| 27 Aug 2013 |
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Weekly top stories
 | The incidence of asthma-related deaths has been on a steady increase in South Africa over the past few decades though the prevalence rate remains low, according to the National Asthma Education Programme. Read more >> |
 | [Tamar Kahn] Deputy Health Minister Gwen Ramokgopa has given a strong signal that the introduction of the National Health Insurance (NHI) will not spell an end to the medical schemes sector‚ a spectre feared by many middle-class consumers who have opted to pay for private medical care rather than deal with the uneven quality of services in the state sector. Read more >> |
 | A Yale-led team of researchers has solved a biological mystery about the common genesis of many serious diseases such as asthma and metastatic melanoma, identifying the first known pathway by which their cellular functions turn abnormal, and a healthy process goes haywire. The study is published in Cell Reports. Read more >> |
 | According to a report on BizTech Africa, a portable kit, consisting of a mobile app and clip-on hardware, which transforms a smartphone into an eye examination tool, is currently being piloted in Kenya. Read more >> |
[Bill Hathaway] Yale researchers report they may have found a key molecular messenger that links the stomach-to-brain reward circuits and signals the brain it has sufficient calories. Read more >>
LONDON, UK: AstraZeneca said on Tuesday that it has agreed to buy US-based cancer drugs company Amplimmune, as the Anglo-Swedish pharmaceuticals group seeks to bolster its flagging pipeline of new products. Read more >>
 | According to a Regus study, sleep-deprived workers struggle to juggle family and work commitments. Read more >> |
[Karen N. Peart] Heavy use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be leading to unnecessary breast removal in older women with breast cancer, according to a study by Yale School of Medicine researchers in the current issue of Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. Read more >>
 | YAOUNDE, CAMEROON: From Cameroon to Ivory Coast, Kenya to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), traders in counterfeit drugs do a thriving business with the utmost cynicism and sometimes at the cost of human lives. Read more >> |
More International
 | SA skin-care brand Bio-Oil is a worldwide success story, and the core product of Union Swiss, a multi-million dollar company that sells Bio-Oil in over 50 countries worldwide. Read more >> |
 | High ranking government officials on Saturday participated in the National Men's Rally to reaffirm their commitment to end gender-based violence. Read more >> |
 | There have been improvements in key delivery sectors, however challenges in certain areas remain, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) says. Read more >> |
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