Archive for June, 2012

The Cost of a Mammogram

Posted on: June 29th, 2012 by admin 1 Comment

In a recently published study in the journal Cancer, the authors concluded that people without health insurance who lived in rural areas were less likely […]

CapeRay Garners a National Award

Posted on: June 22nd, 2012 by admin 6 Comments

The 14th annual awards ceremony of the National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) took place near Johannesburg’s OR Tambo airport yesterday. The theme for […]

The Promise of Dendritic Cell Vaccines

Posted on: June 15th, 2012 by admin

Dendritic cells, copyright Science Photo Library On Monday 3 October 2011 the Nobel Committee announced that the prize for medicine would be shared by […]

Incentivising the Employees

Posted on: June 8th, 2012 by admin

When Facebook’s shares listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange on 18 May 2012, the company was valued at a little over $100 […]

Breast Cancer in Africa

Posted on: June 1st, 2012 by admin 2 Comments

While infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS weigh heavily on Africa, cancer is a latent health burden. The International Agency for Research […]