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Preventing rheumatic heart disease
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is the most commonly acquired heart disease in children around the world. Read more >>


Chronic Diseases
Glucose 'control switch' in the brain key to both types of diabetes

Karen N. Peart

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have pinpointed a mechanism in part of the brain that is key to sensing glucose levels in the blood, linking it to both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Read more >>

Hospital Groups
Triomf Clinic opens for destitute residents of Pretoria West
The Atterbury Trust, GROOTfm 90.5, a group of doctors and other partners put their heads and hearts together to create the new Triomf Clinic in Danville... Read more >>

Medical Aid
Managed care initiative more important, as South Africans increase expenditure
For the first time since 2011, medicine expenditure among South African medical scheme members has broken its downward spiral to reflect an increase of 1.9% per beneficiary when compared to 2012 figures. Read more >>

Public Health
Innovation Prize for Africa 2015 call for entries
The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) is calling on all African innovators to submit their entries for the fourth edition of the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) competition. Read more >>

Violent video games linked to risk of crime, alcohol abuse
WASHINGTON, USA: Violent video games glorifying antisocial characters could increase teenage gamers' risk of criminal and other risky behavior like smoking and alcohol use, a US study claims. Read more >>

Women's Health
Fundraising walk for Whiplash, a film on abuse of women, children
Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, former Deputy Minister of Health, members of NGOs and project supporters will accompany local filmmaker, Meg Rickards, as far as Woodstock Police Station, as she walks 26km from... (video) Read more >>


International

Science of brain signals opens new era for advertising
PARIS, FRANCE: Companies in the near future will reportedly be able to test public reaction to advertisements, music and films before they are released by monitoring the brain signals of a select... Read more >>

App provides prompt delivery of dagga order
SAN FRANCISCO, USA:- Startup company Eaze has released a smartphone application promising prompt, professional delivery of medical marijuana to the doors of patients in San Francisco. Read more >>


More International


Government

National Science Week underway
Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor has commended the participation of South African schools in global science competitions, saying they were nurturing the country's future researchers and innovators. Read more >>


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