A bacterium that causes ulcers and cancers of the stomach seems to have a beneficial side - it significantly decreases the risk of one specific type of oesophageal cancer - reveals an Australian study.
A research to recreate a fully-functioning skin in the laboratory for the purpose of transplant that could improve the lives of burn patients, is ongoing says a spokeswoman for Sydney Burns Foundation.
An upcoming study supported by Alzheimer's Australia to test if physical activity does improve the symptoms of memory loss and wellbeing of people with Alzheimer's will take place in Brisbane by staff of the University of Queensland at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital complex.
Victorian public hospitals have failed to meet hospital targets, in contrast to what the Brumby government has believed about their health systems.
New research found that baby girls cope better with stress in their mothers' womb.
Scientists in Germany and England claim they have invented a nasal spray that makes men more caring, sensitive and affectionate.
Having migraine can be difficult as it interferes with a person's life, family and friends. For many sufferers, the normal over the counter medications just don't work for them. Dr. Lawrence Newman, a director of Headache Institute at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital in New York said that migraine is a life-altering condition.
(Reuters) - More Americans got vaccinated against influenza in the past season than ever before, but too few people are seeking vaccines, U.S. health experts reported on Thursday.
Following a doctor's breach of infection control protocols, it was estimated hundreds of patients in northwest of Western Australia may have been exposed to diseases such as HIV and hepatitis.
Half of all Victorians do not realize that alcohol causes cancer, research revealed, and this prompts the Alcohol Policy Coalition to call for health advisory labels on alcohol products to better inform consumers.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Almost twice as many Swedes as Britons survive the first five years after a lung cancer diagnosis, a new report reveals.
Most advanced artificial heart developed by a Brisbane doctor to aid patients who need urgent heart transplant
New changes in liquor laws at South Australia which will take effect next week is intended for responsible alcohol consumption
World Health Organization warned the public that gonorrhea may soon become untreatable due to its resistance to antimicrobial antibiotics.
Doctor malpractice exposed hundreds of patients to infectious diseases such as Hepatitis B, C and HIV
TORONTO - Diabetics with impaired kidneys should avoid taking high doses of certain B vitamins because the supplements may do serious harm, researchers say.
A thorough investigation into CSL Ltd's seasonal flu vaccine that includes the H1N1 pandemic strain is now being performed by Australia's drug regulator, after the flu shots were linked with adverse reactions in children.
Australia has been warned by a leading international cancer expert that it is on a cancer collision course, with a great increase in cancer cases predicted within the next 20 years unless action is taken to curb the obesity epidemic.
The exposure to last year's swine flu outbreak may have caused children to be more susceptible to experiencing severe reactions that are now manifested through recent influenza vaccinations.
The number one cause of death in Australia for men under 45 is not due to road fatalities or any kind of physical disease. It is suicide and the statistics are disturbing.
Australia's population in the next 25 years will have double cancer cases figures of people don't start a healthy simple lifestyle.
CSIRO researchers say a healthy diet with the recommended intake of wholegrains could be as potent at combating heart disease as medication.
