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Virtual learning puts pharmacy students in the picture
Last Updated: 02-08-2016
Pharmacy students are stepping into virtual hospital and community pharmacies through an innovative training room. The new interactive teaching tool at Griffith University’s Gold Coast campus projects high-definition panoramic interactive im Read More...
Nutrition experts shine spotlight on research
Last Updated: 02-08-2016
Eating to reduce cancer risk and the latest evidence on nutritional management for cancer patients will be some of the hot topics at next week’s Nutrition Society of Australia (NSA) national conference in Tasmania. More than 300 delegates, i Read More...
Cravings don't come back when you 'tap'
Last Updated: 02-08-2016
Landmark research has found unhealthy food cravings can be significantly reduced in just eight weeks by a new online program teaching 'psychological acupuncture' techniques to people struggling with their weight. The findings from Bond Uni Read More...
Canberra trials publicly-funded home births
Last Updated: 02-08-2016
Canberra women will soon have the option of a publicly-funded home birth. The ACT Health Publicly Funded Homebirth Service will provide one to two home births a month, or up to 24 a year, for low-risk pregnant women who live within a 30 minute rad Read More...
Women planning pregnancy urged to consider BMI
Last Updated: 28-07-2016
Women are being encouraged to ensure their body mass index (BMI) is within a healthy range before pregnancy to ensure the best outcomes for their babies. A new study by University of Queensland researchers has shown that BMI prior to conception co Read More...
Headache sufferers asked to undertake self help treatment
Date of Posting: 27-07-2016
Headache and migraine sufferers are being asked to self manage their own treatment as part of new research at Griffith University. Headache disorders are among the most common disorders of the nervous system, causing substantial disability in popu Read More...
First whole genome testing service launches in Australia
Last Updated: 27-07-2016
The Garvan Institute of Medical Research’s Kinghorn Centre for Clinical Genomics will launch Australia’s first clinical whole-genome sequencing service at an event today in Sydney. This new service could triple the diagnosis rates for Aus Read More...
Blood pressure targets - what does the new guideline say and how low should you go?
Date of Posting: 26-07-2016
Brett Montgomery, University of Western Australia This week, the Heart Foundation launched new national guidelines on the management of high blood pressure (hypertension). There are several changes since the last edition, but the one making he Read More...
Teenage pain often dismissed as 'growing pains', but it can impact their lives
Last Updated: 26-07-2016
Christopher Williams, University of Newcastle and Steve Kamper, University of Sydney Most of us know someone who has “a bad back”. Research tells us up to 70% of people will experience back pain at some stage during their lives. Bu Read More...
Protein insights to help find heart disease cure
Date of Posting: 26-07-2016
Research led by The Australian National University (ANU) has uncovered new insights into how the human genome gets through the daily grind with the help of RNA-binding proteins, in a discovery which could ultimately lead to a cure for heart disease. Read More...
Emerging technologies in healthcare you need to watch
Last Updated: 25-07-2016
With the emergence of new technologies, our industry is destined to see significant change in the way nurses and other healthcare professionals operate. These changes will see the automation of more simple tasks, allowing for the evolution of higher- Read More...
Melbourne's world-class cancer centre opens
Last Updated: 19-07-2016
Victoria has officially opened its new centrepiece in cancer treatment, training, research and care. The $1 billion, 13-storey Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) in Parkville was officially opened with US Vice President Joe Biden, who lo Read More...
Global obesity study used to standardise future health programs
Date of Posting: 14-07-2016
A five-year global study into the relationship between Body-Mass Index (BMI) and mortality has shown people classed as overweight or obese have higher mortality rates. The Global BMI Mortality Collaboration was established to provide a standardise Read More...
The changing landscape of dementia care
Last Updated: 13-07-2016
Statistics show more than 332,000 people in Australia are living with dementia and that number is forecast to rise to almost 900,000 by 2050. An Australian university is changing the way nurses, allied health professionals and even ordinary Australia Read More...
New Zealand's unique mobile surgery service
Last Updated: 13-07-2016
An operating theatre on wheels is changing the face of day surgery in rural New Zealand. The 20m-long and 4.2m-high Mobile Health bus, which is 2.5m wide when closed and 4.7m wide when open, was designed and manufactured in New Zealand as a fully- Read More...
Expect more superbug cases, experts say
Date of Posting: 12-07-2016
A bacterial gene resistant to all antibiotics has appeared in the United States and is worrying epidemiologists. After two confirmed US cases of a superbug that thwarts a last-resort antibiotic, infectious disease experts say they expect more case Read More...
Children who suck their thumbs or bite their nails develop fewer allergies
Date of Posting: 12-07-2016
Kids who are nail-biters and thumb-suckers are less likely to develop allergies, supporting the hygiene hypothesis, that exposure to microbes can be good. Children who suck their thumbs or bite their nails are less likely to develop allergies, a N Read More...
Boy babies are at greater risk of being born prematurely
Date of Posting: 12-07-2016
Boys are more likely to be born prematurely at 20-24 weeks, a study by researchers at the University of Adelaide has found. Boy babies are at greater risk of potentially life-threatening pregnancy complications than girls, a new study has found.[s Read More...
New genetic test hope for breast cancer treatment
Date of Posting: 11-07-2016
A new test could help doctors identify which patients are most likely to benefit from chemotherapy after breast cancer surgery, researchers in the UK say. More women with breast cancer could be spared chemotherapy if doctors switched to a new gene Read More...
