2012 November News Archive

2013 Benefits and Contributions ›

Click here for information to help you choose your benefit option for 2013 
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Earning interest on your PMSA ›

Circular 38 and its effect on your personal medical savings account (PMSA)
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Tobacco burden expected to escalate in Africa  ›

Africa is a major target for tobacco industry sales and marketing, warned the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the World Lung Foundation at the launch of the French version of the latest Tobacco Atlas in Dakar Senegal recently.
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Apples: good for what ails you  ›

I like apples. I am not sure I could eat one a day, but a newly-released study showed that healthy adults who ate one apple a day for four weeks lowered levels of LDL (low-density lipoproteins) - the 'bad' cholesterol, which leads to hardening of the arteries and coronary artery disease.
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New start takes HIV counselling and testing into homes  ›

New start HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT), one of South Africa's leading HIV prevention programmes, has launched a new Home-Based HIV Counselling and testing service that will allow residents of Mpumalanga and Free State provinces to be counselled and tested for HIV in the privacy of their homes.
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Botox to treat hayfever? ›

The best-selling wrinkle erasing drug botox will be used in an Australian study to treat hayfever, researchers said after it showed promise in providing relief in early trails.
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Tomatoes reduce stroke risk ›

Eating tomatoes can dramatically reduce the risk of having a stroke, according to a new study that provided more support for diets rich in fruits and vegetables.
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Sitting too long boosts kidney disease risk ›

People who spend a lot of time sitting are at increased risk for kidney disease, according to a new study.
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South African wine is good for the heart ›

South African red and white wine is good for the heart. So drink up, says scientists, it's cheap medicine.
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