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Scientists at South Africa's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) are testing a concoction of indigenous plants used by a traditional healer who claims they “cure” HIV/AIDS. Read more >>JOHANNESBURG: For childless HIV-infected couples, the dream of conceiving their own HIV-negative children has, until recently, been just that; a dream that could never safely be made a reality. But today, one of the country's leading infertility clinics can help HIV positive patients safely conceive and give birth to an HIV-negative baby. Read more >>Cardiology
Last year 53-year-old Wally Katzke won unexpected fame when he became the first South African to have his open-heart surgery broadcast on national television; this year he is back to champion Heart Awareness Month by encouraging South Africans to have themselves screened for heart disease. Read more >>When one thinks of smoking, the odds are lung cancer and diseases of the breathing system spring to mind. But smoking's impact on health goes far beyond this. Cigarette smoking is also a major contributor to the diseases of the heart and blood vessels that are the number one cause of death worldwide. Read more >> Cholesterol - the soft, waxy, fatty substance currently clogging the arteries of an estimated 5.5 million South Africans - will be the focus of heart-friendly margarine brand Flora's ambitious Test the Nation initiative this Saturday, 26 September 2009. Read more >>Infectious diseases
While employers may celebrate a low absenteeism rate among their employees, there may be a more serious problem if sick employees are coming to work. Read more >>Medical Research
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) in collaboration with researchers from Lahey Clinic Northshore, Peabody, Mass., believe that androgen deficiency might be the underlying cause for a variety of common clinical conditions, including diabetes, erectile dysfunction, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease (CVD). These findings appear in the September/October issue of the Journal of Andrology. Read more >>In a recent survey of consumers conducted in independent pharmacies across the Western Cape, 83% of respondents indicated that in selecting a pharmacy their relationship with their local pharmacist was the most important factor, with price coming in as the least important at only 27%. Read more >>Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Women who have had a kidney transplant and have good kidney function can get pregnant and give birth without jeopardizing their health or the health of their transplant. Having children does not affect patients' kidney function or their life-span compared with transplanted women who do not have children, according to a matching cohort study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology ( JASN). Read more >>Paediatrics
Unique database of agricultural pesticide application records, informs research. Read more >>Public health
Online mobile and social media agency Brandsh was behind the campaign to promote loveLife's mobile-based social network, MYMsta. The mobile media campaign created a MXit community designed to drive the youth to the MYMsta mobi site, as well as highlight some of the key features of the site. Read more >>Women's health
September is Heart Awareness Month (HAM), an entire month dedicated to heart health. The aim of HAM is to raise awareness of cardiovascular disease and its prevention. The Heart and Stroke Foundation SA is making all South African women aware that cardiovascular disease does not discriminate. Read more >>Medical Aid
At the CMP Health Day held on 26 August, Elsabé Klinck of Benguela Health addressed a number of members and staff regarding the government's proposed NHI system. Read more >>
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