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New clinical trials facility welcomed for better health  5/3/2007
New clinical trials facility welcomed for better health
WA’s premier adult medical research institute has welcomed the announcement that the State will soon become home to an early stage clinical trials facility, saying the move will give ...
Intravenous nanoparticle therapy for lung cancer  5/3/2007
Intravenous nanoparticle therapy for lung cancer
A cancer-suppressing gene has been successfully delivered into the tumors of stage 4 lung cancer patients via an intravenously administered lipid nanoparticle in a phase I clinical ...
Australian marsupials cast doubt on female gene theory  5/3/2007
Australian marsupials cast doubt on female gene theory
Scientists studying the kangaroo genome have cast doubt on the credentials of a gene thought to be crucial to the process of inactivating one sex chromosome in women.
A$3.55 mln more funding to support people with dementia  5/1/2007
A$3.55 mln more funding to support people with dementia
Victorians with dementia, their families and carers will benefit from a $3.55 million funding boost from the Bracks Government, Community Services Minister Gavin Jennings has said.
Many GPS are contributing to the fight against mental illness  5/1/2007
Many GPS are contributing to the fight against mental illness
A new report, Mental health services in Australia 2004-05, released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows that 10.8% of all encounters with general practitioners ...
New direction of stem cell research for Multiple Sclerosis  4/19/2007
New direction of stem cell research for Multiple Sclerosis
Professor Claude Bernard from the Monash Immunology and Stem Cell Laboratories (MISCL) has received a $500,000 competitive grant to fund a new direction of research in stem-cell ...
People with MS spend over 20% of income on healthcare  4/10/2007
People with MS spend over 20% of income on healthcare
The cost of living with MS or similar conditions is high, and in some cases is an overwhelming burden.
A new study tests oral insulin to prevent Type 1 diabetes  4/6/2007
A new study tests oral insulin to prevent Type 1 diabetes
Researchers have begun a clinical study of oral insulin to prevent or delay type 1 diabetes in at-risk people, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced.
New major discovery raises prospect of better patient care  4/3/2007
New major discovery raises prospect of better patient care
Scientists at WEHI (The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) have made a discovery with potentially profound implications for the care of patients, especially those ...
WA positive blood level samples ease worrying health concerns  4/3/2007
WA positive blood level samples ease worrying health concerns
The Department of Health has been encouraged by the results of almost 100 blood samples taken from Esperance residents, which reveal lead levels well below the recommended guidelines. ...
New insight into expected rising growth of dementia in Aust  3/27/2007
New insight into expected rising growth of dementia in Aust
As the Australian population grows and ages, the number of people with dementia is expected to rise, increasing the requirement for appropriate care services and placing significant ...
Australian Democrats tell govt to listen more to doctors  3/15/2007
Australian Democrats tell govt to listen more to doctors
The Australian Democrats have thrown their support behind the AMA's Federal Budget Submission released recently.
Doctors in five countries see decline in quality of care  3/15/2007
Doctors in five countries see decline in quality of care
New international survey reveals physician concerns with medical errors, a shortage of nurses, and inadequate facilities.
Healthy signs of waiting lists falling due to elective surgery  3/13/2007
Healthy signs of waiting lists falling due to elective surgery
Almost 56,000 cases of elective surgery were performed in Perth hospitals last year bringing waiting lists to an all time low.
AMA concerns on smartcard legislation failing privacy test  3/13/2007
AMA concerns on smartcard legislation failing privacy test
AMA President, Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, has urged Federal MPs to vote against the Government’s proposed Health and Social Services Access Card (Smartcard) legislation because it fails ...
Medicine of future: cell-like nanofactories inside the body  3/8/2007
Medicine of future: cell-like nanofactories inside the body
Without doubt, nanotechnology is having a major impact on medicine and the treatment of disease, notably in imaging and targeted drug delivery. Source: Michael Berger, Nanowerk LLC
Access card begins to look too much like the sneaky card  3/6/2007
Access card begins to look too much like the sneaky card
The AMA’s submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Public Administration Inquiry into the Access Card legislation reiterates the AMA’s concerns around privacy and ...
Healthy signs for elective surgery in Perth public hospitals  3/1/2007
Healthy signs for elective surgery in Perth public hospitals
Almost 56,000 cases of elective surgery were performed in Perth hospitals last year bringing waiting lists to an all time low.
AMA supports Smartcard Taskforce's recommendations  2/27/2007
AMA supports Smartcard Taskforce's recommendations
The AMA shares the view of the Access Card Consumer and Privacy Taskforce that people will need to be careful and cautious about the information they volunteer to be stored on the ...
Sexually transmitted diseases can be prevented by new gel  2/22/2007
Sexually transmitted diseases can be prevented by new gel
VivaGel is in development as a microbicide for the prevention of the sexually transmitted infections genital herpes and HIV/AIDS.
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