Diagnostic Instruments & Medical Imaging Feature Articles for Australian Healthcare

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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

"A woman’s life changes at every decade and so does her body," says Therese Bevers, M.D., medical director of MD Anderson’s Cancer Prevention Center.

Mammograms can also help assess heart risk 1/18/2011

Routine mammograms performed for breast cancer screening could serve another purpose as well: detecting calcifications in the blood vessels of patients with advanced kidney disease, ...

Scientists bring cancer cells back under control 1/13/2011

Scientists at The University of Nottingham have brought cancer cells back under normal control — by reactivating their cancer suppressor genes.

Immune system may impact tumor blood supply 12/16/2010

Scientists at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute may have uncovered a mechanism for blocking tumour angiogenesis that involves the patient’s immune system, according to findings ...

Protein affects breast cancer severity 12/7/2010

A nationwide team of researchers, led by Dr Clare Fedele and Prof Christina Mitchell at Monash University, has made a significant discovery in breast cancer research that identifies ...

Genes for lung diseases 11/30/2010

As part of an international study that looked at the genotyping of more than 32,000 people - 4,350 of them from the Busselton area - researchers at The University of Western Australia ...

New controls of blood pressure 11/23/2010

Melbourne scientists have made a major breakthrough in treating high blood pressure.

Brain-shrink causes overeating 11/16/2010

Researchers have discovered why some people with dementia are compelled to massively overeat, opening the way for better diagnosis and the development of new treatments for the ...

Alzheimers starts in middle age 11/11/2010

The neurological decline that leads to Alzheimers disease may begin in middle-age and can be predicted with a simple-to-administer test, according to new research from The Australian ...

Sexual abuse risks psychosis 11/9/2010

A team of Monash University researchers has released the findings of a study, which indicates child sexual abuse may be a trigger for the onset of psychotic illness later in life.

Finding the alcoholic genes 11/2/2010

Christchurch researchers are examining the role of genes in two of New Zealand's most common mental illnesses – depression and alcohol addiction.

B-Vitamins kick depression 11/2/2010

People who have suffered a stroke and who regularly take vitamins are less likely to develop depression, according to a study led by The University of Western Australia.

Pacific boys need more zinc 10/28/2010

Pacific Island schoolchildren in New Zealand are at a higher risk of zinc deficiency than children of other ethnicities, according to latest University of Otago research.

New stem cell line for diabetes 10/26/2010

Australian researchers have developed the country's first diabetes specific stem cell line, a major advance for patients suffering from the chronic disease.

Vitamin E for prostate cancer 10/21/2010

Survival rates of the world's most common cancer might soon be increased with a new vitamin E treatment which could significantly reduce tumour regrowth.

Promotions influence doctors 10/21/2010

Promotional tactics by pharmaceutical companies can influence some doctors and may harm their prescribing according to an international team of researchers led by The University of ...

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