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Patient reporting helps highlight serious side effects of drugs  5/19/2011
Patient reporting helps highlight serious side effects of drugs
New research has shown that patient reporting of suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs) is richer in detail and better at describing the impact on their daily lives than information ...
My pain's not your pain  5/17/2011
My pain's not your pain
When a person's been deskbound all day, it's often not until they stop work they realise how sore their lower back is.
Are medical schools failing to teach legal skills?  5/17/2011
Are medical schools failing to teach legal skills?
Most medical students feel they lack the skills and legal knowledge required to challenge poor clinical practice and promote better patient care, reveals research published ahead of ...
Scientists can weaken lung cancer  5/12/2011
Scientists can weaken lung cancer
Australian scientists have worked out a way of weakening lung cancer, the most deadly form of the disease in the country.
Heart attacks are more serious in the mornings  4/28/2011
Heart attacks are more serious in the mornings
People who have a heart attack are likely to be more seriously affected if the attack happens in the morning, reveals research published ahead of print in Heart journal.
Strawberries may slow esophageal precancerous growth  4/14/2011
Strawberries may slow esophageal precancerous growth
Freeze-dried strawberries may be an alternative to drugs for the prevention of esophageal cancer, according to research presented at the AACR 102nd Annual Meeting 2011.
The challenges faced by GPs in managing COPD  3/31/2011
The challenges faced by GPs in managing COPD
General Practitioners regard controlling exacerbations as key to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) disease progression and patient quality of life, but challenges exist ...
Salt content in food causing serious illnesses  3/29/2011
Salt content in food causing serious illnesses
The Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) has thrown its support behind a new report that recommends targets for salt levels in common food products.
How traffic pollution affects lung transplant patients  3/24/2011
How traffic pollution affects lung transplant patients
Lung transplant patients have double the risk of organ rejection and death within five years of the procedure if they live near a main road, indicates research published online in ...
Any attempt at CPR is better than none at all  3/17/2011
Any attempt at CPR is better than none at all
Revised national resuscitation guidelines highlight the need to get help as soon as possible, perform compressions before ventilations and give quality cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. ...
Heavy drinking not linked to oesophageal cancer  3/15/2011
Heavy drinking not linked to oesophageal cancer
Heavy drinking is not associated with one of the two most common types of gullet (oesophageal) cancer, suggests research published online in Gut.
The risks of passive smoking on pregnant women  3/15/2011
The risks of passive smoking on pregnant women
Pregnant non-smokers who breathe in the second-hand smoke of other people are at an increased risk of delivering stillborn babies or babies with defects, a study led by researchers ...
Cell component involved in cat allergy identified  3/10/2011
Cell component involved in cat allergy identified
A breakthrough by scientists at The University of Nottingham could provide hope for any allergy sufferers who have ever had to choose between their health and their household pet.
Managing pain when you take other medicines  3/8/2011
Managing pain when you take other medicines
NPS MedicineWise is encouraging people with chronic conditions to speak with their doctor, pharmacist or health professional before taking over-the-counter medicines as part of a ...
Bowel disease more than doubles blood clot risk  2/22/2011
Bowel disease more than doubles blood clot risk
Inflammatory bowel disease more than doubles the risk of a potentially fatal blood clot in the legs or lungs (VTE), reveals research published online in the journal Gut.
Allergies lower risk of low and high-grade glioma  2/1/2011
Allergies lower risk of low and high-grade glioma
The more allergies one has, the lower the risk of developing low- and high-grade glioma, according to data published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of ...
Passive smoke causes high blood pressure in preschoolers  1/25/2011
Passive smoke causes high blood pressure in preschoolers
A new study has found children exposed to second-hand smoke have elevated blood pressure, putting them at risk of ongoing cardiovascular problems and heart disease later in life.
Doctors don’t need to fear red heads  12/14/2010
Doctors don’t need to fear red heads
A study in the BMJ’s Christmas issue published on bmj.com confirms that there is no need for doctors to fear red heads.
Speedier test for tuberculosis  12/14/2010
Speedier test for tuberculosis
The World Health Organization (WHO) has endorsed a new and novel rapid test for tuberculosis (TB) which could provide an accurate diagnosis for many patients in about 100 minutes ...
Paracetamol risks asthma  11/30/2010
Paracetamol risks asthma
Links between early paracetamol use and the development of allergies and asthma in five and six year old children have been confirmed by health researchers at the University of Otago, ...
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