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Starting antiretroviral treatment early gives patients a head start
Results of the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (DTHF) Clinical Trials Unit will have a considerable impact on the management of HIV treatment in the future... read more>>



HIV/AIDS
Generic HIV treatment submitted for FDA approval
Aurobindo Pharma has submitted an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for dolutegravir 50mg, for Tentative Approval, to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), for the treatment of HIV... read more>>
Medical
Rights and responsibilities of the Occupational Health and Safety Act

Rhys Evans

People are the most important asset of any organisation, and all employees are entitled to the highest consideration for their safety while in the workplace... read more>>
CSI
Five for a chain reaction

Jessica Taylor

As individuals experience the rewards of helping someone, they improve the communities they live and work in with a huge multiplier effect... read more>>
Social Development joins PinkDrive stand at Comrades
PRETORIA: Social Development Deputy Minister, Hendrietta Bogopane-Zulu, will lend her support to the PinkDrive team and join its stand at the Comrades Marathon Expo this weekend... read more>>
Medical Research
Eating more nuts helps you cheat death, studies find

Jane Brody

A series of large studies, including the Nurses' Health Study of 76,464 women and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study of 42,498 men, has found the more nuts people eat, the less likely they are to die at any given age... read more>>
Neurology
The adolescent brain develops differently in bipolar disorder

Bill Hathaway

In adolescents with bipolar disorder, key areas of the brain that help regulate emotions develop differently, a new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers shows... read more>>
Nutrition
Avoid those quick-fix detox diets that fix nothing

Sue Scharf

Detox diets are regularly punted as an all-round cure and the answer for people in need of a pick-me-up. It's a popular remedy for people who feel rundown, lethargic, bloated or like they are carrying more extra weight than they should... read more>>
Public Health
'It is absurd that dagga is still illegal in SA'

Marika Sboros

Whichever way you look at it, dagga is medicine. Even if you smoke it just to get "high", it doesn't only alter your consciousness and cognitive functional - it has other pharmacologic effects on body and mind... read more>>
Polluters in firing line
If South Africa implements the WHO's landmark resolutions on air pollution, the government will have to take action against polluting companies, including Eskom... read more>>
Surgical Equipment & Products
PrePex price reduction for Africa a great prospect
Circ MedTech Ltd., developer and manufacturer of the PrePex male circumcision device have announced that it will offer the device at a reduced price for Sub-Saharan African VMMC priority countries... read more>>
Africa
DATA Report 2015: Putting the Poorest First
ABIDJAN: A new funding plan to deliver basic health and education for everyone is essential to end extreme poverty, according to The ONE Campaign's DATA Report 2015: "Putting the Poorest First,"... read more>>
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Business
The workplace of the future
Philip Gregory talks about the workplace of the future, how it will impact on the workforce and how businesses can navigate the tension between employee demands and the needs of the corporation... read more>>
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