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Getting a good night's sleep a challenge for astronauts 8/1/2012

If you've ever struggled to get a good night's sleep, spare a thought for astronauts.

About time: the NDIS is an idea whose time has come 8/1/2012

The strong swell of public support for people with disabilities, their families and carers, and those who work in the disability services sector has resulted in bipartisan backing ...

Education needed to address concerns about opioid misuse 8/1/2012

ABC's Insight on Tuesday night queried the practice and regulation of opioid use in pain management, Australians need pain relief, but is there a line between managed pain and addicts? ...

Cellular, internet connectivity key to wireless activity sensors boom 8/1/2012

New vendors rush to market to take advantage of Bluetooth technology-powered wireless sensors’ exploitation of links to smartphones and computers.

The 'IT' trolley for every medical practice 7/31/2012

Advance Equipment's Instrument Trolley is the 'IT' trolley for every medical practice.

Neuroscience doctorate to 'Dark Knight' mass murderer 7/23/2012

James Eagen Holmes came from a well-tended San Diego enclave of two-storey homes with red-tiled roofs, where neighbours recall him as a clean-cut, studious young man of sparing words. ...

Earlier birth is best for twins: study 6/18/2012

University of Adelaide researchers say women pregnant with twins should elect to give birth at 37 weeks to avoid serious complications.

Caesarean section delivery may double risk of childhood obesity 5/28/2012

Caesarean section delivery may double the risk of subsequent childhood obesity, according to a research published online in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.

Induction of labour could reduce birth complications 5/15/2012

Induction of labour beyond 37 weeks of pregnancy can reduce perinatal mortality (death before, during or shortly after birth) without increasing caesarean section rates, according ...

New clue to predicting pre-eclampsia 5/11/2012

An indication of whether a mother will develop pre-eclampsia, the most common and severe pregnancy-related disease, has been identified by a University of Sydney study.

Study reveals how anaesthesia causes jet-lag 4/23/2012

Researchers from The University of Auckland have discovered why people feel as though they have jet-lag after surgery, and the findings may have implications for post-operative ...

Targeted therapies may help treat Ewing's Sarcoma Tumours 4/11/2012

A pair of targeted therapies shrank tumors in some patients with treatment-resistant Ewing's sarcoma or desmoplastic small-round-cell tumors, according to research led by investigators ...

New method yields stronger tooth implants 4/11/2012

Millions of people replace their bad teeth with implants made of titanium; but after surgery, many do not chew the food up to six months, until the implant has become fixated in the ...

Antibiotics a safe and viable 'alternative' to appendicectomy 4/11/2012

Giving antibiotics to patients with acute uncomplicated appendicitis is a safe and viable alternative to surgery, according to a study published on bmj.com.

Hip replacement patients at 'no more risk' of developing cancer 4/4/2012

Patients who have had metal-on-metal hip replacements are no more likely to develop cancer in the first seven years after surgery than the general population, although a longer-term ...

Elderly thyroidectomy patients at risk of postoperative complications 4/2/2012

Elderly patients who undergo thyroid surgery are at a much higher risk than their younger counterparts for serious cardiac, pulmonary and infectious complications, according to a ...

Dental plaque bacteria may 'trigger' infective heart disease 4/2/2012

Oral bacteria that escape into the bloodstream are able to cause blood clots and trigger life-threatening endocarditis.

Can a common stomach bug eradication make aspirin safer? 3/27/2012

Researchers have launched a major clinical trial to investigate whether eliminating a common stomach bug could help to make taking aspirin safer in some patients.

The melanoma survival link 3/26/2012

Queensland researchers bring new reassurance to melanoma patients with thin invasive tumours after finding that 20 years after diagnosis their survival rate is 96% .

Think twice before knee surgery 3/26/2012

A La Trobe University study has shown that after knee reconstruction surgery, around 40 per cent of people do not return to their previous level of sports participation.

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