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/ 5 November 2008
The most basic way of preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV appears to cause resistance to one of the key anti-HIV drugs in women.
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/ 30 October 2008
New procedure throws lifeline to HIV-positive renal patients.
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/ 12 October 2008
There are no conclusive answers about the cause of three deaths in Johannesburg, thought to have been haemorrhagic fever.
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/ 25 September 2008
One of the key anti-TB drugs, rifampicin, increases the speed at which one class of ARVs is broken down by the body.
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/ 21 September 2008
Despite being a pro-choice, liberal atheist, I gave money in honour of the US vice-residential candidate Sarah Palin today.
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/ 15 September 2008
Legislation aimed at stabilising medical schemes has run into heavy flak, reports Belinda Beresford.
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/ 15 September 2008
The government medical scheme has continued to siphon new members, driving the first noteworthy increase in the number of medical aid beneficiaries.
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/ 11 September 2008
Fasting may be good for your soul, but an expert says it may not be so good for your waistline.
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/ 10 September 2008
The huge variation in levels of HIV infection among pregnant women across SA was clearly demonstrated in the latest government report on the epidemic.
National distribution of two vaccines against pneumonia and diarrhoea will be possible soon.