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Last Updated: 13-06-2017
Dr. Simon Bignell, Chartered Psychologist and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Life Science at the University of Derby The number of people who are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder continues to rise in Australia. Autism, once considered Read More...
Boys are more prone to autism than girls
Last Updated: 13-06-2017
Boys are more prone to autism than girls, and scientists have found that "typically male" brain structures are linked to a higher risk of the disorder. Scientists have found that brains with a "typically male" structure, even a Read More...
Autism guru says 10-15% children with ASD will be 'un-diagnosed' in adulthood
Last Updated: 13-06-2017
Autism guru Dr Tony Attwood says 10-15 per cent of children with ASD will be 'un-diagnosed' in adulthood, highlighting the importance of early intervention. The number of Australian children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder may have Read More...
New USC clinical trial for asthma sufferers
Last Updated: 13-06-2017
The University of the Sunshine Coast’s Clinical Trials Centre is about to start testing the effectiveness and safety of a potential new triple therapy medicine to better manage and treat asthma. The centre, which last year started trialling Read More...
Respiratory viruses common in newborns
Last Updated: 13-06-2017
Almost one in five neonates has a respiratory virus in their first month of life but many fail to show signs of illness, new research shows. A University of Queensland study of 157 full-term infants found the common cold virus was the virus most d Read More...
Soluble fibre can benefit people with asthma
Last Updated: 13-06-2017
New research has for the first time shown that soluble fibre supplements work to help control asthma. Australian researchers say they have the first proof that soluble fibre can benefit people with asthma by producing a healthy gut.[subscribe] Read More...
Do your patients know how to manage an asthma emergency?
Last Updated: 13-06-2017
On World Asthma Day (May 2) the National Asthma Council Australia is asking health professionals to check whether their patients and their families know asthma first aid to ensure they are ready for any future asthma emergencies. E Read More...
Novel app targets asthma and boosts mental health
Last Updated: 13-06-2017
A unique asthma management and goals app is the latest innovative tool to assist young people with asthma improve their quality of life. The free Kiss MyAsthma app, launched on World Asthma Day, is designed to help the 11 per cent of young Austral Read More...
Last Updated: 13-06-2017
Asthmatics could breathe easier in the future with help from parasitic hookworms. The spit of the parasitic hookworm could help cure asthma and other auto-immune diseases in the near future.[subscribe] Researchers at the Australian Institute of Read More...
World Allergy Week: Highlighting allergy-triggered asthma
Last Updated: 13-06-2017
World Allergy Week is an annual event organised by the World Allergy Organisation (WAO) and will take place from 2-8 April this year, with the focus of raising awareness of allergies. The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ highlights that approx Read More...
Doctors over-diagnosing asthma in children
Last Updated: 13-06-2017
Experts say doctors are treating asthma inhalers for children like "fashion accessories", while diagnosis of the condition has been trivialised. Inhalers are being dished out like "fashion accessories", leading doctors have sai Read More...
Stillbirth research centre launched in Queensland
Last Updated: 13-06-2017
There are six stillbirths every day in Australia and in the majority of these cases the cause is unknown. For the past 20 years the rate of stillbirth in Australia has not changed.[subscribe] There are six stillbirths every day, that's more Read More...
New physiotherapy platform for knee replacement surgery
Date of Posting: 14-06-2017
Researchers are trialling an innovative knee replacement surgery app and portal designed to assist patients with their pre-surgery preparation and rehabilitation. The activateTKR digital platform, which features a smartphone app, wearable activity Read More...
Physiotherapy students have much to learn from the humanities
Last Updated: 13-06-2017
Michael Rowe, University of the Western Cape Undergraduate physiotherapy students spend most of their time learning about the basic and clinical sciences. This has a certain pragmatic appeal, but a person is more than an assemblage of body par Read More...
Recognising and reducing aggression towards health care workers in Victoria
Date of Posting: 13-06-2017
A new ad campaign will remind Victorians to stop treating health care workers aggressively after scores of assaults on paramedics, doctors and nurses. Victorian nurse Tara Merryfull has been hit on the job, "dodged quite a few" punches a Read More...
A drug used to treat diabetic patients has been shown to reduce risk of heart attack
Date of Posting: 13-06-2017
An Australian-led study of more than 10,000 diabetic patients has shown drug Invokana significantly cuts the risk of serious heart problems and kidney failure. A drug commonly used to treat patients with type 2 diabetes has been shown to protect t Read More...
Eggs increased growth and reduced stunting for babies
Date of Posting: 09-06-2017
New US research has shown eggs can boost babies' growth and prevent stunting and Australian parents are recommended to introduced eggs by the age of six months. Parents are encouraged to put eggs back on the menu to ensure the healthy developm Read More...
USC research targets antibiotic-resistant infections
Date of Posting: 08-06-2017
A new University of the Sunshine Coast researcher is using a 2017 Advance Queensland Fellowship to develop a cheaper, faster way of diagnosing antibiotic resistance in patients, particularly those with chronic lung infections. Dr Derek Sarovich re Read More...
Pre-operative exercise helps lung cancer surgery recovery
Date of Posting: 08-06-2017
Lung cancer patients who undertake one to four weeks of supervised exercise training before surgery have fewer post-surgery complications and go home earlier, a new systematic review has found. A Curtin University-led review published in the Cochr Read More...
Gastric surgery promoted as treatment option for diabetes
Last Updated: 08-06-2017
Surgery to reduce the stomach and induce weight loss could have a significant benefit for hundreds of thousands of diabetes patients, health experts say. People with diabetes should be offered gastric surgery as a standard treatment option which c Read More...
