Miracle railway clinic spreads its wings
Thousands more people from disadvantaged backgrounds will benefit from the second Phelophepa train, which reaches into communities where health care is hard to access.
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TB vaccine receives Gates boost
Bill and Melinda Gates gave the search for a TB vaccine a massive boost this week making available U$220 million over the next five years.
Why cutting PEPFAR is bad policy
Last week a new analysis of adult mortality rates in African countries was released. The study authors found that between 2004 and 2008, in those nations where the President'€™s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) was most active, the odds of death were about 20 percent lower than in other countries in the region. By Chris Collins.
HIV case load begs for better TB diagnostics Living with AIDS # 507
Early diagnosis of Tuberculosis in people who have HIV is a challenge to the health system. Yet, this is crucial as TB has proven to be a significant cause of illness and death in people who have HIV.
New approaches could fight killer diseases
Newer and more effective drugs to be used in the treatment of HIV/AIDS. This came out of a gathering in Cape Town where delegates discussed how best to improve health care in Africa.
Cancer treatment interrupted after Gauteng DoH fails to pay supplier
Cancer patients were turned away today at the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital in Johannesburg as a radiation machine had not been repaired due to a non-payment dispute with Siemens.
Report confirms donor fatigue for AIDS Living wiith AIDS 506
The third Global Health Watch report shows that health financing, including dwindling support for AIDS, is one of the challenges facing global health.
IPT no good for TB control ‘€“ Thibela study
A much anticipated community-based study into the effectiveness of a prophylactic tuberculosis drug has shown no benefit in controlling TB.
Nicotine patches don’€™t really help in pregnancy
Pregnant women that want to quit smoking will not find a lot of relief in nicotine patches, according to new research published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
SA miners have worst TB epidemic in the world
JOHANNESBURG - Gold miners in Southern Africa are probably the group worst affected by tuberculosis (TB) in the world. This is according to Dr David Mametja of South Africa'€™s National TB Programme.
Newborns continue to die needlessly
CAPE TOWN - Millions of newborns, children and mothers continue to die needlessly, especially in sub-Saharan Africa where rates of child mortality are the highest in the world. In this region one out of every eight children die before their fifth birthday, twenty times the rate of industrialised countries.
New drug can help reduce weight in diabetics
Scientists have developed a new drug that can help reduce weight in people with Type-2 diabetes. Weight often causes complications in diabetes patients.
Pain – a neglected complication of HIV Living with AIDS # 505
Recent research among South Africans living with HIV shows that they often experience varying degrees of pain, yet many patients do not report it. The study also shows that health care workers are ill-equipped to treat pain in HIV-positive people.
A court case and a mathematical model expose the risk of TB in South African prisons
Dudley Lee's case reveals how overcrowding and a struggling court system are fuelling a TB epidemic. By Nathan Geffen
Endometriosis linked to ovarian cancer
Women with a history of endometriosis are at an increased risk of developing three types of ovarian cancer, according to a new study published in The Lance Oncology.