Wearing flip flops for long periods may damage your feet, according to a top international podiatrist who recommends supportive sandals instead. Dr Jackie Sutera, a podiatrist and spokesperson for the American Podiatric Medical Association, says wearing flip flops may damage heels and toes and cause blisters...
Leading upmarket footwear brand, Crockett & Jones, has developed a cutting edge, high-walled, chisel-nosed Boutique shoe range in SA, based on the latest fashion trends in Europe. “This style is big in Europe and has had highly favourable market reaction in our test phase locally,” said...
Vitamin D’s powerful immune boosting characteristics may make it more important than vitamin C in helping counter colds and flu. Research shows that supplementing with vitamin D may cut flu risk by up to 42 percent. Studies also show that vitamin D is as important as...
Old age, pregnancy, childbirth, obesity and genetic factors may all contribute to incontinence, which affects women more than men, may cause emotional damage, but is curable. Although no official statistics are available, urinary incontinence is believed to affect at least one in 10 people globally. In...
Despite their laid-back reputation, more Cape Town and Durban residents say they are going grey – which they attribute to stress – than their Gauteng counterparts, according to a new survey. About two in three Cape Town and Durban residents surveyed (about 64%) say their hair...
Alpecin Caffeine Shampoo, co-sponsors of Team Giant-Alpecin currently racing in the Tour de France, is offering South Africans the chance to win one of three Giant bicycles valued at R33 000 each. Team Giant-Alpecin is one of the world’s top 15 pro cycling outfits and is...
Vitamin B12 deficiency, which affects up to 40% of the population, may contribute to autism, schizophrenia and a defective nervous system, research shows. Vitamin B12 helps the body produce DNA, red blood cells, proteins, hormones and lipids (fats). It’s also important for a healthy nervous system,...
Back pain may be directly linked to foot problems caused by uncomfortable shoes, according to one of the country’s leading shoe companies, Barker Footwear, which has re-launched a leather, soft-soled and stylish range for men who spend long periods on their feet. “Standing throughout the day...
New research shows that increased activity in the stress center of the brain leads to inflammation in arteries and a higher risk of heart attack, stroke and death. The study, by the American College of Cardiology, showed subjects with greater activity in the brain’s stress center...
Women who experience moderate to severe premenstrual syndrome (PMS) risk contracting high blood pressure later in life, according to extensive US research. A 14-year-long study between 1001 and 2005 by the University of Massachusetts and the Harvard School of Public Health researched the link between PMS...
Latest research shows that women with sleep problems have a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The 10-year study by Harvard University in the US focused on 133 353 women with sleep problems such as difficulties falling or staying asleep and sleep apnoea. The study group...
March 2016 One in five SA children is vitamin D deficient despite sufficient exposure to sunlight, a study shows. The study by a host of African and Middle Eastern academics, published in the South African Medical Journal, proposes new ways to address deficiency, including supplementing with vitamin...
March 2016 Bielefeld, March 2016. In the past business year, the Dr. Wolff Group generated internal growth of 9 percent, resulting in sales of 265 million euros (2014: 242 million euros) and marking an increase for the eleventh time in a row. At the family-run Dr....
March 2016 South Africa has one of the highest rates of renal failure in Africa, according to news research. A report from Continuing Medical Education (CME), the leading medical Continuing Professional Development (CPD) journal in South Africa, estimates that SA has over 5 000 patients with end-stage...
