25% of under-20s using drugs, survey finds
By Tamlynn Johannes Nine years ago one youth in 20 in the Western Cape was taking drugs. Now the figure is one in four. This has been highlighted in a provincial Medical Research Council (MRC) survey...
View ArticleUK funding for anti-HIV gel trial
BBC NEWS The UK government is to provide 24m to fund a trial to assess how well a microbicide gel can prevent HIV infection in women. 20040733 read more
View ArticleSpeech by Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang
DOH Website Speech by Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang at the Launch of: (I) The Ethics Guidelines' Ethics in Health Research: Principles, Structures and Processes and (II) The Guidelines on Ethics...
View ArticleHIV causes 1 in 3 deaths in Gauteng
Jillian Green and Shaun Smillie South Africa's biggest killer is HIV and AIDS, according to a new Medical Research Council report on cause-specific death rates for each of the nine provinces. 20040807...
View Article'Drug-resistant TB can be passed on easily'
By Jillian Green- Independent Online Johannesburg - A study by the Medical Research Council of South Africa (MRC) has found that multidrug-resistant tuberculosis can be transmitted from infected...
View Article10 000 abortions done in SA a week
Independent Online For South Africa's anti-abortion campaigners, Thursday was a day of sadness and mourning. But for the government and women's rights groups, it was a day for victory and celebration....
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