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Australia needs more healthcare leaders to cope with industry changes
Date of Posting: 29-06-2016
As our population expands and the average Australian life expectancy continues to increase, we’re only going to see more changes. To deal with these changes, we need to prepare for the future of healthcare. How are we going to provide for a gre Read More...
Fair play at the Olympics: testosterone and female athletes
Date of Posting: 28-06-2016
Peter Sonksen, University of Southampton and Daryl Adair, University of Technology Sydney There are performance differences between the sexes in elite sport. It has long been assumed that contrasting levels of testosterone in men and women can Read More...
New wearable UV sensor will help prevent skin cancer
Date of Posting: 27-06-2016
A stick-on sensor that detects when you have been exposed to too much UV sunlight could help lower Australia's high incidence of skin cancer. Australian researchers have developed a new wearable sensor that tells you when you have been exposed Read More...
Aboriginal suicide rates in Kimberley among the highest in the world
Last Updated: 27-06-2016
A new report showing the high rate of suicide among indigenous people in WA's Kimberley region has led to calls for better suicide prevention strategies. Suicide rates among indigenous people in Western Australia's Kimberley region a Read More...
Scientists study a way of blocking the movement of cancer cells
Date of Posting: 24-06-2016
Scientists are studying a way of blocking the movement of cancer cells around the body, which could halt the creation of lethal tumours. An answer to a long-standing cancer riddle could lead to new ways of blocking metastasis, a potentially lethal Read More...
Google Glass to help autistic children read faces
Date of Posting: 24-06-2016
Stanford University is trialling software using Google Glass to help autistic children with one their biggest challenges - recognising emotions. Like many autistic children, Julian Brown has trouble reading emotions in people's faces, one of t Read More...
Gaps in supportive care services for Aboriginal cancer patients
Date of Posting: 24-06-2016
Leading experts in cancer care have gathered in Adelaide to explore a range of issues aimed at better treating the thousands of sufferers of the disease. Gaps in supportive care services for Aboriginal cancer patients means more of them are dying, Read More...
Australian researcher on Alzheimer's wins NZ prize
Last Updated: 23-06-2016
A leading Australian researcher on Alzheimer's has won New Zealand's $NZ250,000 Ryman Prize for his work in improving the lives of the elderly. Professor Henry Brodaty, described as the father of Alzheimer's and dementia research in Au Read More...
Study of sudden cardiac death has found a genetic link
Date of Posting: 23-06-2016
An Australian study of sudden cardiac death has found a genetic link that will lead to better prevention strategies for family members at high risk. Australian research into the sudden cardiac deaths of thousands of young Australians and New Zeala Read More...
Antipsychotic drugs in childhood could lead to depression
Date of Posting: 23-06-2016
A study on mice has found the early use of antipsychotic drugs during childhood is possibly altering the brain and could lead to depression later in life. The use of antipsychotic drugs in childhood and teen years could lead to depression and anxi Read More...
Greens want a 20% sugar tax on drinks
Last Updated: 22-06-2016
A controversial 20 per cent sugary drink tax has been proposed by the Greens, drawing support from doctors but has been rejected by the government. The Greens want to impose a 20 per cent tax on soft drinks and fruit juices in a bid to address gro Read More...
Retired Brisbane Lions defender Justin Clarke avoids watching the Will Smith movie Concussion
Date of Posting: 22-06-2016
The Will Smith movie Concussion showed the potential long-term effects of contact sports but former Brisbane Lion Justin Clarke can't watch it. Retired Brisbane Lions defender Justin Clarke has avoided watching the Will Smith movie Concussion Read More...
Labor on its Medicare scare campaign
Date of Posting: 22-06-2016
Doctors and the Greens have called out Labor on its Medicare scare campaign as the opposition continues its attack on the government. Labor has used the burden of healthcare costs on family budgets to bolster its Medicare scare campaign against th Read More...
Research identifies new leads for tuberculosis drug candidates
Date of Posting: 22-06-2016
University of Queensland scientists are honing in on drug resistant tuberculosis (TB), in a project which could lead to new antibiotics. The UQ team has identified four new classes of compounds which act against TB bacteria, and hopes commerc Read More...
Date of Posting: 21-06-2016
First, researchers discovered cold water immersion after a workout can ruin your gym gains. Now there’s evidence hot water immersion does the same. Hamish McGorm from The University of Queensland School of Human Movement and Nutrition Scienc Read More...
A billion funding boost has been promised for NSW hospital upgrades
Last Updated: 21-06-2016
A $1.6 billion funding boost has been promised for NSW hospital upgrades in the budget but some hospitals will miss out. A record $22 billion has been set aside for health in the NSW budget, but there's nothing yet for some Sydney hospitals de Read More...
ACCC takes Heinz to court over misleading claims on Little Kids Shredz food
Last Updated: 21-06-2016
Australia's consumer watchdog is taking on food giant Heinz for 'misleading' parents about the nutritional value of their toddler food. Food that contains more than 60 per cent sugar isn't a healthy option for toddlers.[subscribe] Read More...
Former footballers to donate their brain tissue when they die to help research into concussion
Date of Posting: 21-06-2016
NRL legend Steve Renouf has agreed to donate brain tissue to science and would like his former professional athletes to make the same commitment NRL great Steve Renouf has called on former footballers to donate their brain tissue when they die to Read More...
Partner perils associated with FIFO life
Date of Posting: 20-06-2016
Partners of fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers have higher levels of emotional problems than other parents in the community, and are at a greater risk of using harsh discipline with their children, University of Queensland research suggests. School of Read More...
