Mylan Inc. (Nasdaq: MYL) announced today that its subsidiary, Mylan Laboratories Ltd., a leading manufacturer of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, has delivered, through its South African-based subsidiary Mylan (Proprietary) Limited (Mylan Limited), stock of the highly anticipated “one pill once a day” ARV combination to the South African National Department of Health’s Gauteng depot. Mylan was [...]
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UNITAID and TB Alliance call for more action against childhood tuberculosis
In TB fight, children must be a priority – World TB Day March 24 In spite of an estimated 500,000 new annual cases of children with tuberculosis (TB), there are no appropriate medicines for them, UNITAID and the TB Alliance warn. TB, one of the world’s most neglected diseases with almost no new treatments developed [...]
Cancers hidden costs and how to cover them
Cancer remains a highly emotive illness that has far reaching implications for the patient and their family. Unfortunately, not only does the cancer sufferer face a punishing treatment regimen in many cases, but the cost of treatment can become a major financial burden. Considering the emotional strain of being diagnosed with cancer, this is hardly [...]
New organisation offers South African Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia patients information, support and a collective voice for the first time
October 2012: Eastern Cape-based haematology NGO, the Igazi Foundation, has announced the establishment of the first South African patient support and advocacy group for people suffering from Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML). Called ‘CML SA’, the group will offer up-to-date information, emotional support and advocacy on behalf of all CML patients in South Africa. CML is [...]
An update on Azariah from Bredasdorp
When You magazine ran an article earlier this year on a little girl that was suffering from a rare skin disease, the manufacturers of Busby Liquid Gold Pure Tissue Oil decided to offer their assistance and see if they could help a little girl, called Azariah, in distress. They contacted Media24 and found that the [...]
World Pneumonia Day
November 12, 2012 is World Pneumonia Day “Pneumonia kills more children than any other illness – more than AIDS, Malaria and Measles combined.” This statement, made by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in a report entitled ‘Pneumonia: The forgotten killer of children’ is enough to send a chill [...]
KILLARNEY RIVIERA INTEGRATED HEALTH PHARMACY: RELAUNCHED
A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down… ~ Killarney Riviera Integrated Health Pharmacy unveils new store look and feel As the human race strives for longevity and the promotion of health and quality; never before has healthcare played such a crucial role in our day-to-day lives. It is therefore of no surprise that [...]
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AMONG POOR REACHES EPIDEMIC LEVEL
The Heart and Stroke Foundation SA (HSF) has rubbished the decades-old assumption that cardiovascular disease (CVD), one of the world’s leading causes of death, mainly affects the rich. It is now disproportionately affecting poorer families, possibly leading to disability, premature death, and worsening poverty, warns the HSF. Dr Vash Mungal-Singh, CEO of HSF says the [...]
SA CONSUMERS’ VIEWS ON GENERICS CHANGING
More than 50% of South Africans today would rather choose a generic over a brand name prescription drug according to IMS Health South Africa, a marketing research company to the healthcare sector. Paul Anley, CEO of SA’s fastest growing generics company, Pharma Dynamics, cites this as a clear indication that consumer perceptions of generics are [...]
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