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Research to probe how disabled adults cope with change  2/9/2012
Research to probe how disabled adults cope with change
How adults with disabilities cope with a major change in their life will be investigated in a year-long research project led by a Charles Sturt University (CSU) academic.
Early exercise could fend off diabetes and heart disease: study  2/6/2012
Early exercise could fend off diabetes and heart disease: study
New research suggests exercise early in life could fend off diabetes and heart disease, even for those predisposed to such diseases.
Exercise can improve health and wellbeing of cancer patients  2/2/2012
Exercise can improve health and wellbeing of cancer patients
Exercise can improve the health of cancer patients who have completed their main cancer-related treatment according to a study published on bmj.com.
Indigestion medicines raise hip fracture risk in women  2/2/2012
Indigestion medicines raise hip fracture risk in women
Post-menopausal women are 35% more likely to suffer hip fracture if they take indigestion drugs, known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), a figure which increases to 50% if they are ...
Testosterone levels in the womb linked to language problems  1/30/2012
Testosterone levels in the womb linked to language problems
New research from Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has found that boys who are exposed to high levels of testosterone before birth are twice as likely to experience ...
Hip size may be the key to link between obesity and premature death  1/24/2012
Hip size may be the key to link between obesity and premature death
A research team led by Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute has for the first time demonstrated that the effect of obesity on the risk of premature death is seriously underestimated ...
Allergy response can be controlled by the mind: research  1/19/2012
Allergy response can be controlled by the mind: research
You – or more accurately, your brain – has control over how allergic your skin is, suggests new research.
Two or more prescription meds doubles fall rate at home  1/16/2012
Two or more prescription meds doubles fall rate at home
Taking two or more prescription drugs at any one time seems to double the unintentional fall rate at home for the young and middle aged, similar to the effect seen in elderly people. ...
Lumosity brain training improves attention in older adults  1/12/2012
Lumosity brain training improves attention in older adults
Lumosity, the leading online brain exercise program, has been shown to improve cognitive performance in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
Little evidence for wide-spread use of herbal meds for osteoarthritis  1/12/2012
Little evidence for wide-spread use of herbal meds for osteoarthritis
There is little conclusive evidence to justify the wide-spread use of herbal medicines to relieve the symptoms of the painful joint condition osteoarthritis, says a comprehensive ...
"Mindfulness" exercises help curb stress and fatigue in arthritis  12/20/2011
"Mindfulness" exercises help curb stress and fatigue in arthritis
"Mindfulness" exercises, which focus on experiencing the present moment, no matter how difficult, can help curb the stress and fatigue associated with painful rheumatoid joint disease, ...
Men turn to alternative treatments for cancer cure  12/15/2011
Men turn to alternative treatments for cancer cure
More than 50% of men diagnosed with cancer in Australia are turning to complementary and alternative medicine to help find a cure, or to improve their health, according to new research ...
Research identifies key autism intervention window  12/12/2011
Research identifies key autism intervention window
The behaviour of pre-school children with autism improves the most in the first six months of early intervention, research at RMIT University has shown.
New research reveals how phantom limbs form  12/6/2011
New research reveals how phantom limbs form
New studies on how phantom limbs form show there is no default position that the phantom moves into after it forms.
Elderly must embrace technology, says award-winning researcher  12/5/2011
Elderly must embrace technology, says award-winning researcher
Falls expert Dr Kim Delbaere says the key to preventing falls in the elderly is to encourage grandma and grandpa to embrace the latest technology and video games.
Acupuncture may ease nerve pain associated with cancer treatment  12/5/2011
Acupuncture may ease nerve pain associated with cancer treatment
Acupuncture may help ease the severe nerve pain associated with certain cancer drugs, suggests a small preliminary study published in Acupuncture in Medicine.
Are there too many women in medicine?  12/1/2011
Are there too many women in medicine?
In the UK, women doctors are set to outnumber their male counterparts by 2017.
New hip implants no better than traditional ones  12/1/2011
New hip implants no better than traditional ones
New hip implants appear to have no advantage over traditional implants, suggests a review of the evidence published on bmj.com.
Health supplement offers hope for muscular dystrophy treatment  11/23/2011
Health supplement offers hope for muscular dystrophy treatment
A health supplement used by bodybuilders could be the key to treating a life-threatening muscular dystrophy affecting hundreds of Australian children, new research shows.
Acupuncture can prevent radiation-induced chronic dry mouth  11/23/2011
Acupuncture can prevent radiation-induced chronic dry mouth
When given alongside radiation therapy for head and neck cancer, acupuncture has shown for the first time to reduce the debilitating side effect of xerostomia, according to new ...
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