Alzheimer's needs to be recognised as chronic disease

A new initiative, Alzheimer's in Action, hopes to change the availability of medical aid support for sufferers of Alzheimer's. It is partly funded by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund and is a beneficiary of the MySchool project. Read more >>

PnP LikeBike to support Velokhaya cycling academy

As part of the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour the Pick n Pay LikeBike is taking part again this year, with SABC 3 Top Billing's Janez Vermeiren in the hot seat this time around. Read more >>

Philips launches 'Fabric of Africa' campaign

Philips Electronics has launched "Fabric of Africa" - a collaborative campaign to drive public-private partnerships and to improve healthcare access across the continent. The main intention of the campaign is to develop meaningful partnerships with local and international stakeholders to improve healthcare delivery in the areas of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), maternal and child health, and healthcare infrastructure, delivery and clinical training. Read more >>

Health product advertising and the Marketing Code

Advertisements for health products must not fall foul of the Code of Practice for the marketing of health products or the Code of Advertising Practice, says Delene Bertasso, senior associate at law firm Adams & Adams. Read more >>

Allergy research training grant for UCT

Adcock Ingram has sponsored an unrestricted educational grant for nurse and doctor training to University of Cape Town's Asthma and Allergy Division to advance undergraduate and postgraduate allergy education. Read more >>

Could common blood pressure drug slow Alzheimer's progression?

A ground-breaking trial that hopes to discover if a drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure could slow down the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD) will begin shortly. Read more >>

Ability of brain to protect itself from damage revealed

The origin of an innate ability the brain has to protect itself from damage that occurs in stroke has been explained for the first time. Read more >>

Dodgy meat found in SA's retail shops

Goat, water buffalo and donkey meat have been found in food products including sausages, dried meats, burger patties and mince according to a study by scientists at Stellenbosch University. Read more >>

New medicine limits the urge to drink

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK: The European Union has given the green light for the sale of a medication that will help quench the urge for alcoholics to drink, the companies behind the new treatment said Thursday (28 February). Read more >>

Health24 rejuvenated with new website launch

[Issued by The SpaceStation] The Health24 portal has received a relaunch facelift to provide additional editorial tools, multimedia and a focus on interactive elements for users. Read more >>  visit press office >>

Low radiation dose X-ray provides clear image

At the sixth World Congress on Paediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery which took place in Cape Town recently, Philips announced the introduction to the South African market of an X-ray system that provides an equivalent image quality to its current equipment at an average of 73% less radiation dose. Read more >>

Gauteng health turnaround plan making strides

Gauteng Health MEC Hope Papo says the province's Health Turnaround Strategy is yielding positive results. Read more >>

SA on track to improving healthcare

President Jacob Zuma says the funds allocated to healthcare in the national budget show government's commitment to improving the quality of health services provided to all South Africans. Read more >>

Davies calls for urgent meat probe

[Linda Ensor] Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies has asked the National Consumer Commission to conduct an urgent investigation into the incorrect labelling of meat products‚ which has been a source of "alarm and panic" for consumers after researchers showed that some meat products such as mince and sausages contained other unlabelled varieties of meat. Read more >>

Motlanthe, SANAC Trust meet to map future

Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe on Tuesday met with the new South African National Aids Council (SANAC) Trust to induct the members of the trust in their new roles. Read more >>