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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...
Smoking while pregnant alters baby's DNA
Date of Posting: 01-04-2016
Women smoking during pregnancy cause genes to switch on or off in their unborn babies, DNA researchers discover. Pregnant mothers who smoke chemically alter the DNA in their unborn babies, mirroring patterns seen in adult tobacco users, scientists Read More...
Health minister denies funding is election tactic
Date of Posting: 30-03-2016
A federal government proposal to hand more money to the states to fund hospitals has nothing to do with the upcoming election, the health minister says. Health Minister Sussan Ley denies the federal government's backflip on hospital funding is Read More...
Body image linked to breastfeeding rates
Date of Posting: 30-03-2016
Poor body image may be responsible for obese mothers stopping breastfeeding before smaller women, a study of first-time mums in Queensland has found. Obese mothers are more likely to stop breastfeeding before smaller women and it appears poor body Read More...
Last Updated: 29-03-2016
Osteopathy is statistically the fastest growing health profession in Australia and boasts an almost 100 per cent graduate uptake. While it remains one of the smallest of the 14 health professions registered under the national scheme, the professio Read More...
Osteopathy fastest growing allied health profession
Last Updated: 29-03-2016
Osteopathy, podiatry and occupational therapy are the fastest growing allied health professions in Australia. Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) statistics show in 2014-15 the osteopathy profession has grown 6.8 per cent, wit Read More...
Risk of repeat stillbirth higher: study
Last Updated: 29-03-2016
Researchers say pre-pregnancy counselling services should be provided to women who had a stillbirth, as well as advice on changing lifestyle factors. Chances of having another stillbirth are four times higher for women who had a stillbirth before, Read More...
Last Updated: 29-03-2016
Nurse leader Raymond Chan has always been passionate about cancer care. But it wasn’t until he moved into research and focused on making IV complications a thing of the past, that he found his niche.[subscribe] “Clinical is great an Read More...
Fracture risk more important than bone density
Last Updated: 29-03-2016
Low bone density is very uncommon in patients with coeliac disease, according to new research from the University of Auckland. Coeliac disease is an intestinal disorder that can decrease absorption of nutrients and vitamins.[subscribe] In a stu Read More...
Aussies need more asthma symptom control
Last Updated: 29-03-2016
Asthma control is still deficient in Australian adults, according to new research showing almost one-third needed urgent health care in the previous year Almost half of Australian adults with asthma have poor symptom control, while many are being Read More...
50% of Australians living with chronic disease
Last Updated: 29-03-2016
A fifth of Australians will battle at least two chronic diseases in their lives, with arthritis and cardiovascular disease the most frequent A fifth of Australians are affected by multiple chronic diseases, data released by the Australian Institut Read More...
Farm dust protects kids against asthma
Last Updated: 29-03-2016
Belgian researchers have revealed an actual link between farm dust and protection against asthma and allergies. Researchers have long known that growing up on a farm seems to protect children against allergies and now they know the secret lies in Read More...
Dad's smoking can cause asthma in children
Last Updated: 29-03-2016
The earlier a man takes up smoking, the higher the risk that his offspring will suffer from non-allergic asthma, according to a study. Men who smoke increase the risk that their children will have asthma - even if they give up long before concepti Read More...
Emergency groups tackle mental health concerns
Last Updated: 29-03-2016
Changing the blokey culture within emergency services could be key to suicide prevention, according to frontline organisation bosses. Emergency service bosses say changing the blokey culture in their organisations is key to reducing high suicide r Read More...
Aus suicide rate hits decade-high
Last Updated: 29-03-2016
Lifeline wants the federal government to double funding for suicide prevention, calling it a national emergency. The number of people taking their own lives has reached a decade-high in Australia.[subscribe] Suicide is the leading cause of prem Read More...
Petition calls to double suicide prevention funding
Last Updated: 29-03-2016
Lifeline is seeking one million signatures for an online petition that is calling on the federal government to double its funding for suicide prevention. One million people are being sought to sign a Lifeline petition calling on the federal govern Read More...
$14m gift kickstarts suicide prevention trial
Last Updated: 29-03-2016
An Australian trial of a new suicide prevention approach is being kick-started by a $14.7m donation. Australia's largest suicide prevention trial will start in 2016 thanks to a $14.7 million donation.[subscribe] "This extraordinary don Read More...
Effectiveness of chemo could be tested in real time
Date of Posting: 29-03-2016
Scientists are homing in on a technique that may be able to assess the effectiveness of chemotherapy in as little as eight hours after it is administered. Cancer patients could one day be able to know whether their chemotherapy has worked in " Read More...
