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A new approach to deadly influenza outbreaks in nursing homes
In developed countries people over 65 years old are the most likely to die from an influenza outbreak and people in nursing homes, where the virus is difficult to control, are ...
The battle diggers face after war
For hundreds, perhaps thousands, of Australian troops, withdrawal from Afghanistan will simply bring a new battle - with mental illness.
Olive oil could provide insight into its anti-inflammatory properties
Deakin University researchers are investigating the anti-inflammatory properties of virgin olive oil to see if it as the potential to protect against the inflammation involved in ...
Bottled beverage sales expected to grow despite call for bans
Health experts across the United States and Australia have highlighted soft drinks as one of the culprits for their places as the first and second ranking countries respectively in ...
Infectious disease risk low priority for Australian travellers
New research led by the University of Sydney's Family Medicine Research Centre reveals many Australians are inadequately protecting against potentially serious infectious diseases ...
What if your antibiotics didn't work?
Experts call for simple measures to stem the tide of antimicrobial resistance.
Trial strawberry variety shows exciting health potential
A Queensland strawberry-breeding program has uncovered what could become the nutritional power-berry of the strawberry industry.
Online treatment dramatically cuts suicide risks
Web-based treatment for people with depression cuts by half the number of people with the illness contemplating suicide, Australian research shows.
Two-thirds of people who have a stroke become depressed
Up to two-thirds of people who have a stroke will experience depression and although it is more common in the first year after the stroke - stroke survivors, friends and family need ...
Australians are feeling the urge to donate to science
When Ron announced to his family that his body would be donated to science, no one was going to stand in his way.
Health workers encouraged to ask  R U OK?
With an estimated 13 million Australians aware of R U OK? Day and 1 in 5 taking part in 2011, this year’s R U OK? Day on September 13 is set to encourage even more Australians health ...
Understanding the Alzheimer's brain
In a small laboratory at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga, ground breaking research using mice aims to discover more about brain cell death in people suffering from ...
Digital stress and strain: the paperless office as a workplace hazard
Office workers from all professions are experiencing unprecedented levels of neck, back, shoulder and arm pain as an unintended consequence of the paperless office, according to new ...
Unearthing clues to surviving ovarian cancer
Researchers at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research have begun Australia’s first study into lifestyle factors that may improve survival rates and quality of life for women ...
Sea anemones venom key to Multiple Sclerosis treatment
Sea anemones use venomous stinging tentacles to stun their prey, but one component of that venom is being used by researchers to treat the debilitating effects of Multiple Sclerosis ...
Mental stigma? Workers less likely to claim for psychological illness
Research has found workers are significantly less likely to claim GP visits for psychological illnesses on workers' compensation than they are for physical work-related injuries such ...
Cough and cold medicines in young children
NPS MedicineWise is urging parents and health professionals to heed the advice from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) this week restricting the use of cough and cold medicines ...
PNG doctors taught how to save hearts by Aussie teams
"They have the future of surgical medicine in their hands. It’s our job to get that first generation up and running." Dr Matthew Crawford, Anaesthetist and Operation Open Heart ...
Male circumcision: a cutting issue
The Tasmanian Law Reform Institute has recommended that male circumcision should be banned unless the religious or cultural reasons for the surgery are ‘well established’.
Mechanisms of acquired chemoresistance in ovarian cancer
The presence of multiple ovarian cancer genomes in an individual patient and the absence or downregulation of the gene LRP1B are associated with the development of chemoresistance ...
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