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• S Africa hits back over Aids slur
  ...South Africa''s health ministry angrily denies accusations that it is "betraying" the population over HIV/Aids....
  BBC - Tue, 27 Sep 2005 07:06 EST
  
• S Africa hospitals delayed by Cup
  ...A hospital building programme in South Africa is put back to help pay for the 2010 football World Cup....
  BBC - Sat, 27 Jan 2007 01:21 EST
  
• S Africa minister denies Aids gag
  ...South Africa's controversial health minister denies being sidelined from the fight against HIV/Aids....
  BBC - Mon, 11 Sep 2006 08:42 EST
  
• S Africa probes Aids asylum bids
  ...South Africa investigates reports that 137 female delegates to an Aids forum in Canada are seeking asylum....
  BBC - Sun, 03 Sep 2006 01:50 EST
  
• S Africa to change Aids message
  ...South Africa admits having problems with its Aids message, as activists call for the health minister to resign....
  BBC - Thu, 24 Aug 2006 05:49 EST
  
• S African Health Minister Criticizes WHO 3 by 5 Target, Says Good Nutrition as Important in HIV/AIDS Treatment as Antiretrovirals
  ...The South African government will not be "pressured" into meeting the... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 06 May 2005 06:00 EST
  
• S African Health Minister Defends Group Claiming Vitamins Can Prevent AIDS-Related Death
  ...South African Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang on Tuesday defended the Santa Clara, Calif... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 16 Apr 2005 02:00 EST
  
• S African HIV Prevention Efforts Must Come From People Who Understand Local Beliefs, Opinion Piece Says
  ...Although there is an "impress[ive]" amount of HIV/AIDS-related "medical expertise" in Southern Africa, the region lacks the moral, sociological, psychological and cultural expertise to curb the spread of the disease,... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 15 Jun 2005 04:00 EST
  
• S African Police Fire Rubber Bullets at TAC Advocates Involved in Protest Demanding HIV Treatment Access
  ...South African police on Tuesday outside a hospital in the Eastern Cape region fired rubber bullets and smoke grenades at about 700 protesters who were demanding better access to antiretroviral drugs at the hospital,... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 18 Jul 2005 03:00 EST
  
• S African Radio Program Examines Infidelity as Underlying Cause of Country's HIV/AIDS Pandemic, 'The World' Reports
  ..."Cheaters," a weekly, reality radio show in South Africa that is loosely based on a U... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 14 May 2005 12:00 EST
  
• S Dakota abortion ban on hold
  ...A pro-choice petition forces a state ballot on a tough new abortion law in South Dakota....
  BBC - Mon, 19 Jun 2006 09:55 EST
  
• S Dakota rejects abortion ban
  ...Voters in South Dakota reject a near-total ban on abortion, while voters in seven states reject gay marriage....
  BBC - Wed, 08 Nov 2006 08:48 EST
  
• S Korea cloning expert on trial
  ...Hwang Woo-suk, the South Korean cloning expert whose research was faked, goes on trial for fraud....
  BBC - Tue, 20 Jun 2006 08:07 EST
  
• S Korea cloning research was fake
  ...Research by South Korean cloning expert Hwang Woo-suk was "fabricated", says an academic panel....
  BBC - Fri, 23 Dec 2005 02:10 EST
  
• S Korea probes stem cell trials
  ...South Korean authorities investigate whether abuses took place during clinical trials for stem cell treatments....
  BBC - Mon, 23 Jan 2006 01:10 EST
  
• S Korea researchers quizzed
  ...South Korean prosecutors question researchers who worked with disgraced scientist Hwang Woo-suk....
  BBC - Mon, 16 Jan 2006 10:04 EST
  
• S Korea scientist on fraud charge
  ...Hwang Woo-suk, the South Korean cloning expert whose research was faked, is charged with fraud....
  BBC - Fri, 12 May 2006 03:11 EST
  
