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Brain health messages that reduce dementia risk 5/12/2011

Australians from 15 different language communities will now be better informed about how they may reduce their risk of developing dementia.

Scientists can weaken lung cancer 5/12/2011

Australian scientists have worked out a way of weakening lung cancer, the most deadly form of the disease in the country.

Contraceptive pill & HRT may protect against cerebral aneurysm 5/5/2011

Women who develop cerebral aneurysms are less likely to have taken the oral contraceptive pill or hormone replacement therapy, suggesting taking oestrogen could have a protective ...

One in five breast cancers linked to alcohol 5/3/2011

New Cancer Council analysis published in the Medical Journal of Australia shows the level of cancer incidence caused by alcohol in Australia is higher than previously thought, with ...

Heart attacks are more serious in the mornings 4/28/2011

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.

Long term users of ecstasy risk structural brain damage 4/7/2011

Long term users of the popular recreational drug ecstasy (MDMA) risk structural brain damage, suggests preliminary research published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery ...

New diagnostic test for motor neurone disease 3/22/2011

NeuRA researchers are one step closer to developing a diagnostic test for motor neurone disease.

Overcoming breast cancer resistance to Herceptin 3/15/2011

Breast cancer tumors take numerous paths to resist the targeted drug Herceptin, but a single roadblock at a crucial crossroads may restore a tumor's vulnerability to treatment, ...

The risks of passive smoking on pregnant women 3/15/2011

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 ...

Human sight degrades after mid-teens 3/10/2011

As sight starts to degrade once we reach our mid-teens, it is vital that we maintain habits to keep good eyesight throughout our lives, vision experts say.

Why scans & X-rays won't help your acute low back pain 3/3/2011

NPS has launched a new campaign to help people manage their lower back pain safely and effectively.

Radiation increases cancer risk for dialysis patients 3/1/2011

High radiation doses put a significant number of dialysis patients at increased risk of cancer, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American ...

Breast cancer survivors need regular checks 2/24/2011

The results of a cohort study of women with a personal history of breast cancer published in this week's Journal of American Medical Association highlights the need for mammograms ...

Obesity is a killer in its own right 2/17/2011

Obesity is a killer in its own right, irrespective of other biological or social risk factors traditionally associated with coronary heart disease, suggests research published online ...

Nose stem cells help hearing 2/17/2011

Australian scientists have shown for the first time in mice that nasal stem cells injected into the inner ear have the potential to reverse or restore hearing during early onset ...

Using x-rays during pregnancy & infancy 2/15/2011

Clinicians should be careful about using x-rays on pregnant women and infants because of the potential for a slight increase in the risk of children developing cancer, concludes a ...

Enzyme deficiency dims vision 2/10/2011

A trigger for the most common form of vision loss and blindness in Australia has been discovered thanks to research conducted with help from Australian eye donors.

Cancer cases preventable by lifestyle changes 2/8/2011

On World Cancer Day, new independent evidence confirms that the increasing global trend of unhealthy and sedentary lifestyles is responsible for putting millions at an unnecessarily ...

The key to cardiac arrests 2/3/2011

Australian researchers have come one step closer to understanding how the rhythm of the heartbeat is controlled and why many common drugs, including some antibiotics, antihistamines ...

Age-specific cancer prevention tips for women 1/20/2011