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Melanoma: look after the skin you're in
Last Updated: 06-03-2017
Melanoma remains one of the top four cancers affecting Australians each year. During Melanoma March*Cancer Australia is calling on Australians to better protect their skin from sun exposure and reduce their risk for melanoma. Australia has one of Read More...
Effective online physiotherapy treatment prompts calls for Medicare change
Last Updated: 03-03-2017
New research shows online physiotherapy treatment can significantly improve the symptoms and functioning for people with knee osteoarthritis. Under the University of Melbourne research, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, participants receiv Read More...
Researchers has found a potential new treatment for tuberculosis
Date of Posting: 03-03-2017
Australian researchers have discovered antibacterial compounds found in the soil have the potential to treat infectious disease tuberculosis. Some digging by Australian researchers has found a potential new treatment for tuberculosis.[subscribe] Read More...
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) best for health
Date of Posting: 03-03-2017
High-intensity interval training protects the heart and the body against Type 2 diabetes, say experts. In a time poor world high-intensity interval training makes sense.[subscribe] It also makes sense to our bodies, say experts, who believe it& Read More...
What a 12 year old boy can teach the health sector about future communications and workforce
Last Updated: 02-03-2017
By David Reynolds, Davidson Executive Group Manager, Davidson Executive & Boards I want to share a story about the most amazing 12 year old who has made me realise that if organisations (particularly those in the health sector) want to solve p Read More...
Seeking psychological help should be normalized
Date of Posting: 02-03-2017
The Australian Pscyhological Society is asking people to believe in the change a psychologist can facilitate. Seeking psychological help should be as normal as walking into a doctor's clinic or like "getting petrol" for the car to ke Read More...
Kick-starting new stroke research
Date of Posting: 02-03-2017
Ground-breaking, innovative stroke research has been given a kick-start as part of the Stroke Foundation’s annual grants program. Stroke Foundation will provide more than $205,000 to eight Australian researchers, underpinning new r Read More...
USQ Ipswich opens new health simulation facilities
Date of Posting: 01-03-2017
USQ midwifery and paramedic students will be prepared for real life experiences following the opening of two new health simulation facilities at USQ Ipswich today (March 1). Key industry groups and individuals joined USQ staff and students for a t Read More...
Online psychological therapy is highly effective in treating depression
Date of Posting: 01-03-2017
The Australian Psychological Society is in support of digital therapy programs to treat people with depression but says they must be psychologist assisted. Online psychological therapy is highly effective and should be considered a viable alternat Read More...
Poisonous deathcap mushrooms warning
Date of Posting: 28-02-2017
Authorities are warning about poisonous deathcap mushrooms which thrive near oak trees in warm and wet weather, typical at the end of summer and early autumn. With a warmer-than-usual autumn on the way, a leading food safety authority is warning a Read More...
Australia's oral health to be investigated
Date of Posting: 28-02-2017
The oral health of the nation will go under scrutiny in a new University of Adelaide study, the first national study of its kind in more than a decade. Australia's oral health has been put in the dentists chair.[subscribe] The first nationa Read More...
Drip could reduce trauma and infections of caesarean births
Date of Posting: 28-02-2017
The use of a drip could reduce the trauma and infections associated with caesarean births, according to research from Queensland. A fourth-year medical student at James Cook University found small amounts of adenosine, lidocaine and magnesium (ALM Read More...
A fasting diet has been shown to reverse diabetes in mice
Date of Posting: 27-02-2017
A fasting diet that "re-boots" pancreatic cells has been shown to reverse diabetes, raising the possibility of a drug-free treatment. A US study published in the journal Cell shows the Fasting Mimicking Diet (FMD) triggered the re-growth Read More...
Bowel Cancer Australia says colonoscopy waiting times could cost lives
Date of Posting: 27-02-2017
Ninety per cent of bowel cancer cases are treatable when detected early but Bowel Cancer Australia says colonoscopy waiting times could be costing lives. There are fears many Australians will die from bowel cancer because of colonoscopy waiting ti Read More...
Study shows fruit and vegetables are good for the lungs
Last Updated: 24-02-2017
New research has found an association between a diet rich in fruit and vegetables and a reduced risk of chronic lung disease among former and current smokers. Eating lots of fruit and vegetables is not just good for the heart but also the lungs, e Read More...
New cervical cancer test more effective than pap smear
Last Updated: 24-02-2017
Health Minister Greg Hunt insists a new cervical cancer test replacing the pap smear will save more lives as a 70,000-strong petition demands it be scrapped. A new cervical cancer test that will soon replace pap smears will save more lives, Health Read More...
Cocaine addiction leads to build-up of iron in brain
Date of Posting: 23-02-2017
US researchers have found cocaine use leads to a build up of iron in the brain, a finding which could lead to much needed treatments to help addicts quit. Cocaine may affect how the body processes iron, leading to a build-up of the mineral in an a Read More...
New test to speed up solutions to Motor Neuron Disease
Date of Posting: 23-02-2017
A cutting-edge test developed in South Australia has the potential to expedite the worldwide quest to develop better treatments, or even a cure, for the Motor Neuron Disease (MND). The new urine test, under further development at Flinders Universi Read More...
How to live longer and healthier life
Date of Posting: 23-02-2017
Professor Andrea Maier helps people live longer and healthier life spans and says Australians need to increase their day-to-day activity levels. Making daily life "more difficult" is what Australians need to do to ensure they live well i Read More...
Gut health is key to preventing disease
Date of Posting: 23-02-2017
Australia is poised to become a leader in gut health, with the establishment of the The Microbiome Research Centre in Sydney. The "most exciting" story in medicine in recent years has been the link between the gut and disease.[subscribe] Read More...