• S Korea strips Hwang of honours
  ...Disgraced South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk is stripped of national honours as prosecutors begin a probe....
  BBC - Wed, 11 Jan 2006 10:45 EST
  
• S Korea tackles high suicide rate
  ...Officials plan steps to tackle South Korea's high suicide rate, which has doubled in about five years....
  BBC - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:05 EST
  
• S Korean Scientists' Creation of Genetically Matched Embryonic Stem Cell Lines May Affect Legislative Debate in Congress
  ...The announcement by South Korean scientists that they have created 11 genetically matched human embryonic stem cell lines could affect the debate in Congress over whether to loosen the Bush administration's restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research,... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 21 May 2005 04:00 EST
  
• S&P Equity Research Has Positive View On New Medicare Medical Device Reimbursement Rules
  ... S&P Equity Research Services announcedtoday its positive view on the new Medicare medical device reimbursementrules. Medicare released new rules governing reimbursements to hospitalsfor certain medical devices, under which no device category will experiencea cut in excess of 5.4%. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 03 Aug 2006 06:00 EST
  
• S-1 Oral Anticancer Agent Improves Patients' Survival In Adjuvant Gastric Cancer Trial Versus Surgery Alone
  ...Results of the large randomised phase III study (ACTS-GC) announced at the 2007 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium in Orlando, USA, showed that the investigational oral anticancer agent S-1 reduced significantly the relative risk of death in early stage gastric cancer patients by a significant 32% as compared to curative surgery alone (p = 0.0024). [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 20 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
  
• S-1 Oral Anticancer Agent Improves Patients' Survival In Adjuvant Gastric Cancer Trial Versus Surgery Alone
  ...Results of the large randomised phaseIII study (ACTS-GC) announced at the 2007 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium in Orlando,USA, showed that the oral anticancer agent S-1 reduced significantly the relative risk of death inearly stage gastric cancer patients by a significant 32 % as compared to curative surgery alone (p= 0.0024). [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:00 EST
  
• S. Africa finds benign bird flu strain in ostriches
  ... JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa has found a benign strain of bird flu on an ostrich farm in the country's west, officials said on Monday....
  Reuters - Mon, 03 Jul 2006 05:21 EST
  
• S. Africa health dept sharply hikes AIDS estimate
  ...JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - New figures from South Africa suggest that more than 6.5 million of the country''s 47 million people may now be HIV-positive. The figure is a sharp jump on previous estimates and is likely to fuel debate on the extent of the country''s HIV/AIDS pandemic....
  Reuters - Mon, 11 Jul 2005 02:19 EST
  
• S. Africa Health Dept Sharply Hikes AIDS Estimate
  ...Title: S. Africa Health Dept Sharply Hikes AIDS EstimateCategory: Health NewsCreated: 7/11/2005Last Editorial Review: 7/11/2005...
  MedicineNet - Mon, 11 Jul 2005 06:00 EST
  
• S. Africa launches biggest AIDS vaccine trial
  ...JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa, burdened with one of the world's major HIV/AIDS epidemics, unveiled plans on Thursday for its biggest AIDS vaccine trial....
  Reuters - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 07:32 EST
  
• S. Africa Race Policy May Have Cut HIV
  ...Study Says Race-Based Policy Reduced HIV-Tainted Blood Donations in South Africa...
  ABC News - Tue, 31 Jan 2006 08:02 EST
  
• S. African AIDS activists in court for protests
  ... CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Zackie Achmat, one of South Africa's top AIDS activists, appeared in court on Tuesday on trespassing charges after leading a protest against government policies to fight the disease....
  Reuters - Tue, 22 Aug 2006 05:40 EST
  
• S. African AIDS Expert Urges Circumcision
  ...South African AIDS Expert Advocates Circumcision As Best Available ''Vaccine'' Against HIV...
  ABC News - Sun, 25 Sep 2005 10:29 EST