……Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month – Former president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, F. W. de Klerk knows exactly how colon cancer can affect someone. He was diagnosed with this type of cancer in 2006 and has been in remission for seven years now. His surprise diagnosis has made him realise that this sensitive type of cancer needs to be discussed, and receive more public awareness. Colorectal cancer is the cancer of the bowel, colon and rectum and is the fourth most common cancer in South Africa. While the disease is typically found in persons over the age of 50, colorectal... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Thursday, February 28th 2013 |
February 2013: “My parents were overweight, so chances are I’m going to be overweight.” This is a widely accepted myth when it comes to understanding the relationship between genetics and weight loss. This is, however, just that – a myth! Advances in genetic science have progressed so far that we can now not only disprove this common misconception, but go so far as unlocking each individual’s unique DNA profile. Scientists believe that this invaluable information has far-reaching potential for improving our health because, for the first time, we are able to make precise decisions concerning diet and lifestyle changes based... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, February 27th 2013 |
The gender pay gap has widened over the past few years, suggesting that fundamental issues need to be addressed long before women enter the workforce. “Not only are women paid less than their male counterparts in the same job but, throughout the world, women tend to be concentrated in support functions such as human resources or marketing rather than in core production roles such as engineering,” says Sandra Burmeister, CEO of executive search firm Amrop Landelahni. “This is frequently due to outdated stereotypes, compounded by ‘soft’ educational qualifications.” Progress in the United States, United Kingdom and South Africa in closing the... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, February 25th 2013 |
Every year a significant number of South Africa’s eight million medical scheme members find themselves in the unenviable position that their medical savings funds (MSF) have run out long before the end of the year. “Often medical scheme members who run out of savings funds, have not made sufficient provision for out-of-pocket expenses and do not have the extra cash readily available to pay for their day-to-day expenses, invariably prompting them to cut back in terms of medicine and treatment. This may well impact negatively on their health, which, in the long run, could lead to further costly health complications... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, February 20th 2013 |
International SOS marked a milestone in its effort to provide mobile travel assistance solutions for business travellers and expatriates by announcing that the company’s travel assistance application* for members has achieved over 100,000 downloads. The announcement was made as International SOS launches its new ‘Spot the Risk’ campaign to drive awareness of health and travel security issues that travellers and expatriates may face whilst abroad. ‘Spot the Risk’ campaign launched In order to further promote health and travel security awareness whilst travelling, International SOS has launched its new ‘Spot the Risk’ campaign, which includes an online interactive game to test... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, February 12th 2013 |
