The MPACs recommendations and conclusions after their 2012 Meeting as reported to the WHO.


Keywords: Malaria, MPAC, 2012 meeting recommendation, WHO.

This review looks at the relationship between early bronchiolitis and development of childhood asthma.





Keywords: Asthma, Bronchiolitis, Wheezing

Food allergies and food intolerances: How do you tell the difference?





Keywords: Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Non-celiac Gluten Sensitivity; FODMAP; Food Allergy Testing

This article addresses important questions that neurologists face in the diagnosis and acute management of intracerebral haemorrhage (ICH), and focuses on the supporting evidence and practical delivery of the main acute interventions. Keywords: Intracerebral haemorrhage, stroke, CT brain

This review looks at the burden of cardiovascular risk in an African context




Keywords: 10-year CVD risk, Body mass Index, Age

This review looks at the prevalence of hypertension and its associated risk factors in a rural black population in Mthatha, South Africa





Keywords: Hypertension prevalence, Body mass index, Hypertension treatment

Guidelines by the South African Thoracic Society assisting with accurate and attribution of the aetiology of pneumonia in children.





Keywords: pneumonia, HIV, TB

This review article looks at various diagnostic and therapeutic manoeuvres for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) and present two surgical procedures that are used for the few intractable cases not responding to the bedside manoeuvres. Keywords: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, partic…

This review introduces the background of Diabetes mellitus, physical activity and its role in the management of type 2 Diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and the physiological effects of physical activity in T2DM.





Keywords: Type 2 diabetes mellitus, Physical activity, Glycaemic control

The article reviews the first line treatment, the second line treatment, the new drugs and the surgical procedures for rheumatoid arthritis.





Keywords: Rheumatoid arthritis, Boutonnière deformity, Swan neck deformity, DMARDs.