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HIV/AIDS
According to a new study published in the
Medical Journal of Australia, male circumcision can be seen as a "surgical vaccine" in the fight against heterosexual HIV transmission. The study based on spread of the virus in Africa showed that there was a reduced rate of transmission in regions where male circumcision was the norm.
Read more >>Rutgers researchers have discovered how HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS, resists AZT, a drug widely used to treat AIDS. It seems a virus hijacks a common molecule to do the job.
Read more >>CSI
Standard Bank is once again sponsoring Cycle for Kids, an annual event in which volunteers cycle from Johannesburg to Durban to better the lives of children in need. The event will begin on 13 October, 2010.
Read more >>Village Walk Shopping Centre management team visited Takalani Home for the Mentally Disabled based in Diepkloof, Soweto on 31 August, 2010. The visit was to surprise the patients with a donation of a foosball table and a R1000 PnP voucher as an early Christmas gift.
Read more >>Emergency Procedures
[Erika Ketterer] The Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa (HSFSA) is calling for immediate action by all South Africans to be aware and act fast when it comes to stroke. Stroke is the third biggest cause of death in our country and is a leading cause of adult disability. National Stroke Week runs from 13 to 17 September and we would like to challenge you to increase your knowledge about how to prevent the devastating results of an early death or permanent disability.
Read more >>Medical Research
[Dr Ananya Mandal, MD] Less may actually be more... A new study has shown that switching off a single gene in mice unlocks a part of their brain that is otherwise inactive, boosting learning and memory. Considering the fact that humans have a similar gene, this sparks hope for many especially those who suffer from dementia and Alzheimer's.
Read more >> In the latest issue of the
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a group of American and Canadian researchers report on the effectiveness of Diclectin (the delayed-release formulation of doxylamine and Vitamin B6) for morning sickness.
Read more >>There is no apparent link between asthma and tooth decay, according to a study published in the September 2010 issue of the
Journal of the American Dental Association.
Read more >>Discovery from Concordia University researchers published in journal
Aging.
Read more >>Research suggests methodical approaches to control severe aggression among children with ADHD.
Read more >>Medical Technology
Using MRI technology and mathematical analysis, researchers at Oregon Health & Science University and Washington University in St. Louis are now able to accurately predict a young person's age simply by studying their brain scans. The research, which will likely have several clinical applications, including assessment and diagnosis, is published in the current edition of the journal
Science.
Read more >>Acupuncture produces significant changes in parts of the brain that regulate emotional states and is a biologically plausible treatment for depression and other neuropsychiatric disorders, Australian researchers have shown for the first time.
Read more >>Nutrition
Top UK children's presenter Sid Sloane is on a mission to get South Africa's children eating healthily.
Read more >>Oncology
South Africans can look forward to a rash of moustaches on the faces of South African men for `Movember', the internationally acclaimed month-long charity initiative during November that is changing the face of men's health, officially launching in South Africa to raise funds for the Cancer Association of South Africa's (CANSA) Men's Health campaign.
Read more >>Opthalmology
[Dr Ananya Mandal, MD] In global studies of more than 40 000 people from countries around the world, including Australia, researchers have found the genes responsible for two of the most common eye disorders - short-sightedness or myopia and glaucoma. The scientists believe this could open new diagnostic and management options.
Read more >> Paediatrics
With kids in school, good health starts with clean hands and in fact, elementary school students who do not use proper hand hygiene will miss more school than those that do employ good hand-washing habits, according to an
American Journal of Infection Control study.
Read more >>[Dr Ananya Mandal, MD] In a bizarre incident, a British mother's addiction to a computer game made her negligent towards her children and pets. The 33 year old mother of three (aged 9, 10 and 13), has not been named for legal reasons. She got addicted to an online game so much, that she didn't feed her children and dogs properly.
Read more >> Pharmaceutical companies
Public health
Tel Aviv University develops next generation of antibiotics to combat drug-resistant 'superbugs'.
Read more >>Surgical Equipment & Products
Medical technology company Becton Dickinson (BD SA) made it into the coveted top 10 of the South African Best Employers 2010/11 survey.
Read more >>Women's health
Progressive, incurable disease kills half a million women worldwide every year, but the support provided for women with secondary breast cancer is inadequate and urgent steps are needed to provide better services for patients with this progressive incurable disease, which kills half a million women worldwide every year. Those are the key recommendations to emerge from a trio of papers in the September issue of the
European Journal of Cancer Care.
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