Gender selection product ads pulled on Google and MicrosoftAdvocates in India have persuaded Google and Microsoft to stop advertising gender selection products online.
Road Accident Fund Amendments: Boom time for short term insurers -
Popcorn ConsultingThe Road Accident Fund Amendment Act No 19 of 2005 which came into effect on August 1st this year have far reaching consequences for all road users,' says veteran financial planner and managing director of Fundamental Investments Ian Dodds.
Signs and symptoms of cardiovascular disease -
Martina Nicholson AssociatesWhen one mentions the words ‘cardiovascular disease' most people picture an older, overweight man.
Heart palpitations, dizziness, fainting spells … is it cause for concern? -
Martina Nicholson AssociatesCan heart palpitations, dizziness and fainting be a sign of a serious, underlying heart condition?
Clicks supports South African women -
Magna CartaOctober is Breast Cancer Awareness Month in South Africa, and the very real fact is that approximately one in every 10 women in SA will develop breast cancer.
Love your heart - a message on World Heart Day -
Inzalo Communications
28 September is World Heart Day.
Pampers UNICEF pledge aims to save 250 million lives -
MediaspotMom, TV personality and business woman, Basetsana Kumalo, has been selected by Pampers and UNICEF as the ideal local spokesperson for the Pampers UNICEF One Pack = One Vaccine campaign.
AstraZeneca's World Heart Day Art Competition winners announced -
SIMONSAYS communications
AstraZeneca's CSI initiative
Sweet smells mean sweet dreamsNew research has found that what you smell as you sleep has the power to influence your dreams.
Improving medical practice cash flow -
NexionLocal payment software innovation, Nexion, is allowing increasing numbers of GPs to improve their cash flow position by reducing the cost of collecting receivables.
HIV rates increasing among injecting drug users worldwideAccording to new research HIV infection rates among people who inject themselves with drugs appear to be on the rise and there are huge discrepancies worldwide.
Nipple shield prevents HIV transmission through breast milkA Cambridge University engineer has devised a nipple shield that prevents HIV transmission through breast milk.
Nigeria: Cholera outbreak kills 97 in northLocal government officials say cholera outbreaks across Katsina, Zamfara, Bauchi and Kano states in northern Nigeria have killed 97 people in the past two weeks, making it the worst outbreak in the north for several years, according to an official from National Primary Healthcare Agency (NPHA) in Abuja.
Rabies still kills in South Africa - but it doesn't have to -
Jenni Newman Public RelationsSunday 28 September is World Rabies day and the aim is to raise awareness about this fatal disease. There is a misconception that rabies is no longer a problem.
Artemisinin-based therapy effective in home management of malariaThis study adds to the evidence for home-based management of malaria.
Bill Gates announces US$168 million to develop next-generation malaria vaccineBill Gates announced on Thursday that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will provide US$168.7 million to PATH for its Malaria Vaccine Initiative to develop vaccines for malaria -- a disease that kills thousands of African children every day.
Metropolitan Holdings reappointed as administrator to GEMS -
RedlineMetropolitan Holdings has been awarded the Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) administration contract for a second term, due to its ability to provide large scale administration efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
Unicef calls for more action to prevent maternal deathsUnicef calls for more action to reduce maternal deaths in developing world.
More men who have never smoked die of lung cancer than womenThe latest research shows that lung cancer kills more men who have never smoked than it does women.
Novel treatment for prostate cancerResearchers developing prostate cancer treatment that promises to be faster and have fewer side effects.
Gut bacteria linked to cancerA common bacterium found in the gut could be linked to colon cancer.
Sunitinib is cost effective as a first-line therapy for patients with metastatic renal cel -
Magna CartaResults from an international study presented today at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) predict that sunitinib (SUTENT®) is cost effective as a first-line therapy for patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC).
Ethiopian children more likely to survive to adulthood in urban areasEthiopian study shows urban children in areas three times as likely to survive to 18 than rural children.
Zimbabwe: Hunger begins to take its tollFive children have died in Zimbabwe's southern drought-prone Masvingo province from severe malnutrition-related illnesses, according to members of a faith-based mission.
Children take on the fight against sexual exploitationChildren should not be seen as victims of sexual exploitation, but rather the front-line fighters against it, said non-profit Save the Children Sweden at a preparatory meeting in Dakar in advance of the World Congress against sexual exploitation of children and adolescents to be held in Rio, Brazil in November 2008.
Health a hot topic on the InternetcomScore, Inc, a leading US-based research company, recently released results of a study showing that the health information site category in the United States has grown 21 percent during the past year, more than four times the growth rate of the total US Internet population. In June, more than 1.5 billion display ad views were seen by nearly 54 million people via sites in the health information category.
Medicines Bill approvedThe National Assembly on Tuesday approved the Medicines Bill relating to the registration of health products in South Africa.
Cervical cancer vaults to WHO priority listWith cervical cancer cases rising across Sub-Saharan Africa, and 80 percent of women diagnosed too late to stop the cancer's deadly spread, the World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending screening and vaccination programmes throughout the region.
Finally, the moment we have all been waiting for has come. Manto didn't jump - she was pushed. The new Minister of Health is Barbara Hogan - and by all accounts she will be the breath of fresh air that the country needs. 
