Doctors lose dispensing court application
An application challenging the constitutionality of regulations obliging doctors to acquire special licences to dispense medicines was dismissed with costs in the Pretoria High Court on Friday

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AIDS blamed for big jump in South Africa deaths
South Africa's adult death rate has jumped by almost 50% over the past six years and the country's devastating AIDS epidemic is probably the primary cause, researchers said. Considering population growth and improved reporting, which could account for some of the increase, the study concluded the overall number of deaths had jumped by 44 percent.

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