A call for more research to be done on the treatments GPs give patients
Date of Posting: 11-07-2016
Two medical experts say more research needs to be done on the treatments GPs give patients. Australian GPs are at risk of treating patients with severely restricted evidence because of federal funding cuts to primary health care research, warn two Read More...
Helmets preventing concussion is unknown
Last Updated: 08-07-2016
A University of Queensland professor says parents should not think that helmets will prevent children suffering concussion on the sports field. Helmets will protect the head and face from the impact of a jarring collision or a thundering cricket b Read More...
Bowel cancer - anyone could be at risk
Last Updated: 08-07-2016
There is a danger in overemphasising the part genetics plays in the prevalence of bowel cancer, says Cancer Council Australia CEO Sanchia Aranda. Everybody is at risk of bowel cancer, not just those with a family history of the disease, says Profe Read More...
Excessive medical or surgical treatment on elderly patients
Last Updated: 08-07-2016
Advances in medical technology have fuelled unrealistic expectations of the healing power of hospital doctors, says an Australian research fellow. More than a third of elderly hospital patients received invasive and potentially harmful medical tre Read More...
Hendra vaccine trial for humans has ended
Last Updated: 08-07-2016
Results of a Hendra virus vaccine trial will be announced later this year although Queensland Health reports there were no adverse effects. A year-long trial of a Hendra vaccine for humans has ended with none of the 40 participants suffering any i Read More...
Australian researchers discovered a way to treat herpes
Last Updated: 08-07-2016
Researchers at Canberra's Australian National University have made a new discovery about herpes that could help keep the infectious virus in check. A team of Australian researchers believe they've cracked the cold case of the cold sore tha Read More...
Last Updated: 08-07-2016
Mice given experimental Zika vaccines were protected when exposed to the virus but it will be years before a finished vaccine is available for humans. Mice given a single shot of one of two experimental Zika vaccines were completely protected when Read More...
Texting can change brain waves
Last Updated: 08-07-2016
Researchers in the US have found your brain waves change when sending text messages on your smartphone. Sending text messages can change the rhythm of your brain waves, according to a new study.[subscribe] To find out more about how the brain w Read More...
Middle-age women bosses are more at risk of harassment
Last Updated: 08-07-2016
If you are a woman aged between 30 to 44 years and in a position of authority at work then you are more likely to be sexually harassed, a study has found. The image of the sleazy male boss sexually harassing his female and much younger secretary d Read More...
Ovarian cancer may be treated by a Leukaemia pill
Last Updated: 08-07-2016
UK researchers believe they may have a new treatment for a specific type of ovarian cancer - a pill currently being used to fight leukaemia. A pill already used to treat leukaemia may also be effective against a specific type of ovarian cancer, re Read More...
Ninth confirmed case of black lung in Queensland
Last Updated: 08-07-2016
A 62-year-old underground coal miner has become the ninth confirmed case of black lung in Queensland. A ninth Queensland coal miner has been diagnosed with the potentially deadly black lung disease just a day after an eighth case was confirmed.[su Read More...
Students need better access to sexual health resources
Last Updated: 08-07-2016
A national youth health study indicates that youth are delaying sexual activity until they are older; however those who are sexually active are less prepared and less likely to access sexual health services. Data from over 27,000 New Zealand high Read More...
Many Aboriginal births unregistered in Western Australia
Last Updated: 08-07-2016
A report has found there is an "unacceptably" high number of Aboriginal children in WA who haven't had their births registered. Nearly one in five Aboriginal children aged under 16 in Western Australia have no official identity becau Read More...
Irregular heartbeat increases risk for stroke
Last Updated: 08-07-2016
Up to 30 per cent of Australians with atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat that increases their risk of having a stroke, are undiagnosed. Hundreds of thousands of Australians may be living with an undetected killer that is putting them at s Read More...
High poisoning rates among females
Last Updated: 08-07-2016
Almost two thirds of poisonings among young Australians between 2012 and 2013 involved intentional self-harm, new research shows. Children and young people aged under 24 account for a third of hospital admissions for poisoning in Australia, a stud Read More...
Study shows an increase in post-birth hysterectomies
Last Updated: 08-07-2016
An increase in the number of emergency hysterectomies among women who have given birth has been linked to the increase in caesarean sections in Australia. The number of women who have had potentially life-saving peripartum hysterectomies in Austra Read More...
Eating the wrong kind of fats linked to 'early death'
Last Updated: 08-07-2016
Researchers say diets with a high level of saturated and trans-fat increases will shorten a person's life after a major US study. Clear evidence that eating the wrong kind of fat can shorten your life has emerged from a major study in the US.[ Read More...
Multivitamins for pregnancy - helpful or harmful?
Last Updated: 08-07-2016
This is the question posed by new research from Griffith University which aims to dispel the myths around vitamin use and educate reproductive aged women about their dietary needs. Aiming to survey several thousand women from Queensland, PhD candi Read More...
Study shows IVF success rates increases
Last Updated: 08-07-2016
A comprehensive study has found a woman's chance of giving birth to a baby within five years of starting fertility treatment is at 70 per cent. Two thirds of women under 40 starting fertility treatment will have a baby within five years, a lar Read More...
Italian study has found pasta is not fattening
Last Updated: 08-07-2016
Contrary to popular perceptions, an Italian study has found pasta is not fattening, and instead it can, in fact, help a person lose weight. Pasta has gained a bad reputation among many dieters, who believe eating a bowl of spaghetti will make them Read More...
Vic children emergency cases increases
Last Updated: 08-07-2016
The Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne will get a new ward within its emergency department to help deal with a spike in children being taken there. Too many parents are taking sick kids to the Melbourne Royal Children's Hospital instea Read More...
