Rooibos enjoys an international reputation as a soothing, healthy drink with a bonus point as a beauty elixir. But it appears that the extract from the green leaves may also be a beneficial biological weapon.
Smoke and Mirrors
The weed war continues with medicinal marijuana and its loudly trumpeted benefits up against the recreational version now under the spotlight as a legal low-grade drug – at home anyway.
Counting the Cost of Medical Aid Fraud
“The reduction and elimination of fraud, waste and abuse will impact on medical aid contribution increases,” says Gerhard van Emmenis, Acting Principal Officer of Bonitas Medical Fund. More importantly, benefits could be enriched to pay for even more critical healthcare and treatments. He says, “Fraud, waste and abuse is one of the biggest contributors to escalating healthcare costs as the fee-for-service model of payment encourages people to over-charge or over-service for profit.”
How new health cover regulations affect you
Regulations concerning your choice of health insurance products, the benefits they offer, and the consumer-protection measures to which they must adhere, came into effect at the beginning of April. If you’re using these products, either as a substitute for medical scheme cover or to supplement it, or are looking at using them, you need to know what has changed and the type of products that are now available.
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Flu – Don’t hesitate. Vaccinate.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), every year there are around 5 million cases of severe flu with between 250 000 and 500 000 resulting in death. In South Africa the flu ‘high’ season is usually from April/ May through to August/September.