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News Archive Feb 2012


Breast milk is best

Child malnutrition would decrease by 25 percent if babies were fed only breastmilk in the first six months, according to a United Nations Children's Fund nutrition specialist.
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10 back-to-school health checks ›

Most parents are horrified at the weight of the books children have to carry around.  
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Magnesium-rich diet lowers stroke risk ›

A fresh look at past research concludes that people who eat foods rich in magnesium have fewer strokes - a finding that supports current diet guidelines.   
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Doctors over-treat urine bacteria ›

In a new study of patients with bacteria in their urine, doctors prescribed antibiotics to one in three who had no symptoms and no evidence of urinary tract infection.
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Experts call for energy drink warnings ›

Researchers in Australia called for health warnings on caffeine-loaded energy drinks following a spike in the number of people reporting medical problems after drinking them.
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Smart pill keeps tabs on dosages › 

Imagine a pill that, when ingested, could track and record a patient's medication regimen, send the information to a receiver that would decode it and then transmit the data to a cellphone.
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SA slow to recall booby boobs › 

While Britian rushes to extract dodgy breast implants from some of its 40 000 women fitted with them, South Africa lags far behind in protecting its citizens from faulty medical devices.
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Equitable healthcare a must for SA › 

There is general consensus, and there has been for many years, that healthcare in SA is in crisis.  
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