New presenter heads up season 8 of Siyayinqoba Beat It!

Mihle Pike is the new presenter of the 8th season of Siyayinqoba Beat It! The 24-minute magazine show, produced by Community Media Trust in partnership with SABC Education, is targeted at people living with HIV and other chronic diseases and their partners, families, friends and caregivers. It airs on Thursdays at 1:30pm on SABC 1. Read more >>

Recycle paper for Green Office Week

South African businesses are being urged to realise the vast environmental and business benefits of recycling unwanted paper, as paper consumption shows no signs of abating. Read more >>

Introducing a must for any industry event - Biz Featured Events

[Issued by Bizcommunity.com] The next time you're needing to organise an event, make your branded Biz Event Calendar listing - aka Biz Featured Event - the first thing on your to-do list and use it to check events happening around the time. Read more >>  visit press office >>

Patients with chronic fatigue use additional areas of brain when using memory

Scientists studying the brain scans of chronic fatigue patients have found they use additional brain regions to do simple tasks requiring attention. This may explain the problems many sufferers have with memory. The findings are just one of several new studies presented yesterday, 22 April 2013, at the launch of a new UK-wide research body to advance understanding and treatment into this debilitating condition which affects over 600,000 people in the UK. Read more >>

Anglo American continues support for the Centre of Deaf Studies

Substantial funding over the last few years from Anglo American's dedicated social investment arm, the Chairman's Fund, towards the Centre for Deaf Studies at Wits University is making a real difference in providing support for families of deaf or hard-of-hearing infants. Read more >>

Profession to act against dispensing of hearing aids in pharmacies

The public is warned against purchasing hearing aids or amplifiers directly from retail pharmacies and other non-registered persons. According to the Speech, Language and Hearing Professional Board of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) these pharmacies are acting in contravention of the law and these amplifiers could cause irreversible hearing loss to normal hearing members of the public. Read more >>

Gauteng health dept takes firm stance on overtime management

Gauteng Health MEC Hope Papo says the department will not allow the abuse of overtime by health professionals. Read more >>

Researchers reveal more effective way of testing therapies to treat depression

Researchers have found a new method for studying depression in rats that mirrors an aspect of the mood-related symptoms of the condition in humans. Read more >>

UCT to raise cancer awareness via international squash tournament

The University of Cape Town plans to host the Keith Grainger Memorial UCT Open Squash Championships from 28 April to 4 May 2013 at the Sports Centre on UCT's upper campus. Read more >>

Allergies have emotional, psychological downside

The emotional and psychological effects of being an allergy sufferer can be debilitating, causing him or her to be shy, stressed, embarrassed, self-conscious and even socially isolated. This is according to a nationwide survey of learners aged between 10 and 18 who suffer from allergies. It also showed that most can 'cope' with the negative effects that allergies have on their school work and sports. Read more >>

Five things to know about health and safety

[Yvonne Nhuta] By law, everyone is entitled to a safe and healthy working environment. Consequently, all businesses should be aware of their legal responsibilities to commit to high standards of health and safety in the workplace. Read more >>

Two expelled students "get second chance"

An Eastern Cape medical student, expelled from an exchange programme between South Africa and Cuba, has been given a second chance and will return to Cuba to complete her degree, the Dispatch Online reported on Wednesday (17 April) Read more >>

Flu vaccine uses Red Cherry Media's Spot On radio and mobile dept for a mobi-site

[Issued by Red Cherry Media] In the 2012 flu season, Red Cherry was approached by Siyaenza Advertising to assist with a radio campaign to encourage Flu vaccination as a joint venture with Sanofi Pasteur and Abbott Laboratories.. Read more >>  visit press office >>

UCT professor wins international award for TB work

Professor Valerie Mizrahi, the director of the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IIDMM) at the University of Cape Town, has been awarded the Grand Prix Christophe Mérieux Prize by the Institute de France in Paris. Read more >>

Not all cases of Gender-Based Violence reported

[Gabi Khumalo] While there are many cases of Gender-Based Violence (GBV), most of them are not being reported which makes it difficult for government to intervene and end the scourge. Read more >>

Bacteria may halt pancreatic cancer's spread

WASHINGTON, USA: An experimental therapy that uses Listeria bacteria to infect pancreatic cancer cells and deliver tumour-killing drugs has shown promise in laboratory animal research, US scientists said on Monday (22 April). Read more >>

Colds and flu boost Reckitt Benckiser

LONDON, UK: British household goods and drugs firm Reckitt Benckiser on Monday (22 April) posted higher first-quarter sales, boosted by a prolonged colds and flu seasons in North America and Europe. Read more >>

Boston bomb exploded at 4:09:44

BOSTON, USA: The digital clock over the finish line read 4:09:44 when two explosions in the historic heart of Boston turned the 117th running of the city's iconic marathon into a horrific scene of carnage. Read more >>