| 15 Oct 2013
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Weekly top stories
 | The world's first malaria vaccine for children could be on sale by 2015. Read more >> |
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Over 80 autoimmune diseases can develop when the body's immune system mistakes healthy cells for harmful foreign ones and attacks them. Arthritis (inflammation of the joints) is one of these, affecting thousands of patients across the globe each year. Read more >>
Hosted for the first time in Africa, the World Cancer Leaders' Summit (WCLS) will be held at the Mount Nelson Hotel and the Cape Town City Hall on 18-19 November 2013. The theme is 'Closing the Cancer Divide by 2025', which highlights the critical need to address the glaring disparities in cancer control within and across national, regional and international boundaries. Read more >>
 | One of South Africa's most popular contraceptives, Yasmin, is the subject of a bitter court battle that pits a generic drugs company against a multinational. Read more >> |
The Discovery HealthID mobile application is now available on Samsung Galaxy tablet devices, providing a convenient way for doctors to access Discovery Health members' electronic health records. Read more >>
World Mental Health Day was on 10 October, last week, so it was no accident therefore that it was selected as the day to announce that in partnership with Pfizer South Africa, SADAG announced the names of this year's recipients of the Pfizer Mental Health Journalism Awards. Read more >>
 | De Doorns in the Western Cape has one of the highest rates of malnutrition in the country, the social development department said. Read more >> |
Leukaemia can now usually be successfully treated and is no longer such a 'dread disease', thanks to new blood cancer treatments that can save patients' lives. Read more >>
 | [Manfred Boensch] It is important for South African consumers to make sure that the pharmaceutical products they purchase are manufactured safely and comply with the necessary standards, as taking unsafe, illegal medicines can have dangerous consequences. Read more >> |
The demand for anti-wrinkle injections, dermal fillers and nose and jaw corrections without plastic surgery is on the increase in the Black and Indian markets. Read more >>
 | [Issued by Natural Medicine Magazine] When Natural Medicine launched in 2000, complementary and integrative medicine was a relatively new concept in South Africa, and the magazine provided a platform for consumers to navigate the information and growing natural products available in the marketplace. Read more >> |
 | The SA Medical Association has called on the Health Professional Council of SA to withdraw student doctors from Tembisa hospital. Read more >> |
 | The Gauteng Department of Health has spent R30m on buying new linen for hospitals and clinics that currently facing acute shortages of bedding. Read more >> |
 | A total of 4,800 medical health cards are expected to be issued to military veterans so they can have free access to health care services in different military health facilities across the country. Read more >> |
 | Cabinet has welcomed and thanked the Global Fund for its R3bn funding grant to support HIV and TB programmes in the country. Read more >> |
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