Medical Chronicle
Health Care in Sandton

Medical Chronicle also features regular clinical forums written by leading specialists in a variety of fields.
Medical Chronicle is a bright, newsy A3 format monthly newspaper specifically aimed at private doctors, specialists, hospitals and other key roleplayers in the private healthcare sector It is a free publication with a current ABC circulation of 15 000.

It is divided into various sections, focusing on the latest news in the industry, the views of movers and shakers in the private healthcare industry, and the latest developments in different medical fields. Three regular columns by well-known GPs represent informed views on healthcare politics and economics, and other developments that might impact on the way doctors run their practices, while the lively and popular letters’ pages present a microcosm of the tussle, with debate flowing back and forth. At a global meeting of experts organised by Meningitis Research Foundation (MRF) and Wilton Park, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a renewed effort to help defeat meningitis. It makes our country unique but it also plays a powerful role in giving patients with life-threatening illnesses such as leukaemia or marrow failure the prospect of renewed health. Often a blood stem cell transplant is the only chance of survival for those that suffer from blood cancers. The medical-specialist skills shortage is already having a major impact on the South African health landscape and indications are that it will only get worse in the long term, with enormous cost implications for the country. Conjunctivitis, also known as pinkeye, is an inflammation of the conjunctiva, the thin clear tissue that lies over the sclera and lines the inside of the eyelid. Histamine is clearly not the only mediator involved in the inflammatory process. There is an emerging view that drugs that can inhibit a broader range of inflammatory agents may prove to be more effective in providing symptomatic relief in both allergic rhinitis and chronic urticaria. An advisory board meeting of key opinion leaders was held in 2015 to discuss the clinical data on oral ibandronate in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. The following CPD article describes the cardiovascular safety and effectiveness results of the oral contraceptive E2V/DNG from the International Active Surveillance Study on the Safety of Contraceptives and the Role of Estrogens (INAS-SCORE). Type 2 diabetes has been increasing substantially over the last 20 years. The World Health Organization (WHO) says that about 8.5% of the world’s adult population has diabetes. In SA, one in three women and one in five men will develop osteoporosis. The importance of Pelargonium species, most notably Pelargonium reniforme and Pelargonium sidoides, in traditional medicine in the southern African region is well documented. Superficial fungal infections tend to infect the stratum corneum layer of the skin, the hair or the nails, causing various types of clinical symptoms, which can be very distressful to the patient. The metabolic syndrome (Met-S) is a concept that has evolved over the past 20 years, describing a complex combination of metabolic, malignant, fatty liver and cardiovascular risk factors. The vagina is a unique environment for bacterial colonisation. It is subject to dramatic changes over the course of a lifetime, induced by developmental and hormonal changes. Bipolar disorder spans a wide range of emotions alternating between manic symptoms and depressive extremes. The condition is usually benign and can be managed by primary care physicians. A healthy, balanced diet is strongly recommended before, during and after pregnancy. Good nutrition and appropriate weight gain can improve pregnancy outcomes. You have an eligible patient that has failed Warfarin.