Compensation Fund book ‘is chaotic’
CAPE TOWN — The financial affairs of the Compensation Fund, which compensates workers for occupational injuries and diseases.
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New drug-fee battleground
CAPE TOWN — Pharmaceutical wholesalers and distributors are lobbying the health department to try and ensure a fair deal for themselves as officials gear up to regulate logistics fees
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Global know-how for coming to terms with sex
South Africa is falling into line with other countries in bringing awareness of the dangers of HIV and risky sexual behaviour to younger and younger children.
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Die prys van ’n glimlag
'n Mens se gesig is onlosmaaklik deel van jou identiteit en dis die belangrikste fokuspunt wanneer ander jou die eerste keer ontmoet
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Eating nuts while pregnant ups asthma risk
The diet of a pregnant woman "has the potential to affect airway development" of the developing foetus in a manner that "might increase the risk of developing childhood asthma or allergy," Saskia M. Willers, of Utrecht University, the Netherlands
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Storms lash Western Cape
Cape Town - Gale-force winds and heavy rain caused widespread destruction in several parts of the Western Cape over the weekend. Power failures occurred extensively and snow-covered areas were cut off from the outside world.
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Babies suffer strokes too
Dawn Marie Perkins wasn't even seven months pregnant with her twin boys when she knew something had gone terribly wrong.
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Woman 'could beat Aids virus'
Washington - A woman who has never shown symptoms of infection with the Aids virus may hold the secret to defeating the virus, US researchers said on Tuesday.
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Predicting diseases from DNA
Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Wednesday that it had developed a new way of predicting from a person's DNA their response to medication and risk of developing disease.
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Maternity drags you down the corporate ladder
Women who take maternity leave are less likely to be promoted in Australia's public service than those without children, according to government research that feminists said was further evidence that motherhood harms careers.
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STROKE IDENTIFICATION
RECOGNIZING A STROKE
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Dirty water used on fruit, vegetables
CAPE TOWN — Stellenbosch University scientists are investigating the levels of harmful bacteria on locally grown fruit and vegetables, hoping to establish a link between the bugs on the food and contaminated river water used for irrigating crops.
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UN to help improve child health
THE United Nations (UN) would collaborate with the government to improve maternal and child health in the Ukhahlamba district of Eastern Cape, the health department said on Friday
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Hard of hearing? Decrease your tipple
If you have a hard time hearing conversation at a bar, it may not be because of the noise, a study suggests.
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Whisky no longer a gentleman's drink
In the spirit of women empowerment, this year's FNB Whisky Festival held in conjunction with Kaya FM and The Star, promises to satisfy the growing taste of women in all the arts of whisky enjoyment.
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GPs, pharmacists top fraud list
General practitioners (GPs) and pharmacists are the largest perpetrators of fraud, the latest KPMG Medical Schemes Anti-Fraud Survey has revealed.
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Child flu jabs 'protect everyone'
Vaccinating children against flu would prevent the spread of the virus in the whole population, research suggests.
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Wally hopes his open heart will help others
In the past week, Wally Katzke has received many phone calls from South Africans just like him - all potential candidates for this country's second-biggest killer: cardiovascular disease.
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TB hampers HIV treatment - study
Patients being treated for tuberculosis (TB) may not get the full benefits from HIV therapy, researchers say.
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Progress made in HIV prevention
There have been significant gains in preventing new HIV infections in a number of heavily-affected countries, a United Nations programme report says.
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Wally sit weer regop
Mnr. Wally Katzke (52) het gister reeds in sy hospitaalbed gesit en boek lees, sowat 12 uur nadat sy hartvatomleiding regstreeks op televisie uitgesaai is.
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Christina Applegate het kanker
Los Angeles. – Christina Applegate, die aktrise bekend om haar rol in die TV-reeks Married . . . with children, het borskanker, maar volgens haar woordvoerder is die verwagting dat sy volkome gaan herstel.
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Alcohol abuse causes ripple effect
World Health Organisation (WHO) experts will recommend ways to fight dangers linked to alcohol, including heart and liver disease, road accidents, suicides and sexually-transmitted infections
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Combined substance abuse riskier for baby
Among 35 children 10 to 14 years old, those whose mothers had used cocaine, drank alcohol, or smoked tobacco or marijuana while they were pregnant tended to have a smaller head circumference
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Bring on the Viagra!
