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Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:21:50 GMT+00:00
Telkom pulls the plug on East Cape Health Department Weekend Post THE Eastern Cape Health Department has run up a Telkom bill of more than R20-million – and now the communications utility has pulled the plug on some of its lines. The department yesterday confirmed a bill of R23-million, and said Telkom had instituted ... New Health head warns officials after R49m losses EC health dept gets bailout Pillay cracks whip as 20 reprimanded for costly procurement procedure errors |
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:53:47 GMT+00:00
Health facilities see increased demand for circumcisions Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News The South African National Aids Council is conducting an audit of healthcare facilities to assess their ability to deal with an influx of men seeking circumcision. That is the word from SANAC Chairperson, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe. ... Demand for snip peaking Govt backs King's male circumcision call - Motlanthe |
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:12:52 GMT+00:00
 AFP | Zuma, ministers face HIV tests in state's new prevention drive Business Day CAPE TOWN — President Jacob Zuma is to spearhead a new HIV- testing drive that aims to get 15- million people — about a third of SA — tested by June next year. Zuma and some of his Cabinet ministers will undergo public HIV/AIDS tests as part of the ... Bid to cut HIV spread by 50 percent S.Africa announces plans to ramp up HIV testing Funding threats to HIV treatment |
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:59:01 GMT+00:00
Vitamin D boost for the immune system MS Trust Several newspapers this week reported on newly published research that indicated a key role for vitamin D in boosting the immune system by triggering and arming the body's T cells, the cells in the body that seek out and destroy any invading bacteria ... This might be the magic bullet |
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:10:08 GMT+00:00
Typhoid cases rise to 45 The Herald Confirmed typhoid cases in Mabvuku have risen to 45 amid unconfirmed reports of another death from the disease in the same suburb. Last week Harare City Council officials said five people died while 35 others had been treated for typhoid. ... ZIMBABWE: Typhoid kills five people Typhoid claims another life in Mabvuku Zim on alert for typhoid after 5 deaths |
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:15:40 GMT+00:00
 Earthtimes (press release) | Pollution levels prompt Hong Kong warning Independent Online Pollution in central Hong Kong reached high levels on Thursday, prompting the government to issue a health warning. People with respiratory illnesses were warned to avoid long periods out of doors as roadside monitors at 8 am (0000 GMT) reached 119 in ... Hong Kong Air Pollution Levels Prompt Officials To Issue Warnings Hong Kong Government Issues Warning as Air Pollution Rises Air quality prompts Hong Kong government warning |
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:11:02 GMT+00:00
 China Daily | Salty, Sweet: Study Says Fat is the Sixth 'Taste' FOXNews People sensitive to the taste of fat tend to eat less of it and are less likely to be overweight, according to Australian research that found human tongues can detect fatty tastes. Researchers at Deakin University, working with colleagues at the ... Australian researchers say fat is 'sixth taste' Tasty fat find could help beat the bulge Skinny people can taste fat better in food than their overweight peers |
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:01:14 GMT+00:00
Papaya Leaf Tea Shows Anticancer Abilities eMaxHealth For centuries, various cultures have claimed that papaya has anticancer abilities, with stories reporting remission after consuming papaya tea extract. Now scientists have shown that papaya leaf tea can fight tumors grown in the lab, including breast, ... |
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:43:48 GMT+00:00
 Earthtimes (press release) | Saving 3 600 lives every day: The Global Fund Times LIVE (blog) Imagine a world where no children are born with HIV. This is within reach by 2015 says Professor Michel Kazatchkine, executive director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. “Malaria may be eliminated as a public health problem within a ... Almost 5 Million Lives Saved Through AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Treatment 'TB, malaria cases can be wiped out' Donor HIV/Aids funding declines |
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:02:07 GMT+00:00
 Stuff.co.nz | Nicotine Load Builds to Peak in Cigarette Smokers: Study JoinTogether.org Smokers slowly build up nicotine levels to a peak, rather than receiving a burst of the drug in their brain with each drag, according to researchers at the Duke University Medical Center. Vertex News reported March 9 that researchers who used PET scans ... New cessation therapy more like smoking Nicotine Levels Peak Slowly in the Brain |
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