Hospice isn’t just a place to die but funding cuts – and that perception – could be killing our chances of a kinder death as refuges close. The morning sun cuts through half-open blinds and filters into a deserted ward at HospiceWits, the Soweto branch.
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Hospices close doors nationwide after funding cuts: Dying of the light
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Some common skin cancer can signal increased risk of other cancers
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Frequent skin cancers due to mutations in genes responsible for repairing DNA are linked to a threefold risk of unrelated cancers, according to a Stanford study. The finding could help identify people for more vigilant screening.
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A New class of drug could reduce cardiovascular risk
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A new class of drugs has the potential of reducing cardiovascular risk by targeting a specific microbial pathway in the gut.
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A first for South Africa:- Biosimilar oncology drug authorised for use
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Cipla, South Africa’s third-largest pharmaceutical manufacturer, in collaboration with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, has announced the launch of the country’s first biosimilar for the oncology and haematology markets.
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We must ensure new food retail technologies are to better health pathways not barriers
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Imagine a world where smart pantries sense when you are running out of your favourite food and order more of it, without you lifting a finger. Where intelligent robots roam your grocery store, ever at your service. Where dynamic food pricing changes minute-to-minute depending on the weather outside, or what the store down the road is offering.
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green tea extract:- SA voted among best in the world
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A highly potent South African green tea extract has been voted among the world’s top new products at one of Europe’s most prestigious natural health trade shows.
Produced in the foothills of the Drakensberg in Mpumalanga and developed by scientists and medical experts, polyphenol-rich Origine 8 was voted as………..
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The Future:- Climate change will make rice less nutritious, putting millions of the world’s poor at risk
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Rice is the primary food source for more than three billion people around the world. Many are unable to afford a diverse and nutritious diet that includes complete protein, grains, fruits and vegetables. They rely heavily on more affordable cereal crops, including rice, for most of their calories.
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Malaria still kills so many due to fake drugs
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Malaria, a mosquito-borne parasitic infection that affects about 3.2 billion people in 95 countries, has become largely a disease of the young and poor.
Due to effective medications like chloroquine and artemisinins, malaria deaths dropped an estimated 60 percent worldwide between 2000 and 2015. The Americas and Africa saw the greatest improvements.
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How to clear your fridge of listeria – [VIDEO]
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Joan van Dyk tells you what to bin and how in under two minutes.
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#Listeriosis: Why your Woolies ham might not be safe
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The head of the National Institute for Communicable Diseases’ listeria investigation, Juno Thomas, tells us which foods to bin and how.
At midnight on 4 March, scientists at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) finally found the source of South Africa’s listeria outbreak: polony from Enterprise Foods’ Polokwane factory.
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