People living with cancer in Dublin and their families are invited to attend a unique public information day at the City North Hotel, Gormanston, on April 5. The Living With Cancer Day The Living With Cancer Day has been organised by the North East Cancer Research and Education Trust (NECRET) and will feature Irish celebrities...
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The Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) 004 Tenofovir gel trial was on Wednesday announced as the winner of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Science and Technology Pioneers Prize. South African HIV/AIDS trial scoops USAID award The prize, which is being inaugurated this...
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Health products from Proposis seeds are ORGANIC, eco-friendly and proudly South African, Manna products were innovatively pioneered by Brandt Coetzee in the Northern Cape in 1997 – and are all made from the seeds of the alien invader Prosopis tree which originated from northern Mexico and southern Texas. “I was researching the...
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Primary school girls will from this year be immunised against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer. President Jacob Zuma made the announcement at the launch of Ngidini Primary School in Libode in the Eastern Cape. He said government will target girls aged between nine and 12 years of age, through the...
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Always thought of morning porridge with fruit and a dairy smoothie as healthy food options? Not quite! Holistic Nutritionist Elizabeth Montgomery explains why these (and other) food combinations will only hinder your digestion, and what food combinations you should opt for instead Five faulty food combinations: 1) Animal protein...
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New research from the National Children’s Research Center and supported by the Children’s Medical Research Foundation (CMRF) has identified a link between child obesity and decreased effectiveness in the innate immune system among obese children. – Explains increased risk of infection, diabetes, cancer and heart...
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Award For Being At Forefront Of Good Health Practice Purely Nutrition, whose PhunkyFoods healthy eating programme is now used in more than 2000 primary schools, has again been recognised by the Royal Society for Public Health for improving children’s understanding of food and nutrition. The PhunkyFoods programme teaches...
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