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 Elizabeth Anne's has merged with Purity to produce products specially designed for babies - Elizabeth Anne's by Purity. Elizabeth Anne's by Purity will continue its support to the Avril Elizabeth Home. For the past 16 years, Elizabeth Anne's has helped raise R3.4million for the Avril Elizabeth Home. Read more >>Cardiology
The study is part of the Prospective Population Study of Women in Gothenburg, Sweden. This study was initiated at the end of the 1960s, when 1462 middle-aged women were examined, and interviewed about their lifestyle and other matters. Read more >>Chronic diseases
Being overweight or obese does not make asthma worse, but may reduce response to medications. Read more >>Ethical Medicines
In an open letter to the World Health Organisation a group of British scientists have asked for homeopathy to be publicly discredited as a treatment for serious diseases. The scientists fear vulnerable patients are dying from diseases such as HIV, malaria and tuberculosis because they are using homeopathic drugs instead of scientifically-tested medicines. Read more >>Infectious diseases
[Professor Peter Curson] Is a flu pandemic looming and if so should we worry? It is now 41 years since we experienced the last pandemic of flu and many think that we are overdue for the next one. But have we over-reacted to the present outbreak of swine flu? Read more >> Medical Research
 When you were a kid your mom poured it on your scraped finger to stave off infection. When you got older you might have even used it to bleach your hair. Now there's another possible function for this over-the-counter colourless liquid: your body might be using hydrogen peroxide as an envoy that marshals troops of healing cells to wounded tissue. Read more >>A promising antimicrobial agent already known to kill bacteria can also kill viruses and stimulate the innate immune system, according to researchers at National Jewish Health. Read more >>In a groundbreaking study researchers have concluded that evidence of the cause of "lacunar stroke" can be found by looking at the back of a patient's eyes. Read more >>Australian researchers say having an imaginary friend can help a child learn. Read more >>Until now diseases like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder have been difficult to study biologically, since this would entail taking samples from the patient's brain. Read more >>[Nicola Jenvey] Herbal medication has been a part of the healing armoury since time immemorial, but the global swing towards a healthier, less chemical-dependent lifestyle is now shifting consumer patterns towards alternative medications. Read more >> Medical Technology
 WASHINGTON: Google on Wednesday, 3 June 2009 expanded "Google Flu Trends," its online tool for tracking influenza outbreaks, to Australia and New Zealand. Read more >>Mental health
In a discovery that could lead to new treatment approaches for depression, researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have shown that internet-based therapy programs are as effective as face-to-face therapies in combating the illness. Read more >>Oncology
Each year, worldwide around one million new cases of bowel (colorectal) cancer are diagnosed and more than half a million people die from the disease. Read more >>Diet low in fat and red meat and high in fruit and veg helps prevent prostate cancer. Read more >>Paediatrics
Implementing measures to improve nutrition, indoor air pollution, immunization coverage and the management of pneumonia cases could be cost-effective and significantly reduce child mortality from pneumonia, according to a study led by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Read more >>Public health
According to a report released last week by Medicins Sans Frontiers (MSF), "Zimbabweans continue to cross the border [into South Africa] every day, legally and illegally, in massive numbers as a matter of survival," AFP/Google.com reports ( AFP/Google.com, 6/2). Read more >>Neighbourhoods with restaurants, entertainment, cultural facilities and ethnic diversity have lower asthma rates in the city of Chicago than neighbourhoods where residents are less likely to move, and where there are more churches and not-for-profit facilities. Read more >>Tuberculosis
 20 May 2009 saw Lilly employees at 50 sites around the world join together to donate their time and energy to improve the health and well-being of their local communities in celebration of the company's second annual Global Day of Service. This event, organised as part of the Lilly's Hands and Hearts volunteer programme, also provides a one-of-a-kind team building exercise for employees. Read more >> A fundraising project to help uplift the community of Gugulethu, particularly those affected by tuberculosis, was officially launched in Gugulethu last week. This project, made possible by Stop TB in Italy in association with the Lilly MDR-TB Partnership, will enable the Gugulethu community to continue receiving the much needed monthly food hampers and also assist with the refurbishment of sections of the Gugulethu Clinic. Read more >>Women's health
According to researchers in the United States many women suffer from bleeding disorders, but are unaware they have one because doctors are not looking for the condition. Read more >>
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