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Australian children could be healthier

Posted: 28 Oct, 2008

The most comprehensive survey ever taken of Australian children’s diet and activity habits has revealed a picture of a generation where some children are eating a variety of healthy foods and are generally lean and active, while others are filling up on the wrong types of food and spending too long in front of the television.

Massage therapist population tops 278,000 in US

Posted: 28 Oct, 2008

The number of massage therapists in the United States has grown by more than 37,000 in the past two years, according to new research by Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP).

Learn how to keep a healthy heart

Posted: 27 Oct, 2008

CSIRO has launched its new publication – The CSIRO Healthy Heart Program – to help Australians reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease, which kills one Australian nearly every 10 minutes.

Health care services will be monitored

Posted: 25 Oct, 2008

The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, has delivered a list of 40 health performance benchmarks by which states will be held accountable for the quality of their health services.

Call for early scanning on Alzheimer’s

Posted: 22 Oct, 2008

Research Australia’s Public Opinion Poll 2008, conducted by Crosby|Textor, has found that two thirds of Australians would take a test for a disease such as Alzheimer’s, even without a current treatment.

Alzheimer’s research into early diagnosis

Posted: 22 Oct, 2008

The Australian Alzheimer’s disease cluster study – The Australian Imaging, Biomarker and Lifestyle Flagship Study of Ageing (AIBL) – has secured its first collaborative research agreement with a major strategic alliance partner, Pfizer Australia.

New discovery could halt Alzheimer’s

Posted: 22 Oct, 2008

Nobel Prize-winning jellyfish research brings possible Alzheimer’s cure into view. But according to Mark Underwood, co-founder and president of the biotech company Quincy Bioscience, the contributions to science and medicine made by the three prize-winning researchers, (Osamu Shimomura, Martin Chalfie, and Roger Y. Tsien), may be much greater than first realised.

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Government launches primary care strategy

Posted: 22 Sep, 2008

The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) has welcomed the announcement by Health Minister Nicola Roxon about the development of a new primary healthcare strategy.

Fluoride’s ability to fight dental decay

Posted: 22 Sep, 2008

Fluoride toothpaste is prohibitively expensive for the world’s poorest people, according to a study that was published in BioMed Central’s open access journal “Globalization and Health”.

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Fighting Dementia

Posted: 22 Sep, 2008

About 1000 Australians are diagnosed with dementia . The disease is expected to effect 200,000 people, about 1 per cent of the population, this year, costing Australia $6.6 billion.

Further scientific discoveries into Alzheimer’s

Posted: 22 Sep, 2008

An Australian research project has found a way to bring forward the detection of early stage Alzheimer’s disease by up to 18 months.

Fibre help to prevent bowel cancer

Posted: 09 Sep, 2008

Diet-related diseases affecting the large bowel are major causes of premature death and disability in affluent westernised countries, according to research presented in the US by senior CSIRO nutritionist Dr David Topping.

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