Daily HIV prevention pill urged for healthy people at risk
Monday, 29 July 2019, 09:36
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Doctors should offer a daily HIV prevention pill to healthy people who are at high risk of getting infected with the virus, an influential health care panel recommended Tuesday. The new...
Scientists feel chill of crackdown on foetal tissue research
Friday, 26 July 2019, 12:11
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
To save babies from brain-damaging birth defects, University of Pittsburgh scientist Carolyn Coyne studies placentas from fetuses that otherwise would be discarded — and she's worried this kind...
ITS revises entry criteria for its Certificate programmes
Thursday, 25 July 2019, 10:56
Last update: about 8 years ago
Following internal discussions, the Institute of Tourism Studies has revised its entry criteria for its Certificate study programmes. Previously, applicants entering a Certificate programme...
Heat stroke: A doctor offers tips to stay safe as temperatures soar
Wednesday, 24 July 2019, 12:19
Last update: about 8 years ago
The Conversation
I easily remember laughing at Wile E. Coyote trying to catch the Road Runner while watching Saturday morning cartoons as a child. I can still see the Coyote walking slowly through the sweltering...
US aims to help more cancer patients try experimental drugs
Tuesday, 23 July 2019, 16:05
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Sally Atwater's doctor spent two months on calls, messages and paperwork to get her an experimental drug he thinks can fight the lung cancer that has spread to her brain and spine. Nancy Goodman...
The question you should never ask women – period
Monday, 22 July 2019, 10:54
Last update: about 8 years ago
The Conversation
Are you ever around women who seem frustrated, upset or irritated? Have you ever asked one of them if she was on her period or perhaps been tempted to inquire? Take it from me: Don’t....