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$10.7 million to combat Indigenous smoking
The Minister for Indigenous Health, Warren Snowdon has announced 14 sites across the country that will benefit from a $10.7 million funding round to promote innovative anti-tobacco campaigns and prevention strategies.
Urgent action needed on dementia
In addressing the National Dementia Congress recently, Glenn Rees, CEO of Alzheimer’s Australia, said that “Dementia has to be front of mind in the reform of the Australian health system”.
Bill Gates pledges billions for decades of vaccines
Increased vaccination could save more than 8 million children by 2020. Bill and Melinda Gates have announced that their foundation will commit $10 billion over the next 10 years to help research, develop and deliver vaccines for the world’s poorest countries.
High blood pressure: the silent killer of the century
High blood pressure is often referred to as a ‘silent killer’ because most people do not feel any symptoms until it has caused considerable damage to their body. High blood pressure affects more than two million Australians and contributes to thousands of deaths every year.
Breastscreen SA is saving lives
BreastScreen SA has released a report detailing the program’s achievements in breast cancer screening during its first 20 years in service.
New Leukaemia breakthrough
Scientists at The Royal Melbourne Hospital and the University of Melbourne have discovered the cells that cause a common type of childhood leukaemia. Targeting of these cells may lead to improved treatments for this disease and help prevent relapse.
Conformists at more risk of eating disorders
Young women who conform to the expectations of others and follow the crowd are more likely than non-conformists to have a negative image of their bodies and signs of eating disorders, a new psychological study suggests.
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Hunter researchers and Dads will team up against obesity in a new research partnership between the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) and Coal and Allied.
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Pregnant women are skimping on fruit and vegetables and gaining too much weight, according to a new Australian study.
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One of Australia’s leading osteoporosis experts has called on the Federal Government to provide free bone density tests to menopausal women in a bid to save taxpayers millions of dollars …
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Good health is about thriving; not just surviving says Dr Martin Harvey. He says much of today’s healthcare is focused on treatment of symptoms when equal priority should be given …
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The nation’s largest independent disease prevention groups have called on the government to implement a comprehensive national obesity strategy following the release of a new study showing that obesity and …
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A drug commonly used to treat osteoporosis sufferers could be putting users at risk of potentially life-threatening conditions such as blood clots and strokes.
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Setting the record straight on the recent scare report on herbal medicines by a South Australian academic, the Complementary HealthCare Council of Australia (CHC) said that much of the report …
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Severely obese adolescents can benefit significantly from laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB), according to a landmark Australian study published in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
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CSIRO has launched a new collaborative research cluster in Melbourne focused on establishing a ‘biobank’ of blood samples to be used in advancing research into the prediction and early diagnosis …
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