Partnership to develop management in HIV/AIDS fight

The possibility of an AIDS-free generation could be within our reach. The number of babies contracting the virus from their mothers has dropped rapidly, and a new partnership aims to bring it down to zero. Read more >>

Delay in publication of medical, dental tariff guidelines

The President of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) Professor Mochichi Sam Mokgokong has announced a delay in the publication of the new Guideline Tariffs. Read more >>

National Assembly approves health amendment bill

The National Health Amendment Bill, which aims to improve the country's health system, has been approved by the National Assembly. Read more >>

Combination peptide therapies might offer more effective, less toxic cancer treatment

Two studies suggest that two peptide agents used either together or individually with a low-dose of a standard chemotherapy drug might offer more effective cancer therapy than current standard single-drug treatments. Read more >>

New look for Diabetes Focus

Diabetes Focus, launched 17 years ago, now has a fresh new look in line with international publishing trends and publications focusing on diabetes. Read more >>

Support those with disabilities this Casual Day

Every year South Africans are called upon to dress differently on the first Friday of September and to show their support for persons with disabilities. This year Casual Day is on 7 September and the theme is "Get on Board" where everyone is encouraged to dress like a sailor, captain, mermaid or pirate. If you don't feel like wearing an entire get-up, then just wear blue - as long as you get on board! Read more >>

Disability Conference, Expo opens early Sept

The Airports Company South Africa Disability Conference runs 6-7 September 2012 at the Sandton Convention Centre, alongside the three-day Disability Trade and Lifestyle Exhibition, which runs until 8 September. Read more >>

BHF backs medical tariff guidelines

The Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) has welcomed the introduction of the HPCSA Ethical Tariffs and believes that these tariffs will begin to provide certainty to medical schemes and their members on charges related to healthcare and will begin to address the ongoing cost escalation in the private healthcare sector. Read more >>

Medical Aid rules re: late joining, further legislation may be needed

[Sylvester Appasamy] As four medical schemes have been taken to task over the application of late joiner penalties and waiting periods, it is important to understand the rationale behind the medical aid societies' rules. However, these four schemes are not alone in the industry to be applying late joiner penalties and waiting periods. Read more >>

Electric helmet treats brain tumours

Brain cancer patients at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Centre - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC-James) are among the first in the country to be treated with a high-tech device that bombards the brain with electrical currents to kill cancer cells and to help control brain tumours that might otherwise be untreatable. Read more >>

Research in the News: In epileptic seizures, Yale researchers see the neurology of consciousness

[Bill Hathaway] Yale researchers studying epileptic seizures have shed new light on the neurological origins of consciousness. Read more >>

Mechanisms of acquired chemoresistance in ovarian cancer identified

PHILADELPHIA, USA: The presence of multiple ovarian cancer genomes in an individual patient and the absence or downregulation of the gene LRP1B are associated with the development of chemoresistance in women with the high-grade serous cancer subtype of ovarian cancer whose disease recurs after primary treatment. These study results are published in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Read more >>

Pierre Bosch re-elected PIASA president

The Pharmaceutical Industry Association of South Africa (PIASA) has announced that Pierre Bosch, Area Director sub-Saharan Africa for Alcon Laboratories, has been re-elected as the industry body's president for 2012/2013. Read more >>

Tobacco firms speak plainly

NEWSWATCH: It seems that SA tobacco firms are concerned that if cigarette packaging laws similar to those passed in Australia are passed here, there will be an increase in smuggling, reports Times Live, and ITWeb reports that TopTV is using vouchers to attract subscribers. Read more >>

Unilever launches Lifebuoy Clini-Care 10

Unilever's Lifebuoy product has moved into a new generation of germ protection, with the launch of its Lifebuoy Clini-Care 10, using new technology discovered by the group. Read more >>

3M introduces simple pathogen testing

3M's Food Safety Division has announced the development of a fast, simple and affordable detection method for pathogens that delivers accurate results, has a positive impact on the bottom line and protects food producers' brands. Read more >>

Body parts business

Elite Surgical MD John O'Toole has been an entrepreneur for four decades in a field few would think possible in SA: the design and manufacture of orthopaedic and arthroplasty (joint replacement) devices. He became an entrepreneur almost by chance. Read more >>

Doctors up in arms over council's tariff guidelines

Private sector doctors and dentists have criticised tariff guidelines published by the Health Professions Council of SA last week as unscientific and out of kilter with the reality of running a healthcare business. Read more >>

A ladies guide to 'accessorising' for a financial future

[Robin Farrell] Putting on a pair of designer sunglasses and belt can make an ordinary outfit look extraordinary. However, you still need to have at least a decent selection of clothes to go with those accessories. So too can this analogy be applied to your finances. In fact you could say the following article is a ladies guide to the must-have 'life' accessories that make for a solid financial future. Read more >>

Medical services guideline tariffs to benefit the public

The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) says the implementation of the new Guideline Tariffs for medical and dental services will serve to protect the public and guide healthcare practitioners on the rendering of accounts in terms of the prescribed ethical guidelines. Read more >>