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China is considering overturning the ban that prohibits HIV-positive foreigners from entering the country, an official said here Friday. Read more >>President Jacob Zuma and his Cabinet have agreed to public HIV tests during the launch of the government's campaign to combat HIV/Aids. Read more >>There was a bit of a party atmosphere in London last night, 9 Match 2010, as HIV/Aids experts and campaigners arrived for today's "emergency meeting" - why did the department for international development call it that? - to look at progress towards universal access to HIV/Aids treatment and prevention. Read more >>Britain is to give 42-million condoms to South Africa in response to a request for an extra billion as part of an HIV prevention drive before the Soccer World Cup, the government will announce on Tuesday. Read more >>SA's Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says that it is important to refocus on efforts to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV and to set priorities for government interventions. Read more >>Infectious diseases
Results of a clinical trial conducted in a largely self-contained religious community during the 2008-09 influenza season show that immunising children against seasonal influenza can significantly protect unvaccinated community members against influenza as well. The study was conducted to determine if immunised children could act as a barrier to limit the spread of influenza to the wider, unvaccinated community, a concept known as herd immunity. Read more >>An outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in two South African provinces has killed one person, while five others have tested positive for the disease, which has also caused "extensive livestock deaths", the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), said in a statement on 9 March. Read more >>Rhesus monkey babies born to mothers who had the flu while pregnant had smaller brains and showed other brain changes similar to those observed in human patients with schizophrenia, a study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in collaboration with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has found. Read more >>Confirmed typhoid cases in Mabvuku have risen to 45 amid unconfirmed reports of another death from the disease in the same suburb. Read more >>Medical Research
An experimental thyroid drug reduces cholesterol without the troublesome side effects experienced by some people on statins, according to a study published today in The New England Journal of Medicine. An international team of investigators at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, the Karolinska University Hospital and Institute, and The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research tested a substance called Eprotirome in patients with high cholesterol. Read more >>Children who have been abused psychologically, physically or sexually are more likely to suffer unexplained abdominal pain and nausea or vomiting than children who have not been abused, a study led by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers concludes. Read more >>The Hospital Association of South Africa (HASA) will be hosting its annual conference earlier this year due to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. This year's conference will be held from 28 - 30 April 2010 at Sun City. Read more >>There is a link between repeated anaesthesia in children and memory impairment, though physical activity can help to form new cells that improve memory, reveals new research from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Read more >>Medical Technology
Fixing bad hair transplants is apparently now possible using new, advanced BHT hair restoration. Read more >>Nutrition
"Fat-free" takes on a new meaning this year. The South African Department of Health has gazetted new regulations for labelling and advertising food so that consumers have a better idea of what they're buying and eating. Read more >>Obstetrics and Gynaecology
A fertility clinic is raffling a human egg in London to promote its new “baby profiling” service, which circumvents British IVF (in vitro fertilization) laws. Read more >>Oncology
Pharmaceutical companies could substantially reduce the expense of costly treatments for cancer and other diseases produced from mammalian or bacterial cells by growing these human therapeutic proteins in algae - rapidly growing aquatic plant cells that have recently gained attention for their ability to produce bio fuels. Read more >>Paediatrics
Controlled study finds a possible early warning signs for autism spectrum disorders within families. Read more >>Public health
Rose Nakhayetse is lucky to be alive, but her ordeal is far from over. Having narrowly escaped last week's deadly landslides in eastern Uganda, she and thousands of others are facing fresh dangers. Read more >>The recent measles outbreak in the Western Cape has seen 444 confirmed cases and seven deaths as per the provincial Department of Health. Metropolitan Health Group has experienced a 195% increase in treatment costs associated with measles in the Western Cape, across the 17 schemes that it administers. Read more >>This World Kidney Day on March 11, 2010, living donors are encouraged to love their scars, and see them as a symbol of the life that they have shared with someone else. Read more >>The outbreak of the Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in the Free State and Northern Cape provinces does not constitute a crisis, says Health Deputy Minister, Dr Molefi Sefularo. RVF is a fever-causing viral disease mainly affecting domestic livestock such as cattle and goats, which can be transmitted to humans, mostly through handling of sick, dead or aborted foetuses. Read more >>Women's health
Ladies, raise your glasses: new research has found that women who drank one to two alcoholic drinks a day were 30% less likely to gain weight than teetotallers. Read more >>Obstetrics and Gynaecology
For the fourth year running, Netcells Cryogenics, a provider of stem cell storage for newborn babies, will be exhibiting at The Baby Expo at The Coca-Cola dome from 13-16 May, 2010. Read more >>
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