Recently added articles from South African Medical Journal:
From Uganda: anaemia, sickle cell.(Editor's Choice)
Dec 01, 2009; ... Two papers in this issue and an accompanying editorial deal with aspects of anaemia in Uganda. (1-3) In her editorial Sliwa (3) notes that the causation of anaemia in developing countries is multifactorial and includes micronutrient deficiencies, chronic worm infections, ...
Chakalaka-induced vasodilatation.(Editor's Choice)(Brief article)
Dec 01, 2009; ... Why do some of us break out in a sweat when we have had strong spices with our meal? Some of the answers are provided in the report by Coetzee et al. on what they propose as chakalaka-induced vasodilatation in a series of patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia on tyrosine kinase ...
Private practice: adapt or die.(Correspondence)(Letter to the editor)
Dec 01, 2009; ... To the Editor: All doctors in private practice should be well aware that the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme is a clear and inevitable danger. To judge from the comments of ANC luminaries, the government will probably do its usual bull-in-a-china-shop act by ramming the bill through ...
Caesarean section and newborn respiratory morbidity.(Editor's Choice)(Editorial)
Dec 01, 2009; ... A caesarean section (CS) performed for the right indication is in the best interests of the mother and/or the baby. However, the indications for elective CS at or near term remain controversial and vary widely. Elective CS rates are increasing worldwide and are particularly high in some ...
SAMA: from crises to cleansing (to crescendo?).(South African Medical Association)
Dec 01, 2009; ... Recent crises have thrown the South African Medical Association (SAMA) into turmoil. What have these been, and what are the solutions? But first a glace at what history tells us. Historically the Medical Association is well acquainted with schisms. Hardly had the South African ...