Campaign to end paediatric HIV/AIDS launched in Africa

At the launch of the Campaign to End Paediatric HIV/AIDS (CEPA) on Thursday, advocate Graca Machel urged African leaders to redirect state spending to prevent and treat HIV infections among women and children, Agence France-Presse reports. Read more >>

Dragon assists second language users

Dragon NaturallySpeaking, Speak & See, assists those with upper body mobility and literacy problems, or those unable to type well through its speech recognition software. Read more >>

Cardiovascular disease may increase hip fracture incidence

A study that includes twins finds that the risk of hip fracture was significantly increased following a diagnosis of cardiovascular disease (CVD), with analysis also suggesting a genetic predisposition to the development of CVD and fractures, according to a study in the October 21 issue of JAMA. Read more >>

Follow healthy lifestyle to overturn genetic predisposition to heart disease

When it comes to heart disease, lifestyle usually trumps genetics, says noted genetic researcher Dr. Robert Hegele, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Lecturer at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009. Read more >>

Ladies in red...

The international campaign, Go Red For Women, presented by MasterCard, will have its inaugural South African show - the Little Red Dress - during its Style in the City at the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town from the 29 October to 1 November 2009. Read more >>

Radio stations, listeners open their hearts

The popularity of using radio stations for fundraising medium continues,with both Classic FM and MPowerFM opening their hearts and listeners' wallets for two good causes - the JPO, and CANSA.. Read more >>

Wildlife Conservation Society to monitor diseases for preventing global pandemic

USAID develops initiative to monitor diseases that move between animals and people. Read more >>

Study: General anaesthesia can cause brain injury in immature rats

Studies by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have shown that blocking the NMDA receptor in immature rats leads to profound, rapid brain injury and disruption of auditory function as the animals mature. Read more >>

Regulatory differences between mother and daughter cells shed new light on cell division

When mother and daughter cells are created each time a cell divides, they are not exactly alike. They have the same set of genes, but differ in the way they regulate them. New research now reveals that these regulatory differences between mother and daughter cells are directly linked to how they prepare for their next split. Read more >>

Testicular cancer survivors at risk of effective treatment

Testicular cancer survivors can face an increased risk of long-term illness, not because of the malignancy, but the highly effective treatment they receive, according to a study in the urology journal BJUI. Read more >>

Music to soothe the mind…

Research may facilitate improved understanding of music perception in human nervous system. Read more >>

Hope for infertiles to conceive - anonymous egg donation

baby2mom Egg Donation and Surrogacy Programme was initiated in June 2007, starting quite small - via egg donation blogs and explaining via egg donation articles. Read more >>

New tools needed to identify men and women at risk for the most aggressive cancers

Twenty years of screening for breast and prostate cancer - the most diagnosed cancer for women and men - have not brought the anticipated decline in deaths from these diseases, argue experts from the University of California, San Francisco and the University of Texas Health Science Centre at San Antonio in an opinion piece published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Read more >>

New tools needed to identify men and women at risk for the most aggressive cancers

Twenty years of screening for breast and prostate cancer - the most diagnosed cancer for women and men - have not brought the anticipated decline in deaths from these diseases, argue experts from the University of California, San Francisco and the University of Texas Health Science Centre at San Antonio in an opinion piece published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Read more >>

Tips to protect children from lead poisoning

Recent toy recalls have brought attention to the issue of lead in toys. Unfortunately, significant quantities of lead can still be found in many ordinary products that parents buy for their children. Lead is very harmful to children. October 18-24, 2009 is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week and a great time to remind parents and caregivers to make sure that any products children use or play with including toys, children's jewellery, cribs, lunch boxes, crayons, chalk, and backpacks, are free of lead. Read more >>

Persistence of sucking habits increases risk of speech disorders in preschool children

Persistent pacifier, bottle and finger sucking may hamper a child's speech development. Read more >>

Make sure your children belt up!

Children restrained in belt-positioning booster seats less likely to get injured as study finds boosters especially effective in side impact crashes. Read more >>

SAB launches campaign to combat alcohol abuse

[Kim Penstone] South African Breweries (SAB) recently launched a bold advertising campaign to counter prevailing alcohol abuse amongst South African drinkers. The campaign is part of a multifaceted initiative to combat alcohol abuse in South Africa. Read more >>