Journey of hope
15 breast cancer survivors on motorbikes. One journey and one goal: to bring hope.
Swine flu vs seasonal flu
Gastro and vomiting are some of the symptoms that make swine flu different.
Acne
Addiction/Substance abuse
Anaesthesia
Anti-ageing
Allergy
Alzheimer's & Dementia
Aspirin
Asthma
Autoimmune disease
Bacterial & Viral infections
Backache
Blood diseases
Brain/Neurological
Breast
Cancer
Columns
Contraception
Conferences
COPD
Child safety
Depression
Diabetes
Diet&Food
Digestive Health
Ear, nose and throat
Endocrine & Metabolic
Epilepsy
Enviro Health
Erectile dysfunction
Eye & vision
Events
First aid
Fertility problems
Fitness & Sport
Feet
Flu/Influenza
General health
Genetics
Headache
Health care systems
Healthy eating
Hearing management
Heartburn
Heart/Cardiovascular
HIV/Aids
Hypertension
Infectious diseases
Kidney & Bladder problems
Legs
Joint Pain/Arthritis
Medical detectives
Cholesterol
Man
Malaria, Cholera, Parasites
Medications/Medicines
Medical schemes
Menopause
Mind/Psychology
Musculoskeletal problems
Natural health
Osteoporosis
Other
Oral Care
Palliative Care
Pain
Parenting/Child health
Plastic surgery
Pet health
Poisoning
Pregnancy
Probiotics
Prostate
Respiratory
Research
Sexuality
Skin & Hair
Sleep
Smoking
Sport
Stroke
Stress
Sun
Surgical/Operations
Teens
Transplantation
Trauma/Injuries
Travel Health
Weight management/Obesity
Woman
Workplace
Press office
Weekly Poll
Do you think all people with government vehicle allowance should be driving a “green” car?
Read more:
Reduce your emissions!
Malaria, Cholera, Parasites News
Mozzies bred at repellent factory
1/7/2009A Sri Lankan court threatened a mosquito repellent factory manager with jail for failing to destroy mosquito breeding areas on company premises to stop the spread of dengue fever.
Malaria resists some drugs
1/6/2009There's evidence that malaria in Cambodia may be resistant to front-line artemesinin drugs - and full-blown resistance would pose a serious worldwide health crisis, scientists say.
Nets save 125 000 from malaria
24/4/2009Some 125 000 malaria deaths were averted in 10 African countries between 2001 and 2007, thanks to increased use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets.
Malaria vaccine starts human trial
24/4/2009A small Maryland-based company backed by non-profit and government funds said on Thursday it had won permission to start testing its malaria vaccine on people.
FDA snubs Seroquel
9/4/2009In a unanimous vote, a US FDA advisory panel determined that Seroquel has too many safety concerns to make it a first-line treatment against depression or anxiety.
Diarrhoea kills 2m kids per year
10/3/2009Nearly two million children die of diarrhoea each year, even though treating the ailment is relatively simple and "almost miraculous", the World Health Organisation said.
Drug-resistant malaria a concern
26/2/2009The emergence of new drug resistant malaria at the Thai-Cambodian border could "seriously undermine" efforts to bring the disease under control, the World Health Organisation said.
Malaria: sugar could save lives
20/2/2009A teaspoon of moistened sugar under the tongue could save the lives of thousands of children suffering from hypoglycaemia caused by malaria, a researcher has claimed.
No malaria in Durban: health dept
16/2/2009At least seven malaria cases have been reported in Durban, but the KZN health department says there is no outbreak of malaria or "malaria-carrying mosquitoes" in the city.
Malaria med for kids
16/2/2009A groundbreaking malaria medicine formulated especially for kids was launched in Dar es Salaam today.
advertisement
Today's top stories
Sponsored links
Get a Quote
Looking for a medical scheme? Get a free quote today
Blogs
People are blogging about Health
Forums
Find out what others are saying.





