Cape Town
The public hearings into the proposed Prevention of and Treatment for Substance Abuse Bill will end on Friday.

Running linked to longer life and less disability
US scientists comparing middle aged and older regular runners with healthy equivalents for more than 20 years found that vigorous regular exercise was linked to longer life and less disability in old age.

SA government investigating the quality of TB Drugs
announces the investigation that is underway with regards to the stability of two drugs received from a supplier for the management of tuberculosis.