iClinic - the South African daily health news site - new URL (3)
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I am sorry about the inconvenience, but because iClinic is a new URL
and my service provider is awfully slow, there are some starting prob-
lems. So keep the website address, I am trying to get the experts to
sort it out today. For now, I have forwarded you a sample of what the
page looks like at the time of writing.
Kind regards,
Marjolein Harvey
mailto:marjolein@woza.co.za
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Chats:
What to do with HIV/AIDS sufferers who don't warn their partners?
How should employers treat people living with HIV/AIDS?
Smokers' Corner
Polio eradication initiative:
Technical info
HIV/AIDS sites:
AF-AIDS lists all websites dealing with HIV/AIDS in Africa
Health initiatives:
National adolescent sexual health initiative
Journals/magazines:
The strategic health review
British medical journal
New England journal of medicine
Journal of the American medical association
Health reports:
The world health report 1999
Morbidity and morality weekly report
UNAIDS report
International sites:
Quackwatch
US health and human services
iClinic is a member of the WOZA network.
July 27, 1999
Latest:
Drug may provide new hope for Parkinson's treatment
Researchers say that a new type of drug may revolutionise the treatment
of people in the early stages of Parkinson's disease. The drug, called
ReQuip, is in a new class of drugs known as dopamine agonists. ReQuip
is known generically as ropinirole. - CNN
BBC: 'Breakthrough' in Parkinson's treatment
FDA approves new use of seizure drug
The US Food and Drug Administration approved the marketing of an adult
epilepsy drug for the treatment of children with partial onset seizures
on Monday. The drug, topiramate, was approved for children aged 2-12,
who suffer from partial onset seizures, one of 20 types of seizure
disorders. - CNN
Smoking in pregnancy up again - UK
The number of women who smoke during pregnancy is continuing to rise,
despite government targets of reducing it, a survey has found. It esti-
mates that 200 000 - one in three - pregnant women continue to smoke,
despite a wealth of evidence showing that the habit can damage the un-
born child. - BBC
Tests begin on 'anti-cancer' mineral
Trials designed to discover whether a mineral food supplement can help
to prevent cancer are due to begin on Tuesday. Selenium has long been
linked to disease prevention, but scientists remain unconvinced that
there is enough evidence to be certain of its benefits. - BBC
Curries could damage your health
Excessive food colourings used by curry chefs may be causing asthma and
other allergies, health officials have warned. - BBC
Africa:
Children with HIV up by 400% in Namibia - Unicef
The number of children infected by HIV in Namibia has quadrupled since
1994, according to UN statistics. Unicef's new Progress of Nations Re-
port states that the number of children aged 0-14, living with HIV-
AIDS, went up by 400% to 5 000 between 1994 and 1997. - iClinic
Unicef says eradication of polio in sight
Unicef said last week that the eradication of polio is in sight, but
AIDS still rages on and is wiping out the gains and progress made in
the last 20 years. - iClinic
HIV/AIDS remains the number one killer
The UN says that HIV/AIDS is the number one killer in Africa. In its
annual report, ''Progress Of Nations 1999'', the UN Children's Fund
(Unicef), said that the AIDS pandemic has surpassed armed conflict as
the number one killer in the region. - iClinic
South Africa:
SA drinking water of highest quality, says Rand Water
SA drinking water is of the highest international standard and percep-
tions that drinking it is bad for your health are based on misinforma-
tion, Rand Water quality marketing manager, Karl Lubout, told iClinic
on Monday. - iClinic
Gauteng hospital crisis continues
The redistribution of funds and the focus on primary health care since
1994 has had major repercussions for the budgets of traditional state
hospitals. - iClinic
World:
Dutch remove ban on Belgian pork imports
The Netherlands said on Saturday that it had removed a ban on imports
of Belgian pork, imposed on Friday after a new scare over dioxin-
tainted food. - iClinic
No brain cancer tie to cellphones, says US expert
A US radiation expert said on Friday that extensive studies had shown
that there was no evidence of a link between cellphone use and brain
cancer, but that there were always more studies to be done. - iClinic
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