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Free antiretroviral therapy in Malawi is effective
Adult mortality from HIV in Malawi has been significantly reduced after the introduction of free antiretroviral treatment. 9 May 2008 12:47

Big bums may protect against diabetes
Researchers at Harvard Medical School in the US suggest that having a big bum may be a good thing from a health perspective. 8 May 2008 10:26

Nitrates in vegetables protect against gastric ulcers
Vegetables that are rich in nitrates protect the stomach from damage. 8 May 2008 10:20

AFRICA: Reality TV takes on HIV
The reality TV show "Imagine Afrika", about to begin its second season, pits 12 young Africans against some of the most serious problems facing their continent, including how to tackle the HIV/AIDS epidemic. 8 May 2008 10:17

GLOBAL: Six million children "need not die every year"
More than six million children could be saved from death every year if funding were increased to improve community-level health services in the developing world, where 99 percent of child deaths occur, according to a report by Save the Children-USA. 8 May 2008 10:15

Obesity increases risk of Alzheimer's disease
Being obese - or being underweight - increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease. 7 May 2008 14:12

Mothers' Day: Protecting tomorrow's mothers
This Mothers' Day, you can give your daughter what your mother could not give you: help in preventing South Africa's most common female cancer: cervical cancer. 9 May 2008 09:39

Netcare recognises SA's nurses in pledge for support
On Monday, 12 May 2008, millions of nurses all over the world will be celebrating International Nurses' Day. 8 May 2008 10:38

Innovative programmes bring some relief to over-burdened nursing practitioners
The extent of the prevailing nursing skills shortage in South Africa remains of grave concern to public and provincial hospitals alike. Medi-Clinic, the second largest private hospital group in the country, is continuously identifying and developing innovative ways in which to address the gaps that have been created by this critical shortage. 7 May 2008 13:50

SAS predictive analytics help Healthways curb healthcare costs
SAS helps drive earlier, more tailored interventions to improve health 7 May 2008 13:46

Old Mutual and Lethimvula sign MOU to join forces in healthcare administration
Lethimvula Investments Limited (Lethimvula), a broad-based black owned company and Old Mutual South Africa (OMSA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that aims to combine the respective administration and managed care businesses of Old Mutual Healthcare (OMHC), Medscheme and Rowan Angel. 6 May 2008 13:49

UCT awards Health Train pioneer an honorary doctorate
Dr Lillian Lydia Nomathemba Cingo, will be awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Social Science, honoris causa, from the University of Cape Town, for her outstanding achievements throughout her professional career. 6 May 2008 13:28

TUT Nursing School honours late Chancellor, Dr Adelaide Tambo
The TUT Council has decided to honour TUT's first Chancellor, the late Dr Adelaide Tambo, in recognition of her involvement in and contribution to the nursing profession. The Council approved a proposal that her name be linked to the Department of Nursing Science in renaming it The Adelaide Tambo School of Nursing Science. 6 May 2008 13:26

Nothing depressing about launch of Cipla's Lexamil 8 May 2008 09:26

Clinical monitoring enough to make drug decisions in HIV in resource-poor settings 28 Apr 2008 15:00

Oral candidiasis a reliable marker of low CD4 counts and HIV disease progression in Zimbabwean women 14 Apr 2008 09:47

No evidence that herpes simplex supression decreases HIV infection 10 Apr 2008 10:45

Eflornithine effective for treatment of African sleeping sickness 31 Mar 2008 08:34