Tell us more - Children call for sex education
Children in sub-Saharan Africa want to know more about sex and how to protect themselves from HIV, but taboos surrounding children's sexuality can mean life-saving information is kept from them, according to an international NGO.

Possible new HIV drug hope
Scientists believe successful tests in monkeys could prove a step towards a new type of drug to combat HIV.

Zimbabwe: Cholera's double jeopardy for people with HIV
Moses Mwedzi, who lives in Budiriro, a high-density suburb of the Zimbabwean capital, Harare, has just recovered from a serious bout of cholera.

“Hi, I'm Canadian. Kiss me!”
A new study reveals 40% of Canadians admit to having kissed a stranger under the mistletoe.

Men, be more active - for a better sex life
It seems regular exercise good for the sex lives of older men.

CANSA Shavathon returns in March 2009 - CANSA
Grow your hair over the holidays so you will have enough to shave or spray on 6-7 March 2009 when the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) Shavathon returns to workplaces and shopping centres.

Massive grants to transform nursing education in South Africa - Meropa Communications
Nursing education in South Africa will be boosted by an unprecedented injection of R70-million over four years from The Atlantic Philanthropies, an international philanthropic organisation.

Body clock and sleep patterns linked to diabetes and high blood sugar
Diabetes and high levels of blood sugar may be linked to abnormalities in a person's body clock and sleep patterns, according to a genome-wide association study published today in the journal Nature Genetics.

Bringing Christmas cheer to little hearts - The Heart and Stroke Foundation SA
The Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa (HSFSA) together with their Mended Hearts support group members held a Little Mended Hearts Christmas Party for the Paediatric Patients at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital.

Lipitor appears to reduce risk of cardiovascular events compared with simvastatin - magna Carta
Pfizer announced the results of an observational study that showed patients taking Lipitor® (atorvastatin calcium) had a significant 13 percent reduction in the relative risk of experiencing a cardiovascular event compared with patients taking simvastatin (Zocor®) therapy.

Special Olympics Flame of Hope comes to SA
The 19th and 21st centuries are working together to make a very special project a reality. Transported in turn-of-the-last-century miners' lamps and guided by DHL's logistics management skills, the Flame of Hope for the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games (SOWWG) is making its way safely around the world.


Sign language translator wins students a place in global technology competition
An innovative computer programme that allows deaf people to translate English into sign language - and vice versa - has won two students from the University of the Western Cape a place in the final of a global technology competition in Egypt next year.

Zimbabwe: Cholera crisis? What cholera crisis?
In a move that has stunned Western observers, Mugabe has announced that that country's doctors have arrested the cholera epidemic.

Mozambique: ARVs stolen and sold
Lino Matope, 23, is lying on a mangy cotton mattress in a tiny shack made of corrugated iron sheets at the Feira market in Chimoio, capital of central Mozambique's Manica Province, receiving his fourth illegal injection of benzatinic penicillin.

Vaccine against malaria could be ready in five years
Malaria kills more than one million people every year so the news that an effective vaccine could be available within five years is more than welcome.

New hope from early warning malaria test
Scientists hope new research may help cut the death toll from two of malaria's most lethal forms.

The other side of losing your job
Recently South Africa's largest newspaper and magazine publisher announced it would be cutting up to 20% of its workforce. Apart from losing their jobs, however, those who are retrenched also, naturally, lose their medical-aid benefits.

Capitation model is the one to watch according to Bonitas - Chillibush Public Relations
The private healthcare funding industry has come up under scrutiny and criticism over the last number of months.

Vitamins do not cut cancer risk
Vitamins C or E supplements do not reduce the risk of prostate, or other cancers, according to US research.

Gene triggers unhealthy eating
People who carry a gene variant linked to obesity eat an average of 100 extra calories per meal, research suggests.

Brains of low-income children function differently from brains of high-income kids
University of California, Berkeley, researchers have shown for the first time that the brains of low-income children function differently from the brains of high-income kids.

Expert says billions wasted on 'quack' health food products
A British nutrition expert says billions of dollars are being wasted on 'quack' health food products.

Pharmacy Assistant and Pharmacist Assistant of the Year Awards
The Pharmacy Assistant and Pharmacist Assistant of the Year for 2008 have recently been awarded during a prestigious ceremony at the Westcliff Hotel in Johannesburg. The five finalists for each competition were flown up to Johannesburg where they were interviewed by a panel of pharmacists to determine the winners.


Pharmaceutical packaging sustains temperatures and environment
Walmart Specialty Pharmacy's thermal-management shippers maintain temperatures, regardless of the weather, are sustainable and cut shipping costs by 50%.

A year of expansion and success for Austell Laboratories - Write Scene
Founded on the principles of improving costs and quality of life and with a portfolio of more than 40 products that is increasing rapidly, Austell Laboratories is ranked one of South Africa's fastest growing pharmaceutical companies.

Food safety concerns increasing in China, says study
Packaging and traceability are cited as key components in regaining public's trust.

Global drop in measles cases
There has been a 74% decrease in cases of measles around the world in the past seven years.

Pregnant women warned not to use statins
Pregnant women or those hoping to start or extend a family should avoid using the cholesterol-lowering drugs statins, say scientists.