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What if your antibiotics didn't work? 10/9/2012

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Heading into spring: burn alert for asthmatics 9/5/2012

With spring approaching, weather conditions set fair and record vegetation growth across the country, the Rural Fire Service is embarking on a major hazard reduction program and ...

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 ...

Mental stigma? Workers less likely to claim for psychological illness 8/26/2012

Research has found workers are significantly less likely to claim GP visits for psychological illnesses on workers' compensation than they are for physical work-related injuries such ...

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’.

Mechanisms of acquired chemoresistance in ovarian cancer 8/15/2012

The presence of multiple ovarian cancer genomes in an individual patient and the absence or downregulation of the gene LRP1B are associated with the development of chemoresistance ...

The ethics of human organ and tissue transplantation 8/14/2012

Dead bodies are big business. There is a growing and very lucrative trade in human tissue — but how will the Australian medical industry keep up with the associated technologies ...

Misconceptions in contraception: birth control awareness 8/3/2012

International "I Plan On" survey from MSD showed gaps in women's awareness of and knowledge about the range of available birth control options

Getting a good night's sleep a challenge for astronauts 8/1/2012

If you've ever struggled to get a good night's sleep, spare a thought for astronauts.

About time: the NDIS is an idea whose time has come 8/1/2012

The strong swell of public support for people with disabilities, their families and carers, and those who work in the disability services sector has resulted in bipartisan backing ...

Divine healing: spirituality in nursing and palliative care 8/1/2012

Older more experienced nurses working in palliative care are more likely to include spiritual caring in their day-to-day professional activities compared to their younger counterparts ...

Cellular, internet connectivity key to wireless activity sensors boom 8/1/2012

New vendors rush to market to take advantage of Bluetooth technology-powered wireless sensors’ exploitation of links to smartphones and computers.

Neuroscience doctorate to 'Dark Knight' mass murderer 7/23/2012

James Eagen Holmes came from a well-tended San Diego enclave of two-storey homes with red-tiled roofs, where neighbours recall him as a clean-cut, studious young man of sparing words. ...

Sunflowers may be an answer to 'itchy problem' 7/2/2012