By Novell Zwange – Marijuana smoked three times per day reduced the intensity of neuropathic pain, improved sleep and was well tolerated. In a randomized crossover trial of 23 patients, Canadian researchers used three strengths of cannabis as well as placebo to test the effects of the drug. These findings are suggestive, but they need to be confirmed in larger long-term safety and efficacy studies, say the Canadian researchers. The researchers say that those who suffer from chronic pain may find relief by smoking cannabis three times a day. They may also sleep better. In a three-month study which followed... Continue Reading
By Novell Zwange – Last Thursday I had the pleasure to attend the media preview of the proudly South African movie, Hopeville which hits the South African and Lesotho cinemas on the 3rd of this month. The film tells the story of Amos, a reformed alcoholic on a mission to forge a relationship with his estranged son Themba. When father and son arrive in the dusty town of Hopeville, they discover a mean little community where apathy, fear and suspicion are the order of the day. When Amos decides to restore the public swimming pool so that his son can... Continue Reading
KfW, Germany’s development bank, has financed internet access and improved international telecommunication for 250 million people in eastern and southern Africa. The 10,000 kilometre-long undersea cable that was co-financed with KfW and the resultant connectivity should serve as a growth impulse for the African economy. The East Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSy), which KfW Entwicklungsbank co-financed with 13.2 million US dollars of its own funds, has “gone live”. The approximately 10,000 kilometres-long submarine fibre glass cable runs along the east African coast from South Africa to Sudan with land stations in Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti and the Comoros.... Continue Reading
Remember Secretaries Day – 01 September 2010. With their ever-expanding skills and responsibilities, secretaries are a force to be reckoned with and a cause for celebration
JOHANNESBURG, 26 August 2010 (PlusNews) – Journalist and long-time HIV activist Pholokgolo Ramothwala, 32, was diagnosed HIV-positive at the age of 19. He runs his own communications company and writes an online diary about living with HIV. He spoke to IRIN/PlusNews about love, disclosure and discordance. “I get hundreds of letters from people – the most frequent questions [they have] are about relationships and HIV disclosure. “Delaying disclosure has got its own implications, because you fall in love with this person and it becomes more and more difficult to tell [them]. The one advice I have, that I always tell... Continue Reading
