China lifts travel ban against people with HIV

China has lifted a two-decade-old ban on people with HIV and AIDS from entering the country, just as it is about to welcome the world to the Shanghai Expo. Read more >>

Australia may face untreatable gonorrhoea

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is warning that gonorrhoea may soon become untreatable. Read more >>

Flu remedies OK for pregnant women

Tamiflu and two other drugs used to treat influenza appear safe for pregnant women and babies: Study. Read more >>

Daily intake of Vitamin E may help improve fatty liver disease: Study

In an NIH-funded study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, research found that daily Vitamin E improved the livers of patients who have a type of liver disease known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The study results are welcome findings because there are currently no approved treatments for the disease, says a Saint Louis University researcher on the project. Read more >>

Laugh your way to better health

Perhaps laughter is the best medicine... Research shows that laughter increases production of antibodies and activates body's protective cells. Read more >>

Pure fruit juice is good for you

Two new studies highlight benefits of drinking 100% fruit juice. Read more >>

Transplant recipients have higher lung cancer risk

Lung cancer risk is particularly high for heart and liver transplant recipients, delegates to a recent conference in Switzerland have been told. Read more >>

Tumour cell factories may be difficult to defeat: Researchers

Many of the colon cancer cells that form tumours can be killed by genetically short-circuiting the cells' ability to absorb a key nutrient, a new study has found. While the findings are encouraging, the test tube study using human colon cancer cells also illustrates the difficulty of defeating these cells, known as cancer stem cells (CSCs). Read more >>

Study: Being obese can attract bullies

Interventions needed to reduce bullying of obese children, University of Michigan researchers say. Read more >>

Study finds Canadian kids five and younger dangerously physically inactive

Active Healthy Kids Canada releases 2010 report card on physical activity for children and youth… If you think of curious, busy preschoolers as "active," you may want to think again. The study's results are relevant to South Africa and to South African parents of young children. Read more >>

South Africa: Our disastrous doctors

Botched medical interventions by doctors from the KwaZulu-Natal Health Department resulted in R376 million being spent on lawsuits in 2008/2009 and R547m in 2009/2010. Read more >>

Turning smoking into a bit of a drag

Australia plans more taxes and drab packages for cigarettes to deter the young from smoking. Read more >>

West Africa: Polio campaign kicks off

The second three-day round of a synchronized campaign to vaccinate 77 million children against polio in 16 West African countries is now underway. Read more >>

Smoking can increase risk of second cancer in breast cancer survivors

Women who survive early-stage breast cancer and smoke have an increased chance of developing a new second cancer in their other breast or elsewhere. Read more >>

Spray and play?

Forget Viagra, scientists develop what women REALLY want, a spray to make their men cuddle more. Read more >>

New drug for premature ejaculation

[Candy Lashkari] For men suffering from premature ejaculation there may be a new saviour in town. The new drug called Priligy is reported to triple the time a man can last in bed. It is currently not licensed in the UK, but is available and licensed for use in a number of other European countries. Read more >>

Mothers with preeclampsia at reduced risk of developing breast cancer

It is not yet known why, but it appears that pregnant women who suffer from preeclampsia have a reduced risk of developing breast cancer. Read more >>