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Processed meat linked to stomach cancer
Date of Posting: 21-04-2016
Bacon and eggs every morning for breakfast could be off the menu following research that links processed meats to stomach cancer. Drinking alcohol, eating processed meat and being overweight have been "strongly" linked to stomach cancer Read More...
Call for crackdown on cosmetic surgery
Date of Posting: 21-04-2016
Plastic surgeons are calling for tighter regulation of cosmetic surgery in Australia, warning it's only a matter of time before someone dies. Cosmetic surgery patients will die unless Australia acts to regulate the booming industry.[subscribe] Read More...
42nd International Mental Health Nursing Conference
Last Updated: 21-04-2016
42nd International Mental Health Nursing Conference 25 - 27 October 2016 Adelaide Convention Centre, South Australia[subscribe] There are many factors that impact on the health of Australians. Where there is disparity, across any aspect of life, Read More...
Immunotherapy combo shown to beat skin cancer
Date of Posting: 19-04-2016
Researchers in the UK say tests suggest a drugs combination can destroy the deadliest form of skin cancer. Dramatic trial results indicate that a combination of two immunotherapy drugs can wipe out the most deadly form of skin cancer even when the Read More...
Boom in STIs for older Aussies
Date of Posting: 19-04-2016
A Queensland university researcher is on a quest to find out why people over the age of 50 are not using condoms and being diagnosed with STIs. Australia's baby boomers could well be having more sex than their children, and they have the sexua Read More...
AMA to combat medical sexual harassment
Date of Posting: 18-04-2016
Many medical professionals in WA have experienced sexual harassment in their workplace, an online survey has revealed. Many medical professionals in WA have experienced sexual harassment at work, prompting the Australia Medical Association state b Read More...
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Royal Brisbane under fire for botched mastectomies
Date of Posting: 18-04-2016
Two women who were allegedly left with complications after bungled breast surgery are suing the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital. Two women are suing a Brisbane hospital for allegedly botching their preventive surgeries for breast cancer.[s Read More...
150 countries battle to eradicate polio
Date of Posting: 18-04-2016
Global eradication of polio could be declared by the end of this decade, as a final push against the viral disease begins in 150 countries. In a huge immunisation effort in 150 countries, health teams will on Sunday launch what they hope will be t Read More...
Last Updated: 15-04-2016
Staff shortages and technical challenges (such as patient lifting and moving) means there is a present and growing incentive to design, develop and implement robotic technology in the delivery of health care. The reliance on robotic technology Read More...
Patients contacted over hep B risk
Date of Posting: 14-04-2016
Victoria's acting chief health officer says the risk to patients treated by a healthcare worker infected by hepatitis B is less than one per cent. Victoria's top health officer says the chance of someone contracting hepatitis B from an inf Read More...
New test predicts kidney disease progression
Date of Posting: 14-04-2016
A urine test can predict progression of kidney disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations, say researchers. A simple urine test can predict the onset of kidney damage among indigenous Australians, according to a new study.[subscr Read More...
Study examines how digital devices can be healthy
Last Updated: 14-04-2016
A New Zealand study will investigate pairing fitness devices and home sensors with social media to help keep older people living at home for longer. The Massey University study will examine using information gathered from a range of digital device Read More...
Medical staff face fluoroscopy health risk
Date of Posting: 13-04-2016
A new study has found X-rays used for heart procedures can dramatically increase the risk of health problems suffered by medical staff. Heart procedures that involve the use of X-rays may dramatically increase the risk of health problems ranging f Read More...
Aucklanders needed for new diabetes treatment
Last Updated: 12-04-2016
Volunteers are needed to join eight others as some of the first patients to undergo a novel treatment for type2 diabetes. Earlier this year, patients in Auckland and Dunedin were the first in the world to have a novel treatment for type2 diabetes. Read More...
Enhanced checks needed to save lives
Last Updated: 12-04-2016
The release of new data stating one in five Australians is affected by multiple chronic diseases highlights the vital need for improved systems for detecting and managing stroke risk. The National Stroke Foundation is calling on the Federal Govern Read More...
Toddler diagnosed with type 2 diabetes
Last Updated: 12-04-2016
Doctors have warned of the increase in type 2 diabetes in young children who are overweight after a three-year-old girl in the US weighed in at 35 kilos. A three-year-old who tipped the scales at 35 kilograms has become one of the youngest people Read More...
Last Updated: 12-04-2016
A UK charity says that a lack of care and education is to blame for the spike in diabetes that has seen a 65 per cent rise over 10 years. The number of people with diabetes in the UK has topped four million for the first time, according to new fig Read More...
Less sugar in soft drinks to cut diabetes
Last Updated: 12-04-2016
A 40 per cent reduction in sugar-sweetened beverages over five years could prevent more than a million cases of weight-related disease, a new study says. Cutting the amount of sugar in sweetened drinks by 40 per cent could prevent 300,000 cases of Read More...
Stress in teens linked to increased diabetes risk
Last Updated: 12-04-2016
Low resistance to stress in men aged 18 can increase the risk of Type 2 diabetes in adulthood by 50 per cent, says new research. Men with a low resistance to stress when they're 18 are up to 50 per cent more likely to be diagnosed with Type 2 Read More...
Diabetes more aggressive when diagnosed young
Last Updated: 12-04-2016
A study has found that children to get diabetes before the age of seven suffer a more aggressive form of the disease. Children who are diagnosed with diabetes before the age of seven develop a more aggressive form of the disease than that seen in Read More...