Weight loss surgery an option for obese kids
Last Updated: 08-06-2017
Doctors are being urged to put weight loss surgery for children on the medical profession's agenda. Weight loss surgery on a child may be the only option in some cases but caution is needed, doctors and experts agree.[subscribe] Brisbane-ba Read More...
Obese 'unlikely' to achieve healthy weight
Last Updated: 08-06-2017
A new British study shows it's very unlikely an obese person will ever achieve and maintain a standard body weight. The chances of an obese person achieving normal body weight are very low, a British study has found.[subscribe] Losing five Read More...
A major advance treatment of rare and debilitating cancer
Date of Posting: 08-06-2017
An Australian-led trial has shown a new drug works in almost five times as many patients compared to standard therapy for a rare skin-related cancer. Researchers are celebrating a major advance in the treatment of a rare and debilitating cancer th Read More...
Tributes flow for Aussie nurse killed in London
Date of Posting: 07-06-2017
Tributes are flowing for South Australian Kirsty Boden who lost her life rushing to help victims of the London terror attack. Kirsty Boden has been remembered as a "hero", someone who "lit up the room" and "one in a millio Read More...
Surprising variation in the rates of hysterectomy across Australia
Date of Posting: 07-06-2017
A new report shows a surprising and worrying variation in the rates of hysterectomy across Australia. Large variations in the rates of hysterectomies across Australia has raised concerns many women are missing out on less invasive and highly effec Read More...
'Natural caesareans' recommended by experts
Date of Posting: 07-06-2017
A 'natural caesarean' enhances bonding between mother and baby and should be encouraged by doctors, a British expert says. There's nothing natural about a caesarean but efforts to make the delivery as close to a vaginal birth as possib Read More...
Mums either gain too much or too little weight during pregnancy
Date of Posting: 07-06-2017
Almost half of all mums-to-be put on too much weight during pregnancy while more than a fifth don't gain enough, a Monash University study shows. Three quarters of women either gain too much or too little weight during pregnancy, Australian re Read More...
Date of Posting: 06-06-2017
Men are being encouraged to ask for help more often in an attempt to stem Australia's high suicide rate. Lifeline Australia has launched a new campaign to break down the traditional yet "outdated" ideas about masculinity that have pr Read More...
Stopping the flu virus at the nose
Date of Posting: 05-06-2017
A vaccine that switches on immune cells in the nose could be the key to preventing flu-related pneumonia, Australian scientists say. It might be possible to stop the flu from spreading to the lungs and causing a serious infection by targeting the Read More...
Australian soft drinks linked to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes
Date of Posting: 05-06-2017
A report in the Medical Journal of Australia has found Australian soft drinks contain much higher levels of glucose than those sold in the US and Europe. Australian soft drinks have higher levels of glucose that could be linked to an increased ris Read More...
Australian researchers are leading a study of 'time-restricted' eating
Date of Posting: 02-06-2017
In today's modern society, where people eat food and work around the clock, the concept of 'time-restricted' eating has been gaining traction among scientists. Instead of fasting every second day, what if people enjoyed their food just Read More...
It's safe for diabetic women to express breastmilk during late pregnancy
Date of Posting: 02-06-2017
Expressing milk late in pregnancy before the baby is born is safe for diabetic women, a landmark study has found. A landmark study has shown it's safe for diabetic women to express breastmilk during late pregnancy, dispelling fears it can lead Read More...
A native Australian plant can kill Zika virus
Date of Posting: 02-06-2017
The Zika virus can be killed using compounds from a native Australian plant, Queensland researchers say. Queensland researchers have found a way to kill the Zika virus using compounds found in an Australian native plant.[subscribe] The compound Read More...
New international child sport concussion guidelines
Date of Posting: 01-06-2017
A review of the management of sport-related concussion in children has resulted in new international guidelines. Children or teens who have suffered a serious knock to the head playing footy or soccer must rest for 48 to 72 hours after the injury, Read More...
Remote dialysis units to be built in NT
Date of Posting: 01-06-2017
Territorians with end-stage kidney failure will soon be able to access life-saving treatment closer to home after federal funding was secured for three remote dialysis units. Western Desert Dialysis will operate three community-controlled, nurse-a Read More...
Date of Posting: 01-06-2017
While Australia continues to have among the highest rates of bowel cancer in the world, only two in five eligible people are participating in the Australian Government’s lifesaving National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP), according to t Read More...
Nurses unite for the health and wellbeing of all children, including most vulnerable in Australia
Date of Posting: 01-06-2017
Maternal, child and family health nurses provide the most accessible and freely available health services for vulnerable families in Australia. Now a comprehensive new set of national standards, to be launched on Friday 2 June 2017, will enhance t Read More...
Nominations open for the 2017 Stroke Care Champion Award
Date of Posting: 01-06-2017
The Stroke Foundation is seeking to uncover the inspirational unsung heroes making life better for Australia’s stroke community. Nominations for the 2017 Stroke Care Champion Award are now open, shining a light on health profession Read More...
Hydrotherapy improves mobility and wellness in aged care
Date of Posting: 01-06-2017
Residents and staff are seeing the benefits of staying healthy in the water with new hydrotherapy programs introduced at the RSL Care Carrington and Darlington residential aged care communities in south-east Queensland and northern NSW. The progra Read More...
Food safety experts warn of cooking in bulk in winter
Date of Posting: 31-05-2017
Cooking in bulk is cost effective, saves time and reduces food waste, however extra care needs to be taken when handling large amounts of food. Stomach flu is prevalent during winter but it's not just the norovirus infection that can cause a b Read More...