Viagra, a popular anti-impotence pill, may help some women on antidepressants have better sex, US researchers said.
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Feeding the World
This BBC World Service series investigates the growing but often under-reported challenges facing the world's food supply.
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Nicotine drug 'may slow dementia'
Nicotine-based drugs may help delay the moment a person with dementia has to enter a care home, say researchers.
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Don't let pain go to your head
Headaches drive millions of us to despair, and according to Harvard scientists half of us have at least one a month. Yet the majority are not caused by any disease. So what triggers them? And how are they best treated?
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Blood pressure 'link to dementia'
Blood pressure 'link to dementia'
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Nicotine drug 'may slow dementia'
Nicotine-based drugs may help delay the moment a person with dementia has to enter a care home, say researchers.
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Malaria - What is it?
Malaria is caused by an infection of the red blood cells with a tiny organism or parasite called a protozoa.
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Warning on legal sex work for 2010
A RESEARCHER on organised crime has warned that the legalisation of prostitution for the 2010 Soccer World Cup could lead to a boom in human trafficking and the commercial sex industry such as that seen in Germany, if it is not regulated.
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Officials refuse to rubberstamp Health MEC’s R12m payment
SENIOR Eastern Cape Health Department officials have refused to rubberstamp a R12million payment for a hospital revitalisation contract that had been authorised at the request of MEC Nomsa Jajula.
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Cigs 'prime evil'
One of the star attractions at a media summit hosted last week in Joburg by the American Cancer Society, and the Cancer Association of SA.
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Alcohol
Heavy drinking is blamed for up to 33,000 deaths a year in the UK, with the NHS spending more than £164m treating alcohol-related conditions.
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Breast-feeding at work not for all
Public Service and Administration Minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi's statement that the lack of breast-feeding facilities in the workplace was a contributing factor to why fewer women occupied senior positions in government
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Pregnancy asthma flare-ups tied to defects
Women who experience asthma flare-ups during the first trimester of pregnancy are at increased risk for having a baby with a birth defect, according to a report in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
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Moms-to-be encouraged to take micronutrients
Maternal supplementation with multiple micronutrients rather than with just iron and folic acid can reduce early infant deaths, particularly in women who are undernourished or anaemic, new research shows.
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Be weary of unlicensed sex drugs
Health Canada issued the warning in a release about a product called Desire, which was found to contain the prescription drug phentolamine - something not indicated on the label.
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Call to scrap medical pricing bill
HUMANITARIAN camps set up to house foreigners escaping xenophobic attacks.
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Iron deficiency may hinder emotional growth
Iron deficiency during the first year of life appears to adversely impact the social and emotional development of infants
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'Food price anger will spark protests'
Rising anger among the poor could result in widespread food protests unless the government acts to prevent the suffocation of lower- and middle-income groups through urgent measures such as zero-rating more food items, consumer bodies have warned.
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Now South Africans can't even afford to die
With the cheapest and most basic burial costing just over R4 500, South Africans - some battling to stay alive - can't afford to die.
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Address babies' deaths in Eastern Cape: DA
The department of health should address the "negligence" of the Eastern Cape's health officials that led to the death of 142 babies in the province, the Democratic Alliance said on Sunday.
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Complacency is SA's downfall in Aids battle'
Over the past year there have been a number of scientific disappointments in the HIV/Aids field, including two failed vaccine trials.
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HIV testing rules for prisoners to change
The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday approved by voice vote a bill (HR 1943) that would alter HIV testing requirements for federal prison inmates
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UN summit will examine link between HIV and TB
A United Nations meeting scheduled for June 9 will examine the relationship between HIV and tuberculosis worldwide with the goal of creating a strategy for the millions of people living with both diseases
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Mozambique sees more TB cases among SA workers
Maputo - Mozambique has seen an increase in reported cases of drug resistant Tuberculosis (TB) among nationals who work in neighbouring South Africa, a senior health ministry official told state radio on Monday.
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HIV researchers concerned about SA trials
Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang has taken control over HIV clinical trials - sparking fears that they may be halted.
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Parliament rejects tobacco bosses’ talks request
CAPE TOWN — Parliament has rejected the tobacco industry’s appeal to send section 76 of the Tobacco Control Amendment Bill back to the health department for more consultation, sinking the latest move to delay progress of the proposed law.
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