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SA’s generic drug market growing steadily
Boosted by a growing disease burden and the push to reduce the cost of medicine, SA’s generic drugs market isexpected to continue growing steadily....
Scientists construct human gene ‘atlas’
Based on achievements of the Human Genome Project, scientists from the RIKEN Centre for Life Science Technologies in Japan have constructed an ‘atlas’ that...
Hospital infections in the US decreasing
About 1 in every 25 patients seeking treatment at hospitals acquired an infection there in 2011. WCVB reports that a new study in the...
Reducing air pollution could save millions of lives – WHO
The World Health Organisation estimates that 7m people died as a result of air pollution in 2012, which suggest a link between air pollution...
UK water fluoridation report dismisses claims of health danger
The British Dental Health Foundation has welcomed Public Health England’s confirmation that water fluoridation significantly improves oral health, writes Economic Voice. The report reveals...
Only a third of worldwide child TB cases ever diagnosed
New estimates by US researchers say as many as 32,000 children worldwide become sick each year with MDR-TB. According to Health24, the study found...
India declared polio-free
The World Health Organisation has declared India free of the crippling polio virus, making the country’s almost two-decade-long, multi-billion-dollar effort one of the biggest...
Report finds cholesterol levels fluctuate based on seasons
Cholesterol levels fluctuate based on the time of year, with more unfavourable lipid profiles seen in the colder months, a trend that may be...
Artificial heart provides time to patients awaiting transplants
The largest single-centre study of patients implanted with a total artificial heart finds the device may help patients in severe heart failure survive until...
Vitamin D benefits the fight against heart disease – research
A growing body of research shows that vitamin D may be beneficial in preventing heart disease. Several recent studies also support the idea that...