Author:Garland, Rebecca MDate:Feb 2012This article discusses the effects of acid mine drainage on human health. Skin irritation, kidney damage, neurological diseases are some of the human health effects.Read more
Author:CSIRDate:Nov 2009In this edition of ScienceScope has chosen to focus on the CSIRs impact, and intended future impact, on health. The edition features some of the research approaches and progress in relation to the so-called diseases of poverty: malaria, ...Read more
Author:Dlamini, Nomusa R; Siwela, MDate:Aug 2015Cereals form a major component of diets around the world; the most commonly consumed cereals include wheat, rice, maize, and barley. In tropical and semiarid regions of Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, however, 'small grain' cereals such as sorghum ...Read more
Author:Halland, K; Britz, K; Gerber, ADate:Jul 2011In this paper, the authors discuss the advantages of using formal medical ontologies to enhance health information systems. In particular, they consider the suitability of the medical ontology Snomed CT for enhancing a health information ...Read more
Author:Du Preez, M; Van der Merwe, Martina R; Cumbana, A; Le Roux, Wouter JDate:Oct 2010This study determined whether the estuarine and freshwater environment in Beira, Mozambique, serves as a reservoir of Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139. Ninety-nine estuarine water samples were collected at 6 sites in Beira. An additional 54 samples ...Read more
Author:John, J; Das, SonaliDate:Mar 2012In this study, the relationship between certain household traits and specific environmental health outcome variables was explored in a low-income community from a peri-urban settlement in eMbalenhle, South Africa, with the aim of locating ...Read more