Diseases

Labor is calling on the government not to end a program that helps families pay for expensive food needed by children with a rare metabolic disease.

A 32-year-old Queensland paramedic is in a serious condition in hospital after contracting measles. A Queensland paramedic who has contracted measles worked

A combination of two drugs has been used to treat the most common form of cystic fibrosis, with researchers optimistic about the trials. A combination of two

Queensland has had its highest number of Ross River virus cases in 20 years but the outbreak is now in decline. The worst Ross River virus outbreak in Queensland

Drug-resistant typhoid has become epidemic in Africa, according to a new study which examined bacteria from 63 countries. Drug-resistant typhoid has become

The World Health Organisation has unveiled a plan to eradicate the deadly Ebola virus, aiming to identify and isolate the dwindling number of new cases by the end of May.

Eczema cream gives hope in MS fight Scientists believe two drugs used to treat common skin conditions could be key to breakthrough treatment for multiple sclerosis.[subscribe]

Australian scientists have discovered that malaria can be detected in the breath, paving the way for a simple and cheap test for the disease.

Anni Grindrod was stricken with arthritis when she eight years old. She is one of 6000 Australians whose childhoods are blighted by the disease.

Australian researcher have identified gene variants that are “promising candidates” for playing a role in the development of motor neurone disease.

The World Health Organisation has urged countries to invest billions of dollars to tackle 17 neglected tropical diseases - including dengue fever, leprosy and sleeping sickness

Melbourne researchers will trial a potential cure for hepatitis B on 50 patients from Australia and New Zealand. Fifty people with hepatitis

A class of drugs developed to treat HIV could be useful in treating age-related macular degeneration, a disease that leads to progressive loss of vision.

The transparent zebrafish develops the tuberculosis bug in the same way humans do and may help researchers develop new ways to treat the disease.

Background One mechanism utilized by bacterial pathogens for host adaptation and immune evasion is the generation of phenotypic diversity by the phasevarion

Researchers say they have found how to stop cells from attacking healthy body tissue, a breakthrough that holds hope for MS, diabetes and lupus sufferers.

New drug daclatasvir can rid 90 per cent of hepatitis C patients of the infection in 12 weeks when combined with other agents. [subscribe]

A cholesterol-lowering drug cuts heart and stroke risks by 30 per cent in diabetic women, according to a new study. A cholesterol-lowering

A test vaccine for the joint disease chikungunya shows promise, its makers say, after its first human trials yielded positive results. A candidate

The death toll from the Ebola outbreak has hit 932, as international health experts meet to discuss whether to declare the situation a crisis.