Responsible tourism initiative champions safe sex in the Mother City

"Responsible tourism is more than just a catch-word. There also has to be action. If we plan to take Cape Town forward as a leader in tourism, the tourism industry needs ongoing manifestations of real initiatives, like the Responsible Tourism Initiative that we have just launched for the 2010 FIFA World Cup." Read more >>

MYMsta reaches 55 000 youth; plans to increase number by July 2010

loveLife's mobile network MYMsta, the first mobile social network dedicated to youth empowerment and HIV prevention, has increased their user base from 45 000 in the third quarter of 2009 to 55 000 in the first quarter of 2010 - a number that loveLife hopes to increase by an additional 20 000 through various campaigns at loveLife Y-Centres around the country during the June/July school holidays. Read more >>

Brothers For Life announces world-class squad of sports ambassadors

Brothers for Life, the national SANAC endorsed men's campaign, with support from USAID, UNICEF, Manchester United and FC Barcelona, has named a phenomenal squad of national and international sporting talent that are to promote HIV prevention and take a stand against violence against women and children in South and Southern Africa. The squad began its work on 1 June. Read more >>

Liberty, Aspen and Clicks target heart disease

Liberty Medical Scheme (LMS) continued its national health drive to demystify medicine and educate its members by showing viewer friendly and informative medical documentaries at 15 Ster Kinekor theatres across the country last week. Read more >>

HPCSA on issue of review of BAA and CAA training courses

The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) says it remains committed to the proposed review of emergency care training and education with the intention of halting the current short course Basic Ambulance Assistants (BAA's), Ambulance Emergency Assistants (AEA's) and Critical Care Assistants (CAA's) training. Read more >>

Scientists make water-free liquid from blood protein

Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered a way to make a highly concentrated water-free liquid of a key blood protein, myoglobin, opening up the possibility of new types of biomedical materials. Read more >>

Testosterone deficiency can lead to multiple disorders

Almost a quarter of men treated for cancer in their childhood suffer from a deficiency of the male sex hormone testosterone. The deficiency can be treated with hormone supplements if the problem is diagnosed. However, this happens all too rarely, as Dr Patrik Romerius shows in his thesis. Read more >>

Research may yield new urine test to diagnose autism

Children with autism have a different chemical fingerprint in their urine than non-autistic children, according to new research published tomorrow in the print edition of the Journal of Proteome Research. Read more >>

'This steak is as heavy as lead'...

And that might not be the only issue... a new study finds that eating animals' meat hunted using lead ammunition can be dangerous for health. Read more >>

Sticking wounds together

Sticky gel composed of MPEG-pDHA may help seal wounds created by surgery: Study - and the gel has been developed from the same compound found in spray tanning lotion. Read more >>

Here's an incredible branding opportunity

What would you say if you were offered an organisation to tie you/your client's name to one that achieves an average of R4m to R6m's worth of editorial coverage, print and electronic per month? You would also be making a significant contribution to the fight against depression and anxiety. Read more >>

Early detection and removal of pancreatic cysts may lower cancer risk: Researchers

Working with researchers from the University of Michigan and Indiana University, Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) investigators have developed a method that could be used to predict whether pancreatic cysts are benign or are precursors to invasive cancer. Read more >>

A peach of a counter to breast cancer?

Extracts from peach and plum kill breast cancer cells, say AgriLife Research scientists. Read more >>

Proton therapy offers life-changing benefits to children with cancer

Highly focused energy beam adds much-needed weapon in treating brain tumours, with gentler side effects. Read more >>

It pays to live in an active community

Active-living neighbourhoods help increase youth physical activity and reduce obesity. Read more >>

Myanmar eliminates neonatal tetanus

Myanmar has successfully eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT), the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) reports. Read more >>

Lack of quality healthcare causes rise in SA's orphans

Two small boys play quietly on a jungle gym, some distance away from other children. The six-year-old twins, who live at the Masigcine children's centre in Mfuleni township, 35km out of Cape Town, are severely traumatised from being orphaned at the age of one and have difficulty relating to their peers. Read more >>

Controversial weight-loss product back

The slimming product which shook up South Africa's weight-loss market last year, before being recalled in February amid controversy over its ingredients, is back. Read more >>

New look at XDR-TB in SA

Scientists awarded US$3.9 million grant to study how XDR-TB transmitted in rural South Africa; new strategies in South Africa needed to combat fatal infections. Read more >>

New hope for fight against breast cancer

Bone-strengthening drug zoledronic acid can help fight breast cancer DTCs; study finds it may reduce metastatic disease Read more >>

Women unaware of their heart disease risk: Report

[Dr Ananya Mandal, MD] The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has come up with results of their study funded by the National Heart Foundation that warns Australian women of their heart disease risk. It says that heart disease is the leading killer of Australian women and most women (eight out of ten) think that heart disease kills only 'old men'. Read more >>

Cote d'Ivoire: Zero tolerance of FGM/C

Progress on a "Zero Tolerance" national campaign in Côte d'Ivoire to eliminate female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) by the end of 2010, has been slowed down by health and education infrastructure, aid groups said. Read more >>