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GBMSA announces its first woman chair
Generics and Biosimilar Manufacturers of SA (GBMSA) has announced the election of Lorraine Keyser as their new chair, the first woman to have been...
Plaster for the treatment of painful recurring mouth ulcers
A plaster which sticks to the inside of your mouth is revolutionising the treatment of painful recurring ulcers. Scientists from the University of Sheffield's...
Higher body fat link to lower breast cancer risk in pre-menopausal women
While obesity has been shown to increase breast cancer risk in post-menopausal women, a large-scale study co-led by a University of North Carolina Lineberger...
Four confirmed Free State cases of Rift Valley Fever
A fever-causing virus transmitted by mosquitoes‚ especially in wet seasons‚ has been confirmed in four people following an isolated outbreak in sheep on a...
Early to bed and early to rise linked to less depression risk
Middle-to-older aged women who are naturally early to bed and early to rise are significantly less likely to develop depression, according to a large...
GSK and Gilead go head-to-head over new HIV treatments
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is taking its fight with Gilead Sciences for dominance of the HIV market to the world’s leading Aids conference in July by...
Major Australian inquiry into gynaecologist's decades of misconduct
Health authorities in Australia have launched a major inquiry into a disgraced gynaecologist who mutilated and performed unnecessary operations on dozens of women over...
Almost 50 years on, Spanish doctor on trial in 'stolen babies' scandal
An 85-year-old Spanish gynaecologist is on trial, accused of abducting a baby in 1969 and giving her away, the first person prosecuted for the...
SA Health delays roll-out of HIV drug over safety fears
Safety concerns have forced the Department of Health to delay its plans to provide HIV patients with dolutegravir, a cheaper and more tolerable alternative...
No cannabis link with suicidal behaviour in those with psychiatric disorders
McMaster University researchers have found there is no significant association between cannabis use and suicidal behaviour in people with psychiatric disorders. The study findings...