Six tips for losing weight without fad diets
Last Updated: 12-04-2016
Clare Collins, University of Newcastle Monday – start diet. Tuesday – break diet! Wednesday – plan to start again next Monday. If this is you, it’s probably time to get off the diet roller coaster and make some bigg Read More...
Report highlights need for improved chronic disease management
Last Updated: 12-04-2016
Poor management of chronic disease costs Australia more than $320 million a year, according to a Grattan Institute report. Improving the management of heart disease, diabetes and other chronic conditions could save the Australian health system mor Read More...
Physiotherapy making waves in treating mastitis
Last Updated: 12-04-2016
Physiotherapists are increasingly using therapeutic ultrasound to treat mastitis in breastfeeding women, writes Karen Keast. In her early physiotherapy career, Melinda Cooper was treating young mums experiencing common postnatal issues, such as ba Read More...
Stunted growth and obesity: the double burden of poor nutrition on our doorstep
Last Updated: 12-04-2016
Michael Toole, Burnet Institute Excess weight and obesity are growing problems that contribute to escalating rates of chronic conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Globally, around 37% of adults were either overweight or obes Read More...
Girl babies born late more likely to become obese adults: study
Last Updated: 12-04-2016
Girl babies born more than a week past term could be 12 percent more likely to grow up obese, according to a new international study led by a Liggins Institute researcher. The study found that women born very post-term, at 43 weeks or more, were o Read More...
10 Ways to Prevent or Manage Diabetes
Last Updated: 12-04-2016
There are currently over 1.7 million people living with diabetes in Australia and for every four people diagnosed another doesn’t even know they have it. Diabetes is a growing epidemic in Australia and worldwide and is increasing at a faster ra Read More...
Diabetes cases quadruple to over 422 million
Last Updated: 12-04-2016
The number of diabetes cases has quadrupled between 1980 and 2014, reaching 422 million worldwide, with the fastest rises in poorer countries. The number of adults with diabetes has quadrupled worldwide in under four decades to 422 million, and th Read More...
Brain scans show how LSD mimics mind of a baby
Last Updated: 12-04-2016
A new study which allowed scientists to "really see" what was happening in the brain when people took LSD could have great implications for psychiatry. Scientists have for the first time scanned the brains of people using LSD and found t Read More...
Genetic 'superheroes' could help save lives
Date of Posting: 12-04-2016
Thirteen people who have been the focus of DNA research are apparently totally unaffected by their faulty genes, scientists say. Studying the genetic codes of 13 individuals who seem to be miraculously resistant to severe inherited diseases could Read More...
Parkinson's cluster could be linked to pesticides
Date of Posting: 11-04-2016
A new study has found a higher prevalence of Parkinson's disease in Victoria's rural northwest, sparking concerns about the use of pesticides. An increased prevalence of Parkinson's disease in northwest Victoria has led to speculation Read More...
Investors campaign to curb antibiotic use in food
Date of Posting: 11-04-2016
McDonalds is among 10 large food companies being asked to set a timeline to stop the use of medically important antibiotics in their supply chains. Fifty four large investors managing STG1 trillion ($A1.87 trillion) in assets have launched a campa Read More...
Moving into Aged Care Doesn't Mean End of Life
Date of Posting: 08-04-2016
As a society we have come to associate moving into an aged care home with end of life. Sadly, we assume our loved one won’t be returning home. This is not the case for John Pigdon, former resident of Ozcare Noosa Heads aged care facility, after Read More...
Court orders chemo for terminally ill child
Date of Posting: 08-04-2016
A court has ordered a six-year-old boy undergo cancer treatment for a malignant brain tumour despite his parents wishes. A Perth court has ordered a six-year-old boy undergo chemotherapy for a malignant brain tumour after his parents had refused t Read More...
Researchers crowdfund for paedophile treatment
Date of Posting: 07-04-2016
Scientists are seeking crowdfunding to test 'chemical castration' of paedophiles, with a hormone therapy that blocks brain signals and reduces urges. Researchers from Sweden are seeking crowdfunding to test a type of "chemical castrat Read More...
St Vincent's slammed for 'misleading' statements
Date of Posting: 06-04-2016
A report into a Sydney doctor who under-prescribed chemotherapy drugs to cancer patients has criticised the hospital over its response. A Sydney hospital has apologised to cancer patients given the wrong dose of chemotherapy drugs after a damning Read More...
Over 400K women don't breast screen
Date of Posting: 06-04-2016
There could be more than 2000 women across NSW who currently have breast cancer but don't realise it, BreastScreen NSW says. Nearly half a million Australian women haven't had their recommended breast screening mammogram in the past two ye Read More...
Doctors call for increased drinking age
Date of Posting: 05-04-2016
A group of Australian doctors has called for a rise in the legal drinking age to reduce alcohol-related harm across the country. A group of Australian doctors wants to see the legal drinking age increased to combat drunken violence.[subscribe] Read More...
SA Health slammed for false cancer results
Date of Posting: 05-04-2016
The SA government has accused the pathology department of covering up a bungle where 100 men received false positive results for prostate cancer. South Australia's bungle-plagued health department has been blasted by its minister over the late Read More...
Turn off emails to lower stress
Last Updated: 04-04-2016
Emails are a 'double-edged sword' that provide a useful means of communication but can also be a source of stress, according to research by psychologists. Constant email updates are a source of stress that people should consider doing with Read More...
Scientists find neural link to Alzheimer's
Date of Posting: 01-04-2016
A vital component of early brain development during infancy could be targeted to combat Alzheimer's, according to a new study. A major discovery linking Alzheimer's to a natural process that "prunes" nerve connections in the brai Read More...
