Football for Hope Centre opened in Khayelitsha

The first Football for Hope Centre in Khayelitsha in the outskirts of Cape Town opened its doors today (5 December 2009). Read more >>

World AIDS Day: WHO sets new HIV treatment guidelines

The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a new set of guidelines for the treatment of HIV and prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) on 30 November 2009. Read more >>

World AIDS Day: Zuma to test for HIV on World Aids Day

Trial SA vaccines bring new hope as South Africa marks World Aids Day with greater hope than ever before. Read more >>

World AIDS Day: Mbeki should apologise for ‘his part in AIDS crisis', says Cosatu

The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) wants former president Thabo Mbeki to apologise for his part in the country's HIV/AIDS crisis. Read more >>

World AIDS Day: SA faces major crisis over Aids orphans

While South Africa's HIV-infection rate may have stabilised, experts warn that the country's slow response to the pandemic has triggered a time bomb that may leave one in three children orphaned. Read more >>

Safety first!

Most of the fatal falls in the home can be avoided with fall prevention and protection products. Read more >>

Pharmacy council sets fees

The professional fees that pharmacists may charge in 2010 have been published, the SA Pharmacy Council said on Wednesday, 2 December 2009. Read more >>

Ethical approval given for bloodless surgery

The ethics committee of the South African Medical Association has granted approval for research into completely bloodless surgery. Read more >>

Marketing the unseen and indispensable

[Ivone Veiga] It's easier to imagine a world without electricity than a world without Google. There are things that so quickly become indispensable, that we take for granted that they weren't always there. Read more >>

New findings on insulin resistance

Study finds that Type 1 diabetes youth have abnormal insulin resistance that may increase risk of cardiovascular disease. Read more >>

Study shows biodiversity loss drives human infections

Habitat destruction and biodiversity loss can increase the incidence of infectious diseases. Read more >>

Risk of having a potentially fatal blood clot after surgery is higher, finds research

Research: Duration and magnitude of the postoperative risk of venous thromboembolism in middle aged women: Prospective cohort study. Read more >>

Sperm from men with NOA and OA capable of producing embryos

It has been thought that men with non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA), a lack of sperm in the semen not caused by an obstruction within the reproductive system, are poor candidates for IVF. Now, researchers writing in the open access journal Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology have shown that sperm from men with NOA and obstructive azoospermia (OA) are equally capable of producing embryos. Read more >>

Chicken pox vaccine also reduces risk of herpes zoster in children

Chicken pox vaccine may also reduce risk of shingles among children; study used electronic health records to follow 172,000 children. Read more >>

New study sheds light on feeding challenges faced by premature infants

A recent study conducted by researchers and physicians at Nationwide Children's Hospital sheds new light on feeding challenges often faced by premature infants. Although the prevalence of this disorder is well recognized, the feeding milestones for infants have not been well described. Read more >>

Food advisory seminars highlight food safety for 2010

Following the first of a series of Food Advisory Day seminars, which started on 28 October 2009, the seminars have been extended to Cape Town and Johannesburg as well. Hosted by eThekwini municipality's health department in KwaZulu-Natal, the seminar addressed measures that seek to improve the level of food safety and to ensure that the formal food sector complies with the regulations and the requirement related to food safety. Read more >>