News tagged with south african women


Cervical cancer screening in less-developed areas should be tailored to local conditions

The best approach to detecting cervical cancer in HIV-positive women living in research limited countries such as those in Sub-Saharan Africa combines commonly used testing methods tailored to local levels of development ...

Cancer created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study discovers unique feature of HIV that helps to create antibodies

Wits researchers have played a pivotal role in an AIDS study published today in the journal, Nature Medicine, which describes how a unique change in the outer covering of the virus found in two HIV infected South African women ...

HIV & AIDS created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Age and BMI can predict likelihood of developing gestational diabetes, new research suggests

Age and body mass index (BMI)are important risk factors for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) particularly amongst South Asian and Black African women finds new research published today (02 November) in BJOG: An International Jo ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0