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[Dr Ananya Mandal, MD] Multiple Sclerosis or MS is a severely disabling disease that affects 100 000 in the UK. Now a new pill has been developed to treat multiple sclerosis which means there would be no need for injections. European health experts - European Medicines Agency (EMA) have given the new drug Gilenya, the brand name for the drug fingolimod, approval which would grant it EU wide acceptance. Read more >> Ear, nose & throat
 On 24 January 2011 hearing impaired Connor Muller (aged 5 years) of Plumstead received his first link to enter the hearing world. This first experience for Connor was a 400th for the Tygerberg Hospital Cochlear Implant Unit. Read more >>Malaria
 Despite aggressive policy efforts in the past decade, new research concludes that millions of African pregnant women still lack adequate access to insecticide-treated bednets and intermittent preventive treatment. Read more >>Medical Aid
 Save on medical expenses this year and make your funds last longer. Read more >>Medical Research
Studies published in The New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA within a week of each other. Read more >>Scientists from A*STAR's Institute of Medical Biology (IMB) in Singapore and the University of Hong Kong's Department of Medicine have produced the world's first human cell model of progeria, a disease resulting in severe premature ageing in one in four to eight million children worldwide. This model has allowed them to make new discoveries concerning the mechanism by which progeria works. Their findings were published this month in the prestigious scientific journal, Cell Stem Cell. Read more >>Mental health
 When elderly drivers get behind the wheel, they often confront the harrowing reality that they cannot easily see other cars, pedestrians, or cyclists moving around them. This frightening effect of aging, it turns out, is not necessarily a result of a reduced ability to perceive moving objects, as one might suspect, but a heightened awareness of the backdrop against which these objects move. Read more >> LifeLine Johannesburg will be conducting a counselling course - information session on 26 January 2011 from 10am - 11.30am and from 7pm to 8.30pm. Read more >>Nutrition
Teaming broccoli with sprouts may make vegetable's anti-cancer effect twice as powerful. Read more >>Oncology
[Dr Ananya Mandal, MD] New research has shown that women who are heavy smokers before menopause, especially prior to giving birth, may significantly increase their risk of developing breast cancer. Read more >> Opthalmology
 Since she was a baby, Carleen Trautz's left eye turned outward, rather than looking straight ahead, and it made her life miserable. Read more >>Paediatrics
 A team of researchers led by Vicente Gilsanz, MD, PhD, director of Clinical Imaging at The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles, determined that the onset of puberty was the primary influence on adult bone mineral density, or bone strength. Length of puberty did not affect bone density. Read more >> Exposure to worm infections in the womb may protect a newborn infant from developing eczema, a study funded by the Wellcome Trust suggests. A large trial in Uganda showed that treating a pregnant woman for worm infections increased her child's chances of developing the allergic skin disease. Read more >>Tens of thousands of babies worldwide are still born with clubfoot - feet turned inward at birth - despite a cost-effective, non-surgical treatment, say health experts. Read more >>Public health
 Bedrooms are important to getting a good night's sleep, according to the first-ever Bedroom Poll from the National Sleep Foundation. Read more >> Kimberly-Clark Professional* has launched a campaign to highlight the importance of good hand-drying procedures in the food processing and food services sectors. Read more >>South Africa must overhaul its entire health care system and move towards primary health care, Minister Aaron Motsoaledi said in Parliament on Wednesday. Read more >>When kids are at school, we hope for high marks in math, science and English. However, what about the grades the school itself would receive in a class on cleanliness? This article is based on the US experience, but holds lesson for us here in SA. Read more >>Women's health
Study finds younger age yearly mammogram screening reduces breast cancer deaths. Read more >>A new study from the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute has found that black and especially Hispanic young women are screened for chlamydia at a significantly higher rate than young white women. Read more >> LONDON, UK: According to the latest forecasts from Informa Telecoms & Media, SMS will remain a significant source of revenues and traffic for mobile operators on a global basis until at least 2015. The company reckons SMS traffic growth will be driven by enterprise, emerging markets and social networks. Read more >>Print - Print any item in this newsletter.
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