Scientists divulge latest in HIV prevention
A far cry from the 1990s "ABC" campaign promoting abstinence and monogamy as HIV protection, scientists reported on new approaches Tuesday allowing people to have all the safe sex they want.
View ArticleShould we be worried about hepatitis E?
Hepatitis E gets little press compared to its better-known cousins A, B and C, but Stellenbosch University virologists say we should wake up to how transmission of this virus is changing. World...
View ArticleDomestic violence twice as likely to start for pregnant women after HIV...
A diagnosis of HIV during pregnancy makes domestic violence twice as likely to start for some women after their baby has been born, according to new research led by a Drexel University researcher.
View ArticleFighting dehydration with wearables and big data
Dehydration is one of the most common causes of death among young children in the developing world – particularly during the hot summer months. ETH Professor Walter Karlen and his team of researchers...
View ArticleChange in conversion definition may improve TB detection
(HealthDay)—A change of QuantiFERON-TB interferon (IFN)γ values from 0.7 IU/mL is associated with an increased incidence in the rate of tuberculosis, according to a study published online July 24 in...
View ArticleStudy finds women in gender-equal countries have better cognitive skills –...
Read the title above once, then cover it and write down word for word what you remember. Having difficulties? How well you do may be down to which country you live in.
View ArticleHow hunger affects the mental health of pregnant mothers
The mental health of pregnant women can be affected by a range of factors, including partner violence and unemployment. But one of the key drivers that adversely affects a pregnant woman's mental...
View ArticleStudy finds cutbacks in foreign aid for HIV treatment would cause great harm
Proposed reductions in U.S. foreign aid would have a devastating impact on HIV treatment and prevention programs in countries receiving such aid, an international team of investigators reports. In...
View ArticleWhy people who attempt suicide need more than meds
Meet Jane. She's 22 years-old. She has a quirky smile and an unconventional sense of humour. She's finished high school and has a young baby. She has been unemployed for a long time.
View ArticleTyphoid vaccine for infants 'safe': study
A trial vaccine against typhoid, a disease that kills more than 200,000 people every year, is safe for use, researchers said on Friday.
View ArticleFew South Africans receiving adequate diabetes care: study
The large number of South Africans with unmet diabetes care highlights the challenges the country faces with rising levels of chronic non-communicable diseases, says a new study led by a Boston...
View ArticleAdvances in HIV Prevention, Treatment and Cure: a special issue of PLOS Medicine
This week, publication of a special issue on Advances in HIV Prevention, Treatment and Cure begins in PLOS Medicine, advised by guest editors Linda-Gail Bekker of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre,...
View ArticleSignificant financial stress associated with 13-fold higher odds of having a...
Johannesburg, South Africa 9 Nov 2017: Significant financial stress is associated with a 13-fold higher odds of having a heart attack, according to research presented at the 18th Annual Congress of the...
View ArticleSecond HIV test helps prevent incorrect HIV diagnosis in infants
Confirmatory HIV testing can substantially reduce the number of infants in South Africa who may be falsely diagnosed as HIV-infected and started on unneeded treatment, according to a new study...
View ArticleAlmost 21 million worldwide now have access to HIV meds
(HealthDay)—The number of people with HIV who take life-saving antiretroviral medications has increased by tens of millions worldwide in recent decades, a United Nations report says.
View ArticleImmediate ART treatment improves retention rates
Starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) immediately following an HIV diagnosis dramatically improves retention in clinical HIV care, according to a study led by a Boston University School of Public...
View ArticleNIH and partners launch HIV vaccine efficacy study
The National Institutes of Health and partners have launched a large clinical trial to assess whether an experimental HIV vaccine regimen is safe and able to prevent HIV infection. The new Phase 2b...
View ArticleThe man with a young woman's heart
Fifty years ago South Africa stunned the world: A surgeon in Cape Town, Christiaan Barnard, successfully transplanted the heart of a woman into the chest of a dying man.
View ArticleDesigner proteins—the new generation of HIV vaccines being put to the test
South Africa has made tremendous advances in providing lifesaving antiretroviral therapy for HIV infected people. The country has the largest treatment programme in the world.
View ArticleResearch proves learning is a lifelong process
Change, often rapid and disorienting, is today's norm. Even things our grandparents took for granted – manual typewriters, telegrams, smelling salts, corsets – have disappeared into antique shops and...
View ArticleBacteria outbreak kills 36 in S.Africa
An outbreak of food-borne listeria bacteria has claimed 36 lives and infected almost 600 people in South Africa, the health minister said Tuesday, warning that newborns and the elderly are particularly...
View ArticleDeadly cryptococcal fungi found in public spaces in South Africa
Large populations of potentially deadly cryptococcal fungi have been found on woody debris collected from old trees in two public areas in the centre of Cape Town and the Northern Cape, South Africa.
View ArticleThere's more to evidence-based policies than data—why it matters for healthcare
A critical part of reaching the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals in 13 years' time is to ensure that everyone can access equitable and affordable healthcare – more commonly known as...
View ArticleJohannesburg suffocates in shadow of mine dumps
"Look at my spinach. That is the sand from the mine. The yellow one in the soil—it's destroying everything," said Thabo Ngubane as he tended his small allotment in Soweto.
View ArticleSurgery death rates in Africa are twice global average: study
The risk of dying from scheduled surgery in Africa is more than double the global average, researchers said on Wednesday, in a study shedding light on one of the continent's biggest but poorly...
View ArticleCapitalising on consumers' sweet spot has dangerous implications for public...
Research conducted by public health experts at Wits University and their associates worldwide has explored how multinational global corporations that sell sugar sweetened beverages and fast foods...
View ArticleCancer is costing BRICS economies billions each year
Premature – and potentially avoidable – death from cancer is costing tens of billions of dollars in lost productivity in a group of key developing economies.
View ArticleStudy links gut-homing protein levels with HIV infection risk, disease...
For the first time, scientists have shown a relationship between the proportion of key immune cells that display high levels of a gut-homing protein called alpha-4 beta-7 at the time of HIV infection...
View ArticleAfterschool clubs aren't always safe spaces—what should be done about it
Young people around the world are encouraged to get involved in extracurricular activities. These range from choirs and drama clubs to sports teams, with many other options available depending on the...
View ArticleParenting programme brings 'joy' to Africa's poorest communities
A major initiative to help teenagers, parents and caregivers in disadvantaged communities to form stronger relationships and improve teenagers' safety has been shown to succeed, according to trial...
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