2013
Vol 103, No 5 (2013)
• Karabus – WMA warns against working in UAE
• Guidance on the legality of mass circumcision
• Toxicovigilance – poisonings surveyed
• Human papillomavirus – prevalence and vaccination
• Update on the management of hepatitis B
Vol 103, No 4 (2013)
• E Cape corruption set to continue
• ‘Do not resuscitate’ orders unpacked
• Africa’s lethal motorists
• Thrombosis – the biggest killer
Vol 103, No 3 (2013)
• Triage tool for emergencies in children
• Updated asthma management
• TB in doctors
• STDs are typically multiple
Vol 103, No 2 (2013)
• A 5×5 agenda for NCDs in Africa
• Advice for the 2013 ’flu season
• Spinal anaesthesia is not without risk
• ‘Third epidemic’ of retinopathy of prematurity
Vol 103, No 1 (2013)
• Gynaecologists and GPs in favour of chaperone use
• ‘19th-century’ in-hospital mortality rates reported at GSH
• Lymphoma mistaken for TB in HIV patients
• Office spirometry guideline
2012
Vol 102, No 12 (2012)
• 'Cognitive enhancement' – the debate begins
• 'Reflex' screening for Cryptococcal disease to be phased in
• Women and girls welcome NHI
• Hyponatraemia and cerebral oedema in female athletes
• High prevalence of antenatal depression in HIV+ women
Vol 102, No 11 (2012)
• Addressing SA’s shortage of healthcare personnel
• Management of bites from man’s best friend
• NVP-based ART risky for immunocompetent pregnant women
• Up-to-date management of biliary atresia (Supplement)
Vol 102, No 10 (2012)
• Improving maternal health outcomes
• Sexual healthcare for the disabled
• NHI – a GP’s approach to costing
• Point-of-care diagnosis of TB – benefits and challenges
Vol 102, No 9 (2012)
• E. Cape doctors facing the ghost of Biko
• Achieving weight loss and avoiding obesity
• The cardiovascular health of the nation
• Reducing the sodium content of high-salt foods
• Need for a graduated driving licence
Vol 102, No 8 (2012)
• Challenging infective endocarditis prevention
• Medical internship and community service slaves
• Foreign green pastures for South African doctors
• Allergic rhinitis guidelines
Vol 102, No 7 (2012)
• Alcohol, advertising and SA’s youth
• Antibiotics and resistant organisms
• Neonatal rotavirus and necrotising enterocolitis
• Coronary artery disease in young South African Indians
Vol 102, No 6 (2012)
• Aminoglycoside-induced hearing loss
• Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy
• Skin closure for caesarean section
• UCT 100th anniversary issue
Vol 102, No 5 (2012)
• Rational use of isotretinoin in acne 282
• Scholarship success 288
• Obesity in childhood 289, 295
• Guidelines for management of neuropathic pain 312
Vol 102, No 4 (2012)
• Diagnosis by nose 231
• Blood culture audits valuable at peripheral hospitals 232
• Human resources for health research in Africa 236
• A simple new vision score for prostate symptoms 245
Vol 102, No 3 (2012)
• Validity of sick certificates from traditional health practitioners 129
• Medical terms in African languages 132
• Cataract surgery improves care of orphans 140
• Nurses risk acquiring blood-borne virus infection 153
Vol 102, No 2 (2012)
• Nurse initiation and maintenance of ART 98
• Cell phone text messages as a learning tool 100
• Equivalent efficacy of generic ceftriaxone 102
• Acute infective diarrhoea/gastroenteritis in infants 104
Vol 102, No 1 (2012)
‘Saviour siblings’ and the law
Hypertension in goldminers
How well do nurse prescribers manage HIV?
Treating crush syndrome in the rural setting
2011
Vol 101, No 12 (2011)
Malaria risk - be warned!
Auditing TB/HIV/STI care in rural districts
How useful is routine lab testing in acute-onset psychosis?
Safety of PSA administered by medical officers
Vol 101, No 11 (2011)
Reducing necrotising enterocolitis
Prisons and the TB time bomb
Climate change and health
Adult chronic myeloid leukaemia guideline
Vol 101, No 10 (2011)
• South Africa’s drug policy should be revised
• Addressing problem gambling
• Silver for burns - when cheap is expensive
• Knowing cost of lab tests saves expenditure
Vol 101, No 9 (2011)
• Screening for prostatic cancer 634, 642
• HIV and antiretroviral therapy 645, 651, 655
• Can reactive vaccination control cholera outbreaks? 659
• Detecting hearing loss in the newborn 665
Vol 101, No 8 (2011)
Cataract surgery – failing to meet its targets
South Africa needs more doctors
Lessons from the 2009 measles epidemic
Evaluating paediatric pain incidence and management
Vol 101, No 7 (2011)
A blinding abdominal pain
Optimal sizes of hospitals
HIV/AIDS increases use of blood products
South African Indian genetic disorders
Vol 101, No 6 (2011)
• Immediate HIV treatment saves costs
• Dilated cardiomyopathy
• Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
• MRSA increase in Botswana
Vol 101, No 5 (2011)
• Does vaginal delivery require consent?
• Drug administration errors
• Antimicrobial resistance patterns
• Stroke diagnosis and management




























