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Food safety warning: keep it cold, keep it clean, keep it hot 12/17/2012

Minister for Primary Industries Katrina Hodgkinson today urged people to follow three simple rules to prevent food poisoning this festive season.

Those with disabilites on the outside of virtual worlds 11/29/2012

An ARC-funded project exploring isolation, illness and the internet suggests online virtual worlds can offer support for isolated individuals suffering disabilities – but accessibility ...

Chronic skin condition treated with exercise 11/21/2012

Can exercise and nutrition help treat – or even cure – psoriasis, a chronic and often painful skin condition? This is the focus of a new study by researchers from Edith Cowan University ...

Complaints data shortage a problem for health system 11/14/2012

A lack of national data on health care complaints is a major obstacle to making improvements to the health care system, a study led by the University of Sydney claims.

How healthy are our nurses? 11/14/2012

There are about 270,000 nurses working in Australia but little is known about their health and wellbeing and how it can impact patient care.

A cure for tennis elbow? 11/7/2012

The search for a cure for tennis elbow is heating up at the Griffith University Centre for Musculoskeletal Research.

A new approach to deadly influenza outbreaks in nursing homes 10/22/2012

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 10/12/2012

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 10/10/2012

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 10/10/2012

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 10/10/2012

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? 10/9/2012

Experts call for simple measures to stem the tide of antimicrobial resistance.

Trial strawberry variety shows exciting health potential 9/19/2012

A Queensland strawberry-breeding program has uncovered what could become the nutritional power-berry of the strawberry industry.

Online treatment dramatically cuts suicide risks 9/19/2012

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 9/19/2012

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 9/19/2012

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? 9/12/2012

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 9/12/2012

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 9/5/2012

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 8/29/2012

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 ...

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