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HIV/AIDS
 South Africa is preparing to take HIV testing into the classroom as part of its national voluntary HIV testing and counselling (VCT) campaign, but testing kids is controversial and implementing the programme is fraught with challenges - just ask those already doing it. Read more >>Chronic diseases
 Study compares gastric bypass to conventional medical treatments and lifestyle modifications in mildly obese and non-obese patients. Read more >> With nearly 200 South Africans dying every day from cardiovascular disease, modern-day thinking around cholesterol management is that we've been doing "too little too late" says the Medical Nutritional Institute (MNI). Read more >>CSI
 In celebration of his 80th birthday, Raymond Ackerman has boosted Pick n Pay's nationwide Incubator Campaign with a generous donation of R500 000. Read more >> The Africa Mercy has set sail for Sierra Leone after more than four months of retrofitting in the Southern Africa Shipyard in Durban. Considered the world's largest non-governmental hospital ship, the 152m vessel has six operating theatres, a 78-bed ward, and is operated by the international Christian charity, Mercy Ships. Read more >>In concern for the ongoing problem of youth and child related drowning in South Africa, fast food brand King Pie has taken a proactive stance and together with The National Sea Rescue Institute's WaterWise, will be embarking on the "Be A Hero" campaign from February through to April 2011. Read more >>Exhibitions
 With world's second largest healthcare exhibition Arab Health beating all forecasts, the launch of Africa Health will set benchmark for quality of care in Africa. Read more >> Following the success of the first Soweto Health and Wellness Expo, the second instalment is in the offering, and this time around with the endorsement of the Gauteng Department of Health and Social Development. Read more >>Medical Aid
 Organisation helps physicians manage risk, improve outcomes and increase income. Read more >>Medical Research
 Silent strokes, which have no immediate symptoms but could cause long-term cognitive and learning deficits, occur in a significant number of severely anaemic children, especially those with sickle cell disease, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2011. Read more >>Regular exercise improves the ability of overweight, previously inactive children to think, plan and even do math, Georgia Health Sciences University researchers report. Read more >> Babies whose mothers have HIV, but who are not HIV-infected themselves, are born with lower levels of specific proteins in their blood called antibodies, which fight infection, compared with babies not exposed to HIV, a new study has found. The finding, published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, might explain in part why uninfected babies born to women with HIV have a higher risk of illness and death early in life. Read more >> Drinking excess alcohol during pregnancy can cause foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) due to the damaging effects of alcohol on a developing baby's brain. Despite its harmful effects, pregnant mothers continue to drink alcohol - up to 3 in every 1000 babies are born with FAS, which causes intellectual disabilities, behavioural problems, growth defects and abnormal facial features. Read more >> Researchers develop new method for drug discovery using math to combat HIV, other diseases. Read more >>Medical Technology
 Scientists monitor frequencies of brain activity to unleash new insights into how it works. Read more >>Oncology
 Physical activity is an important health behaviour for many diseases but its role in cancer control has been understudied and underappreciated. The book, Physical Activity and Cancer , published by Springer (Nov 2010) and edited by Kerry S. Courneya and Christine M. Friedenreich, explores in depth the relation between physical activity and cancer control, including primary prevention, coping with treatments, recovery after treatments, long-term survivorship, secondary prevention, and survival. Read more >>Pan African Pain Congress
 The 4th Pan African Pain Congress, to be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, 11-13 March 2011, is a collaboration between the African Association for the study of Pain (AASP), NeuPSIG, the London Pain Consortium, and PainSA - and aims to be the best ever. Read more >>Pharmaceutical companies
 [Brian Peterson] The pharmaceutical industry has managed to weather the credit crisis and recovery years of 2009 and 2010 relatively well, particularly when compared to other industries. Liquidation and bad debt figures have been well controlled despite a drop off in profitability, and exposure to the decreasing consumer spend market. Read more >>Public health
 The Faculty of Health Sciences and the Wits Steve Biko Centre for Bioethics are hosting Ethics Alive 2011 under the theme Justice in Healthcare. This annual four-day event consists of debates and discussions exploring issues according to themes revolving around healthcare such as ethics, law and human rights. The 2011 week will run from 22-25 March. Read more >>Tuberculosis
 The realisation of medically treating different children uniquely may start with one of the deadliest diseases in existence: tuberculosis. New findings by UT Southwestern Medical Centre researchers indicate that the type of medications and the dosage routinely used to treat children with the disease should be individualised to each young patient in order to be effective. Read more >>There are only two weeks left in which to enter the second annual Red Cross / Lilly MDR-TB Partnership TB Media Award. Please see information attached. Read more >>
Public health
 With the dramatic advance in cell phone technology and the dominance of smart-phones in the SA phone market, using mobile channels for direct, targeted customer communications is fast becoming the mainstream. Read more >>
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