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EDITOR'S CHOICE
Dear Colleague,
The CVJAfrica is heading out to 2012 with:
10 planned monthly issues in the academic year
Appointment of a development editor, Glenda Hardy, who
will support the Editorial team, streamlining manuscript
publication
Increased on-line presence providing free full text
articles on PubMed and Sabinet
Women in South
Africa and hypertension - Expected increased rates of
hypertension in women of child-bearing age and pregnant women.
An extensive review by Prof J Moodley University of
Kwazulu-Natal highlights useful drugs for hypertension in
pregnancy and warns of an epidemic of pre-eclampsia with severe
long-term CV consequences, if the primary care level fails to
screen and treat women adequately.
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Are your patients getting what they pay for?
A focus on Omega-3 South African fish oil supplements
The protective effects of omega-3’s (PUFA’s) on cardiovascular
disease is established. Less well established is the actual
content of South African fish oil supplements. This MRC study
raises the profile of the need for adequate legislation and
inspection/monitoring of SA’s over-the-counter complementary
medicines.
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It is likely that you now should renew your
CVJA electronic subscription: at R200 per year, now 10 issues –
this represents a valuable addition to your clinical practice (Easy-to-do
subscription with a credit card facility)
We wish you
and your family all the best for the holiday period and look
forward to working with you in the interests of CV medicine in
our region.