Vol 55, No 2

March/April 2013

Table of Contents

Editorials

The obesity epidemic revisited: Where is the starting point? PDF
Gboyega A Ogunbanjo 106
Editor’s focus PDF
Gboyega A Ogunbanjo 107

CPD

The abridged South African hypertension guideline 2011 PDF
Y K Seedat, B L Rayner 111-116
Allergic rhinitis in South Africa: 2012 guidelines PDF
R J Green, M Hockman, R Friedman, E Vardas, P Cole, A Halkas, C Feldman 117-121
The basics of prescribing infant formulas PDF
C J W Owens, I L Labuschagne, M J Lombard 123-131
Glaucoma: what should the general practitioner know? PDF
M J Labuschagne 134-141

Guidelines

Clinical practice guidelines for management of neuropathic pain: expert panel recommendations for South Africa PDF
Sean Chetty, E Baalbergen, A I Bhigjee, K Kamerman, J Ouma, R Raath, M Raff, S Salduker 143-156

InfoPOEMs

Oral zinc reduces duration of common cold in adults but not children; PSA screening for prostate cancer not recommended (USPSTF)
Editorial Office 170

Review Articles

An interesting D-lemma: what is all the excitement about vitamin D? PDF
Marli Conradie, Brynne Ascott-Evans 157-160
The ocular complications of an envenomous snakebite PDF
Hlupheka Lawrence Sithole 161-163
Is there still a role for Caesarean section in preventing vertical HIV transmission in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy? PDF
Hannah Motshedisi Sebitloane 164-167
Incidental finding of hypertension and diminished femoral pulses: short-segment stenosis of the aorta just distal to the origin of the left subclavian artery PDF
Shiraz Ellemdin, Prashilla Soma, Mohamed Iqbal Ebrahim Hassen 168-169

Original Research

Sexuality in patients with human immunodeficiency virus at Embhuleni Hospital in Mpumalanga province PDF
Elma de Vries, Liz Gwyther, Mandla Mkhabela 171-174
Bridging the gap: exploring the attitudes and beliefs of nurses and patients about coexisting traditional and biomedical healthcare systems in a rural setting in KwaZulu-Natal PDF
Merridy Grant, Lyn Haskins, Bernhard Gaede, Christiane Horwood 175-179
Hospital reform and staff morale in South Africa: a case study of Dr Yusuf Dadoo Hospital PDF
Ozo Ibeziako, Nzapfurundi Otto Chabikuli, Steve Olorunju 180-185
Characteristics of patients presenting with complications of abortion in a tertiary health facility in south-west Nigeria PDF
Adetunji Oladeni Adeniji, O O A Atanda, A S Adeyemi 186-189
A cross-sectional survey on the lifestyle and healthseeking behaviour of Basotho patients with diabetes PDF
Polycarpe N'djugumu Makinga, Andy Beke 190-195
Contraceptive knowledge and practice among HIV-positive women receiving antiretroviral therapy at a district hospital in KwaZulu-Natal PDF
Yashpal Satiadev Somera, Andrew Ross 196-200

Peripheralia

Craic, duende and conversational trances PDF
Chris Ellis 202


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