New guidelines for pregnant epilepsy patients
Date of Posting: 20-06-2016
Senior doctors in the UK say more specialist care is needed for pregnant women who have epilepsy to reduce pregnancy risks. Health officials in the UK say more must be done to control epilepsy in pregnant women to reduce preventable deaths.[subscr Read More...
Nurses speak out on international stage
Last Updated: 20-06-2016
Nurses have a strong voice on the world stage for addressing global health issues such as violence, antimicrobial resistance, promoting the health of migrants, and healthy ageing, says Australian College of Nursing (ACN) CEO Adjunct Professor Kylie W Read More...
Antisocial teens' brains found structurally different
Date of Posting: 17-06-2016
The brains of seriously antisocial teenage males are structurally different from "normal" teens according to a UK study. Brains of seriously antisocial teenage boys are built differently from those whose behaviour is normal, UK scientist Read More...
Why the war on drugs has failed
Last Updated: 17-06-2016
There is a call for low-level drugs offences such as possession to be decriminalised, as the current law tends to marginalise a sector that needs help. The "war on drugs" in Britain has failed in terms of public health and drug use shoul Read More...
Dunedin Study funded in health research grants
Date of Posting: 16-06-2016
Pioneering New Zealand research based on the internationally-renowned continuing study of 1037 children born in Dunedin in the early 1970s will continue after the project received more than $6 million in grants. The major health and development st Read More...
Westmead upgrade gets $100m boost
Date of Posting: 16-06-2016
The NSW government has allocated almost $100 million in next week's budget to kick-start the refurbishment of Sydney's Westmead Hospital. The redevelopment of Sydney's Westmead Hospital will make the precinct a "healthcare city&qu Read More...
Viagra reduces heart attack risk
Date of Posting: 16-06-2016
Used for treating erectile dysfunction, Viagra may also lower the risk of heart attacks or dying from heart failure, researchers say. Viagra could prevent heart attacks, according to research.[subscribe] Patients taking the male impotence drug Read More...
Plagued Perth children's hospital floods
Date of Posting: 16-06-2016
A burst pipe in the basement of Perth's new children's hospital has caused flooding, the latest woe in a string of problems besetting the $1.2b facility. The basement of Perth's new children's hospital has been flooded after a pipe Read More...
Specialists meet to tackle deadly eating disorders
Date of Posting: 15-06-2016
Specialists are meeting in Sydney to map out a new approach to treating eating disorders which will affect millions of Australians in their lifetimes. At the lowest point in her battle with anorexia, Karlie weighed just 26 kilograms and was on the Read More...
15 min walk can decrease mortality in over 60s
Last Updated: 15-06-2016
A new study says walking briskly for just 15 minutes a day can reduce the risk of death by 22 per cent for people over the age of 60. A 15-minute brisk walk each day could reduce an older person's risk of death, a new study has found.[subscrib Read More...
US approves stomach-draining obesity device
Date of Posting: 15-06-2016
A device to drain food from the stomach is the latest option for obese Americans who have been unable to lose weight via more traditional methods. A new weight loss device offers a novel approach to cutting calories: draining them from the stomach Read More...
Women urged to get pregnant after university
Date of Posting: 14-06-2016
The optimum age for a woman to fall pregnant is 25 as fertility's at its peak and the risk of miscarriage and genetic conditions are at their lowest. Women should consider starting a family not long after graduating from university as they ris Read More...
Road trauma brain injury cases on the decline
Date of Posting: 14-06-2016
Road injury prevention measures seem to be effective, evidenced by a decrease in severe brain injury cases, says new research. The number of people suffering severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) caused by road accidents has fallen in the nine years Read More...
3-parent IVF 'safe' in lab tests
Date of Posting: 09-06-2016
There's no evidence that a new, three-parent IVF technique is unsafe and it could prevent the transmission of certain diseases, according to a UK study. A study of a new three-parent IVF technique designed to reduce the risk of mothers passing Read More...
Questions raised over 'systematic failures' at Qld hospital
Date of Posting: 09-06-2016
Questions have been raised about why it took four tragedies for a Queensland hospital to review its practices. The lawyer representing two families whose babies were injured during birth at Rockhampton Hospital has welcomed improvements to its mat Read More...
NT Govt moves against Darwin smoking ban
Date of Posting: 09-06-2016
The NT government is moving to circumvent a Darwin Council smoking ban, which it believes will hurt small businesses and kick them "when they're down". A smoking ban in downtown Darwin could drive out small businesses, the Northern T Read More...
Payouts offered after SA chemo bungle
Date of Posting: 08-06-2016
The SA government has offered "substantial" compensation payments to cancer patients who received incorrect chemotherapy treatment. South Australia's health minister hopes "substantial" compensation payments will help cance Read More...
Married cancer patients more likely to survive
Date of Posting: 08-06-2016
Health services need to take more care of single patients, says the author of a study which shows that married people are more likely to survive cancer. Married people are more likely to survive cancer than those who are single, a study suggests.[ Read More...
Controversial research grows human organs inside pigs
Date of Posting: 08-06-2016
Research into growing the human pancreas in pigs could lead to the development of organ farms and a "new source of animal suffering", critics say. Scientists have begun the process of trying to grow human organs inside pigs in an attempt Read More...
Indigenous meals a recipe for good health
Last Updated: 07-06-2016
Kangaroo lasagne and kangaroo rendang curry with bush tomatoes. These dishes are proving to be a key ingredient to healthy living for some of Australia’s Aboriginal communities.[subscribe] Integratedliving Australia, a New South Wales-bas Read More...
AFL great reveals he's beating the odds against MND
Date of Posting: 06-06-2016
AFL great Neale Daniher has revealed the progress of his motor neurone disease is slow. Former AFL player and coach Neale Daniher is beating the odds in his fight against motor neurone disease.[subscribe] While there remains no cure for the cri Read More...
