| 7 May 2013 |
| Medical | South Africa |
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Weekly top stories
In response to the recent PPS survey on the confidence of medical professionals in South Africa, the Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) has expressed its concern at the negativity expressed around the NHI and medical scheme benefits. Read more >> |
The first Africa Alzheimer's Conference, hosted by the South African Geriatrics Society (SAGS) and Alzheimer's SA in partnership with Dementia SA and the South African Society of Psychiatrists (SASSOP), will be held at the Indaba Hotel Fourways from 10-11 May 2013. Read more >> |
The 2016 International AIDS Congress will take place at the Durban International Convention Centre from 17-20 July 2016. The Mayor of eThekwini, James Nxumalo and bid partners announced the successful bid granted by the International AIDS Society. Read more >> |
 | [Brian Berkman] Don't fool yourself into thinking you can avoid being bitten by mosquitoes in Madagascar. Even though I took all the possible precautions - long-sleeved shirts that button to the collar, slathered anti-moz cream, sprays from head to toe and slept under nets - I still got zapped. Read more >> |
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 | Increases in taxes and administered costs including medical insurance have placed the disposable income of low- to middle-income earners in SA under significant pressure over the past few years‚ the latest United Association of SA (UASA) employment report show. Read more >> |
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[Bill Hathaway] People like food because it contains calories they need to survive. However, researchers from The John B Pierce Laboratory and Yale have discovered an interesting twist to the basic biology story: Calories trigger responses in areas of the brain that control eating behavior independently of how much the subject likes the flavor. Read more >> |
 | WASHINGTON, USA: Playing video games can prevent and even reverse deteriorating brain functions such as memory, reasoning and visual processing, according to a study released on Wednesday (1 May). Read more >> |
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WASHINGTON, USA: The US food and drug regulator has called the addition of caffeine to children's foods like chewing gum and jelly beans "dangerous" and warned of a possible crackdown. Read more >> |
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS: A Dutch businessman under investigation in a Europe-wide probe into a horse-for-beef substitution scandal was on Thursday (3 May) given a suspended sentence and fined for selling horsemeat as Islamic halal beef in France. Read more >> |
 | PRETORIA: Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has published the Biodiversity Management Plan for Pelargonium sidoides in South Africa 2011 - 2020 in the Government Gazette. Read more >> |
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 | [Mark Allix] Air Products SA‚ an industrial gas company‚ is to break ground in the Coega industrial development zone near Port Elizabeth next week for a R300m state-of-the-art air separation unit. Read more >> |
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PRETORIA: Four nurses, who turned away a highly pregnant mother from a health centre, have been dismissed by the Gauteng Health Department following a complaint of unprofessional conduct. Read more >> |
 | LONDON, UK: Britain announced on Tuesday (30 April) that it will cut off direct aid to South Africa in 2015, citing its status as Africa's biggest economy as the reason for the decision. Read more >> |
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