HIV and Aids: bad news for drug prices in middle-income countries

Firms will no longer offer discounted antiretroviral drugs to middle-income countries where HIV is rife, says a report, according to the Guardian, UK. Read more >>

Search, directory companies get 'deal' button to drive traffic

"Merchants are tired of being sold 'clicks to a website', when what they really want are customer transactions and revenues," states David Strebinger, CEO of Wantsa, an international deal exchange that creates and distributes deals that benefit consumers, merchants and publishers. Read more >>

Marc Ashton named Finweek acting editor

Marc Ashton, a multi-award winning journalist and entrepreneur who joined Fin24.com in 2008 to cover the financial services and entrepreneurship sectors, with Finweek later added to his portfolio, has been named acting editor of the financial title by Media24 Weekly Magazines. Read more >>

New strategy to prevent amputations?

To fix diabetic nerve damage, blood vessels and support cells may be the real targets of treatment, Hopkins study suggests. The results may provide new strategy to prevent amputations. Read more >>

Model of enigmatic Alzheimer's protein described for first time

Yale School of Medicine researchers have described for the first time the structure of a member in an enigmatic family of proteins linked to Alzheimer's disease, a crucial early step in understanding key mechanisms of the disease and designing drugs to combat dementia. Read more >>

Projects launched to crack the cancer code

Cancer Research UK today launched two pioneering projects to identify the key genetic faults that are driving oesophageal and prostate cancers, which will transform our understanding of the diseases and pave the way to better and more targeted treatments. Read more >>

Sensi gets FDA clearance

July 2011 brought good news to the future of heart auscultation. Diacoustic Medical Device Company received notification that their Computer-Aided Auscultation device, Sensi, has been approved and cleared by The United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA). The company says this is a big milestone in the history of Diacoustic as having a device approved by the FDA is something many companies struggle to achieve. Read more >>

PE firm to launch their award winning digital eye test software at ODMA in Australia

Digital Optometry, based in Port Elizabeth, has announced the launch of Spectrum digital eye test software in Australia. A team from the company will be travelling to the annual Optical distributors and manufacturers association of Australia (ODMA) show which takes place from 5-7 August in Sydney. Read more >>

Physicist building advanced microscope

[D.J. Martin] Stephanie Meyer, a physicist specialising in optics, is bringing new capabilities to the University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus by building an advanced, super resolution microscope able to see some of the innermost workings of the cell. Read more >>

%$#@! Swear words shed light on how language shapes thought

Why were people offended when BBC broadcaster James Naughtie mispronounced the surname of the Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt? Why is it much easier for bilingual speakers to swear in their second language? Why are people offended by swear words - but not euphemisms? Read more >>

Mental health: keeping your grey matter in the pink

[Graham Anderson] July is Mental Illness Awareness Month. We have a fairly good idea of what we should be doing to look after our physical health, but when it comes to mental wellbeing, many of us have no idea where to begin. The good news is that some of the things that you need to do to assist healthy brain function are the same things that will keep you physically fit and healthy. Read more >>

Child mortality observed to be 50% lower with better food

MSF Niger study reinforces that high-quality nutritious foods should be a pillar in Global Fight Against Childhood Mortality; G8 countries should ensure that appropriate foods reach vulnerable children. Read more >>

Yes, men get breast cancer too

Richards Bay Engineer, Tex Neveling is a breast cancer survivor. Neveling is one of 15 Survivors who will be taking to the road on Honda motorcycles in this year's Journey of Hope Breast Cancer Awareness Ride that will be taking place from 09 - 15 October 2011. Read more >>

DNDi launches new HIV/AIDS drug development programme for children

Yesterday at the 6th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, the Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) announced the launch of a new drug development programme to address critical unmet treatment needs of children with HIV and AIDS. Read more >>

State pharmaceutical company not the solution for cheaper medicines in SA

A state-owned pharmaceutical company is not the answer to providing cheaper medicines in the country, says Paul Anley, CEO of pharmaceutical company, Pharma Dynamics. Read more >>

Gilead licence expands access, but several countries left out

Excluded countries should be ready to issue compulsory licences to access needed drugs Read more >>

EPA taps researcher for herbicide health study

Dr. Daniel Griffith, professor of geospatial analysis at UT Dallas' School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, has been selected by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to aid a review of the health effects of atrazine, a herbicide used extensively in farming. Read more >>

Pressure on care centres to shape up

Ekurhuleni municipality has established a task team to audit care centres in a bid to prevent fatalities. Read more >>

Legally blind patients receive stem cell transplant

Testing the power of regenerative medicine to treat eye diseases, surgeons at UCLA's Jules Stein Eye Institute on Tuesday successfully transplanted highly specialised cells derived from human embryonic stem cells into the eyes of two patients. Read more >>

Do you have a handbag for a true heroine?

Jessica Foord is a young woman who was raped a couple of years ago whilst hiking with her dad - http://www.jff.org.za/home.aspx - but rather than allowing the horrific experience to cow her into submission, instead she decided to fight back - and help other rape victims. Read more >>