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Get your facts straight: ABC website to investigate contentious claims 8/15/2013

Australia is about to get its facts straight – that's the message from the team behind the ABC's newly launched Fact Check website and accompanying platforms including television, ...

Communicating after brain injury 7/31/2013

Unwittingly, carers of people living with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) can over-compensate and speak too slowly or ask questions like a school teacher, states Professor Leanne ...

What is inflammatory bowel disease? 7/31/2013

Inflammatory bowel disease is a group of inflammatory conditions of the colon and small intestine that can cause life-threatening complications and may require surgery.

Researchers perfect nanodiamonds for biomedical applications 2/17/2013

Researchers at Macquarie University have been perfecting a technique that may help see nanodiamonds used in biomedical applications. PhD student Jana Say has been working on processing ...

Medical students go bush 1/25/2013

The year for rural medical students has begun early.

Emotions vary following bushfire trauma 1/10/2013

Bushfire survivors should not be embarrassed about feeling a range of strong emotions as they grapple with the enormity of the disaster, a psychiatrist says.

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.

Stopping forced removal of babies from intellectually disabled parents 11/5/2012

Professor Gwynnyth Llewellyn: "When babies are taken away from their mothers early on and the mother doesn't really understand why, then you have the potential for very distressed ...

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.

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 ...

Anti-cancer traits found in faba beans: research 10/10/2012

Anti-cancer properties have been found in extracts from Australian-grown faba beans, along with effects that may have implications for treating hypertension and maintaining healthy ...

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 ...

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 ...

Grass pollen allergy research tackles hay fever 9/12/2012

Queenslanders can expect to endure a longer hay fever season than the rest of Australia thanks to flowering subtropical grasses.

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 ...

Sea anemones venom key to Multiple Sclerosis treatment 8/29/2012

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 ...

PNG doctors taught how to save hearts by Aussie teams 8/22/2012

"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 8/21/2012

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’.

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