Research has shown Ross River virus could become a global epidemic
Date of Posting: 22-02-2017
The Ross River virus risks becoming a global epidemic on the same scale as the Zika virus, Australian researchers say. An Australian National University and University of Adelaide study has found that Ross River transmitted by mosquitoes could be Read More...
Australian women have a poor understanding of ovarian cancer
Date of Posting: 22-02-2017
A survey shows Australian women have a poor understanding of ovarian cancer, with almost 70 per cent not knowing there are symptoms for the deadly disease. Victorian woman Emma Burt was just 32 when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and admits Read More...
A review found evidence of bias towards industry sponsored drug trials
Date of Posting: 21-02-2017
A Chochrane Library review has found evidence of bias towards industry-sponsored drug trial studies, says a Sydney researcher. Doctors' views about the effectiveness and safety of many medicines they prescribe may be distorted after a review f Read More...
Date of Posting: 21-02-2017
Australian researchers have made an exciting discovery that could lead to the better treatment of those with mosquito-borne diseases like Ross River virus. The current Ross River outbreak along the east coast of Australia has left many of those in Read More...
Link between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and dysfunctional immune system
Date of Posting: 21-02-2017
Queensland researchers have uncovered a world-first link between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and a dysfunctional immune system. Chronic fatigue syndrome sufferers have been given new hope after Queensland researchers found strong evidence it is cause Read More...
First licence in new medicinal cannabis regulatory system issued to Cann Group
Date of Posting: 21-02-2017
Melbourne-based Cann Group Limited (Cann Group) has been issued with the first licence to be approved under the Australian federal government’s new regulatory system for medicinal cannabis use in Australia. The research licence, issued by th Read More...
Calls for re-education on the use of steroid creams for children with eczema
Last Updated: 21-02-2017
Editors Comment: This article expresses the view of the President of the Australian College of Dermatologists, and has raised some contention and concern among our readers. Readers considering the use of steroid creams should consult their GP or s Read More...
Governance Institute launches 'must-have' guide for aged care directors
Date of Posting: 20-02-2017
With profitability, return on assets and equity under pressure in what is soon to be the largest employer in the country, Governance Institute of Australia’s Adding value to governance in aged care is a ‘must have’ guide for directo Read More...
Bond takes the lead in anti-doping research
Date of Posting: 20-02-2017
Bond University will continue to lead the way in anti-doping research after Associate Professor Lotti Tajouri and Associate Professor Bon Gray were awarded an internationally-competitive grant by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The research g Read More...
Walking an extra 4300 steps per day may reduce hospital need
Date of Posting: 20-02-2017
A new study suggests walking an extra three kilometres every day may reduce the average time Australians aged over 55 spend in hospital each year. Older Australians can reduce their time spent in hospital by walking an extra 4300 steps or three ki Read More...
Canberra home birth trial delivers its first baby
Last Updated: 20-02-2017
Little Ari Cvjeticanin is the first baby to be born through Canberra’s publicly-funded home birth trial. The baby boy, weighing in at four kilograms, was born in parents Ella Kurz and Relja Cvjeticanin’s home on January 21, with the as Read More...
Study found no association between vitamin D and mental health
Date of Posting: 17-02-2017
An Australian study has found no association between vitamin D levels and depression and anxiety among young women living in Victoria. Getting outdoors may make you happy but poor mental health shouldn't be blamed on low vitamin D levels or su Read More...
Changing lifestyle in middle age reduces the risk of dementia
Date of Posting: 17-02-2017
Lifestyle changes to reduce a person's risk of dementia have to start in middle age, scientists say. People who want to reduce their risk of dementia in later life have to start making lifestyle changes in middle age.[subscribe] The critica Read More...
Research found that kids with ADHD have smaller brain regions
Date of Posting: 17-02-2017
New research has found that kids with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder have several brain regions that are slightly smaller than usual. Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder have several brain regions that are slightly sma Read More...
Researchers found genetic landscape of a rare type of pancreatic cancer
Date of Posting: 16-02-2017
Australian researchers have discovered the genetic landscape of a rare type of pancreatic cancer that they hope will lead to better diagnosis and treatment. An Australian-led team of international researchers has made a breakthrough in the underst Read More...
Mussel extract from New Zealand could help kids with ADHD
Date of Posting: 16-02-2017
An extract from the New Zealand green-lipped mussel could help kids struggling with ADHD and learning problems. Use a little mussel if your kids are out of control, new research suggests.[subscribe] A unique group of fatty acids extracted from Read More...
Scalp cooling technology prevents chemo hair loss
Date of Posting: 16-02-2017
US researchers have shown scalp-cooling caps prevented hair loss in 50 per cent of breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Hair loss is a dreaded side-effect of chemotherapy, a constant visible reminder of the cancer threatening a patient& Read More...
Children exposed to unhealthy food ads on TV
Date of Posting: 15-02-2017
Kids on average see three unhealthy food ads for every hour they watch TV during peak viewing times. The food industry has rejected claims it uses a "loophole" to get around self-imposed restrictions on junk food advertisements aimed at Read More...
Alzheimer's Australia calls for national dementia strategy
Date of Posting: 15-02-2017
New economic modelling shows the cost of dementia will reach more than $1 trillion by 2056. The government must develop a national dementia strategy because Australians are scared of the insidious disease costing billions, the president of Alzheim Read More...
Why the government should tax unhealthy foods and subsidise nutritious ones
Date of Posting: 15-02-2017
Linda Cobiac, University of Melbourne; Lennert Veerman, Cancer Council NSW, and Tony Blakely, University of Melbourne In an Australian study published today, we show that if the government were to combine taxes and subsidies on a range of foods Read More...
