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Mar 3, 2009

South Africa Wellness Monitor - March 2009

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South Africa Wellness Monitor presents extracts from stories about Wellness in South Africa or general wellness interest stories as reported in South African and international media during the month of March 2009.

Spa Hotspot

Johannesburg – March 3^rd - The Times - ‎‎

ONEwellness Dock House, and the award-winning ONEwellness Radisson Waterfront, Created by Queensgate Hotels & Leisure, voted South Africa’s best hotel spa last year. …

Find a coach on call

Johannesburg – March 1^st 2009 - Health24.com ‎

Did you ever ask yourself the question - Who Needs a Life Wellness Coach …? Well .. you are not alone. These days more and more people are trading long-term sessions with a shrink for shorter-term calls on a coach. Here’s a line-up of the latest life-enhancing instructors… your coach is accredited by the International Coach Federation (ICF) or a member of the Coaching and Mentoring Association of South Africa (Comensa). …

Heatwave traps Eastern Cape residents

Johannesburg – March 2^nd, 2009 The Independent Online ‎

Outdoor activities are being discouraged in the Eastern Cape, where heat has pushed discomfort levels to the extreme, the weather service said on Monday. “High discomfort levels are occurring along the coastal belt Plettenberg Bay to …

Weather service warning as heat and high humidity prevail across …

Port Elizabeth - March 3rd, 2009 - The Herald Eastern Cape ‎

AS Eastern Cape residents sweltered in a heat wave yesterday, the weather service sent out warnings advising people to take extra care. The highest temperature recorded was 41°C in Uitenhage. In Port Elizabeth the mercury rose to 30,2°C, and up to 40°C …

The Vitality Group Announces Expansion to Board of Directors

Chicago – March 2^nd 2009 - PR Newswire (press release) ‎

Today The Vitality Group, developer of an incentive-based health enhancement program, announced the election of a new member to its Board of Directors. Lester N. Coney, …With more than 1.5 million members across the United States , United Kingdom and South Africa , Vitality is the most experienced incentive-based health …

Daily Dose: Collard Greens Fiber-Abundant Southern Staple

Fort Myers - March 3^rd, 2009 - The News-Press ‎

Ginger Patterson says, Collards are one of the oldest members of the cabbage family and date to prehistoric times. They were enjoyed by the ancient Greeks and it is thought that they were introduced into the British Isles by the Romans sometime in the 4th century B.C. … Ginger Patterson has worked in the field of wellness in Fort Myers for the past 24 years. She currently maintains an office at Fitness On The Move where she …

INSIGHT: Women’s hopes raised by results of anti-HIV microbicide tests

East London – March 1^st, 2009 – The Dispatch Online ‎

The anti-HIV microbicides research has finally given a positive outcome – the microbicides gel PRO2000 under research showed 30 percent reduction of HIV transmission in the human clinical trials. Women who were offered PRO2000 microbicide gel plus …

Gates earmarks $100M for Microbicide R&D

Washington DC – March 2^nd , 2009 - FierceBioResearcher‎

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has put up $100 million to further advance promising microbicidal gels that can significantly reduce the spread of HIV. The money was committed after the Maryland-based International Partnership for Microbicides, …

Why are people allergic?

Johannesburg – March 2^nd, 2009 - iAfrica.com ‎

From a simple runny nose, itchy eyes and sneezing to potentially fatal asthma and food allergies, millions of people suffer from allergies. What does this tell us about the body’s immune defences, and is it possible to stop allergies from developing? …

Cleaning house risky for women with asthma

Cincinnati – March 2^nd, 2009 - The News International ‎

During a 12-week study, they compared cleaning-related health effects in women who did and did not have asthma and found a higher number of lower respiratory tract symptoms among the asthmatic women. Dr. Jonathon A. Bernstein, of the University of …

Best Pets for People with Allergies

Texas – March 1^st, 2009 - Media Newswire (press release) ‎

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America estimates that one in five Americans suffers from all types of allergies, and of these between 15 and 30 percent have allergic reactions to cats and dogs. With so many people affected by allergies, …

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