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Food for thought - iodine intelligence  11/10/2011
Food for thought - iodine intelligence
The world's leading cause of preventable brain damage is related to iodine in the diet.
A prescription for prevention  11/8/2011
A prescription for prevention
Medicine-related hospital admissions could be reduced by a simple initiative designed and implemented by researchers at the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Pharmacy.
Computer-based tool to improve cancer diagnosis and prognosis  11/1/2011
Computer-based tool to improve cancer diagnosis and prognosis
A computer-based tool could help GPs to speed up the diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from two of the most common forms of cancer, potentially saving thousands of lives ...
Hospital superbug debugged  10/19/2011
Hospital superbug debugged
An international team of scientists led by Monash University researchers has uncovered how a common hospital bacterium becomes a deadly superbug that kills increasing numbers of ...
Sharing anonymised hospital data prevents violence  6/23/2011
Sharing anonymised hospital data prevents violence
Combining information from hospitals and police can prevent violence and make communities safer, according to a study published on bmj.com.
Do traditional birth attendants improve mother & child health?  6/20/2011
Do traditional birth attendants improve mother & child health?
The use of traditional birth attendants in developed countries has generated a lot of heated debate over the decades. On bmj.com, two experts go head to head over whether traditional ...
Pressure to work when sick has long term negative effects  6/15/2011
Pressure to work when sick has long term negative effects
Pressure to work through periods of short term sickness (known as "presenteeism") can have long term negative effects on health and productivity, warns an editorial published on ...
Group therapy helps MS sufferers cope with depression  6/14/2011
Group therapy helps MS sufferers cope with depression
Offering Multiple Sclerosis sufferers emotional support through group therapy sessions could improve their quality of life, a study at The University of Nottingham has discovered. ...
Australians need to know & ask about organ donations  6/9/2011
Australians need to know & ask about organ donations
Australia has achieved a 19% increase in organ donation and transplantation outcomes in the year to date (as at 31 May 2011), with 416 Australians receiving life-saving and life-changing ...
Factors affecting medical imaging utilisation  6/1/2011
Factors affecting medical imaging utilisation
Imaging utilisation on stroke patients is affected by age and imaging capacity — the number of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) machines at any given ...
Overcrowding in emergency departments  6/1/2011
Overcrowding in emergency departments
Long emergency department waiting times are associated with an increased risk of hospital admission or death within seven days among non-admitted patients, finds a study published ...
Are medical schools failing to teach legal skills?  5/17/2011
Are medical schools failing to teach legal skills?
Most medical students feel they lack the skills and legal knowledge required to challenge poor clinical practice and promote better patient care, reveals research published ahead of ...
Any attempt at CPR is better than none at all  3/17/2011
Any attempt at CPR is better than none at all
Revised national resuscitation guidelines highlight the need to get help as soon as possible, perform compressions before ventilations and give quality cardio-pulmonary resuscitation. ...
The impact of a bad job on mental health  3/15/2011
The impact of a bad job on mental health
The impact on mental health of a badly paid, poorly supported, or short term job can be as harmful as no job at all, indicates research published online in Occupational and Environmental ...
The risks of passive smoking on pregnant women  3/15/2011
The risks of passive smoking on pregnant women
Pregnant non-smokers who breathe in the second-hand smoke of other people are at an increased risk of delivering stillborn babies or babies with defects, a study led by researchers ...
Cell component involved in cat allergy identified  3/10/2011
Cell component involved in cat allergy identified
A breakthrough by scientists at The University of Nottingham could provide hope for any allergy sufferers who have ever had to choose between their health and their household pet.
Marriage is good for physical and mental health  1/27/2011
Marriage is good for physical and mental health
The ‘smug marrieds’ may have good reason to feel pleased with themselves as experts confirm that long-term committed relationships are good for mental and physical health and this ...
Gene's mutations play a major role in causing kidney failure  1/25/2011
Gene's mutations play a major role in causing kidney failure
Mutations in a gene called INF2 are by far the most common cause of a dominantly inherited condition that leads to kidney failure, according to a study appearing in the Journal of ...
Estrogen may help precancerous cells spread in oral cavity  1/4/2011
Estrogen may help precancerous cells spread in oral cavity
Head and neck cancer is the sixth most common type of cancer and is on the rise in some demographic groups, including young women without any known risk factors.
Eat your veggies, reward your kidneys  12/23/2010
Eat your veggies, reward your kidneys
Phosphorous levels plummet in kidney disease patients who stick to a vegetarian diet, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American ...
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