Radio stations to broadcast MTV Base series across Africa

Shuga: Love, Sex, Money, a television show set in Nairobi, Kenya that follows the lives, loves and ambitions of a group of young people has been developed into a radio drama and hit the airwaves yesterday, 27 June 2012. Read more >>

Nicotine-antibodies may help people quit smoking

Health24 says that, according to a study, a shot successfully treated nicotine addiction in mice in just one dose. This may mean that, one day, a vaccine could help smokers kick the habit once and for all. The vaccine works by preventing nicotine from reaching the brain and heart. It uses the liver to continuously produce antibodies, which eat up the nicotine before it enters the bloodstream, depriving smokers of their "fix." Read more >>

Bring it on, say doctors

Three doctors who went public about serious problems at a Port Elizabeth hospital are facing charges of misconduct for speaking to the media. Read more >>

Novartis Malaria Initiative to tackle malaria in Africa

More than 35 countries across Africa are represented at this year's National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) Best Practice Sharing Workshop, entitled 'Empowering Communities: The Heart of Malaria Control'. Convened by Novartis, this workshop brings together national and international malaria leaders to discuss key topics and challenges. Read more >>

Coffee consumption inversely associated with risk of most common form of skin cancer

PHILADELPHIA, USA: Increasing the number of cups of caffeinated coffee you drink could lower your risk of developing the most common form of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma, according to a study published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Read more >>

In real time, Yale scientists watch stem cells at work regenerating tissue

[Bill Hathaway] Scientists have for the first time watched and manipulated stem cells as they regenerate tissue in an uninjured mammal, Yale researchers report 1 July 2012 online in the journal Nature. [video] Read more >>

Are you a FOMO addict?

According to new research, the new addiction sweeping South Africa is FOMO - the 'Fear Of Missing Out' on something more interesting, exciting or better than what we are currently doing. In a Pharma Dynamics survey, conducted among more than 3000 South Africans nationally between the ages of 15-50, over 62% said they live in constant fear of missing out. Read more >>

Bad eating can kill you

About 195 people, most of them young, are dying from heart disease every day. Read more >>

Blood test for pregnant women could predict risk of having dangerously small babies

Researchers from the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) and the University of Ottawa (uOttawa) have found a protein in the blood of pregnant women that can predict if they are likely to have a fetus that doesn't grow properly, and thus has a high risk of stillbirth and long-term health complications. The research, led by Dr Andrée Gruslin, could lead to a widely available blood test and could help develop ways for improving the outcomes of women and their children who face this risk - estimated to be as many as one of every 20 pregnancies. Read more >>

Some children with Hodgkin's lymphoma 'could be spared radiotherapy'

Some children with early-stage Hodgkin's lymphoma who respond to initial chemotherapy may not need subsequent radiotherapy, according to US research. Read more >>

Trial launched into testosterone replacement for male cancer survivors

Cancer Research UK on Thursday, 28 June 2012, launched a trial to see if male cancer survivors could benefit from hormone replacement therapy (HRT) with testosterone. Read more >>

#MedicationMarketing: How the pharma industry is using social media to sell

NEW YORK, US: A multi-billion dollar industry that's banned in all but the US and New Zealand, Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) pharmaceutical marketing is beginning to embrace social media, explains the latest report by international business experts GBI Research. Read more >>

Charlotte Maxeke Hospital to replace old lifts

The Charlotte Maxeke Hospital will get new lifts to replace the old and outdated lifts in Blocks 1 and 2. Gauteng MEC for Infrastructure Development, Bheki Nkosi, on Wednesday said the lifts would be replaced by the end of this financial year. Read more >>