How Africa is helping expand the global antimalarial drug pipeline: A scientist at the University of Cape Town's H3D drug discovery centre. SuppliedGlobally more than three billion people are at risk of contracting malaria. In 2015 alone, an estimated 214 million new cases were recorded. Of these 88% occurred in Africa, which shoulders the heaviest malaria burden. And of … [Read more...] about How Africa is helping expand the global antimalarial drug pipeline | The Conversation
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NPA hails R2m tik drug bust at CT airport
NPA hails R2m tik drug bust at CT airport: The NPA has welcomed the arrest of woman allegedly caught with tik worth nearly R2 million at the airport. ...... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News Fransman says ANC probe into sex harassment claims harming his reputation: Fransman is preparing to take on the ANC in court to access the integrity commission’s report. … [Read more...] about NPA hails R2m tik drug bust at CT airport
New: DPS agent opens fire on drug suspects who tried to run him down in northwest …
DPS agent opens fire on drug suspects who tried to run him down in northwest ... Five drug suspects were arrested late Monday after a state trooper they tried to run down shot at them at a gas station in northwest Dallas. Special agents from the Department of Public Safety were conducting a drug bust about 11:30 p.m. at a Shell ... Read more on Dallas Morning News … [Read more...] about New: DPS agent opens fire on drug suspects who tried to run him down in northwest …
How a drug can help prevent 5000 girls being infected with HIV every week | The Conversation
The WHO has recommended pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, as an additional HIV prevention choice for people with a high risk of being infected. Truvada has been licensed in South Africa. Epa/Maurizio GambariniSouth Africa has became one of the first African countries to license a fixed-dose combination of anti-retrovirals to be used as an oral pre-exposure prophylaxis. … [Read more...] about How a drug can help prevent 5000 girls being infected with HIV every week | The Conversation
Drug warning: Crystal meth sold as sweets to schoolkids
The sugar straws come in four flavours – strawberry, creme soda, bubblegum and caramel – and are giving school children in Johannesburg a rush that only lasts a few seconds, but which is followed by a high which lasts for several hours. It sounds like a drug – and it is! At just R5, “strawberry […] The post Drug warning: Crystal meth sold as sweets to schoolkids … [Read more...] about Drug warning: Crystal meth sold as sweets to schoolkids
