A cure for the childhood peanut allergy may be available in the next three years. In a pilot study, 21 of 23 children between the ages of seven to seventeen were successfully treated for peanut allergies, which allowed them to consume foods containing the nut without suffering a reaction.
Queensland health authorities claimed they were unaware of any deaths linked to the seasonal flu vaccine, despite initiating an investigation two weeks ago into the death of 2 year-old Ashley Epapara, twelve hours after she was vaccinated.
The 2008 Tasmanian young achiever of the year, Aaron MacKrill passed away at the age 29 on Sunday after battling with cystic fibrosis.
Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organization (CSIRO), thinks lupins could become a new health food for humans.
(Reuters) - Rock singer and TV reality star Bret Michaels remained in critical condition, but was conscious and talking with slurred speech after suffering a brain hemorrhage, his publicist said on Sunday.
(Reuters) - Barely a twentieth of the estimated $3.2 billion needed is put into preventing drug users spreading the AIDS virus, experts said on Monday, and the shortfall is fuelling HIV epidemics in parts of Europe and Asia.
New surgical technique for bowel cancer patients involves less pain and reduces time spent in hospitals.
Researchers found that among 54 low- to middle-income countries, a mother's shorter height is associated with a higher rate of death for her children and a greater likelihood of these children being underweight and having a reduced rate of growth.
A computerised diagnostic model developed by a group of specialists in Australia have shown to be more accurate than a doctor's clinical judgement.
Two year-old Ashlee Epapara was found dead in her cot on April 9, the morning after she and her twin sister received the seasonal flu vaccination from their family GP in Brisbane.
Doctors in Canberra are moving to calm the concerns about the seasonal flu vaccination, to reassure adults that it remains safe for use.
Australia remains divided in the issue of horse vaccinations against the equine influenza.
Young Australians, mostly males, resort to dangerous methods in order to lose some pounds.
An Italian inventor, Luciano Marabese has combined faith and ingenuity to come up with a way to keep church traditions alive for the faithful without the fear of contracting swine flu -- an electronic holy water dispenser.
Drug regulators are immediately investigating the flu vaccine used for children to check for its safety following the announcement by Australia's chief medical officer to halt immunization for children under five years of age.
The season flu shots for children less than five years of age have been suspended in Tasmania, following the other states across the country, informed Tasmania health authorities.
(Reuters) - People who got immunized against the 1976 swine flu epidemic that never happened may have benefited from the shots after all -- they may have been protected from the 2009 H1N1 swine flu strain.
(Reuters) - Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has called on health insurer WellPoint to stop dropping coverage for patients recently diagnosed with breast cancer, calling the practice deplorable.
The Western Australian government has suspended all flu shots for children under five as it examines the increase in admissions to Prince Margaret Hospital in Perth.
In a recent major study, researchers have designed and developed special 'nano patches' that can deliver vaccines without the use of needles within two minutes with 100 times less dose than used conventionallly.
One after another, shortly after a diagnosis of breast cancer, each of the women learned that her health insurance had been canceled. First there was Yenny Hsu, who lived and worked in Los Angeles. Later, Robin Beaton, a registered nurse from Texas. And then, most recently, there was Patricia Relling, a successful art gallery owner and interior designer from Louisville, Kentucky.
Recent research reveals the Northern Territory's Indigenous population reported the highest hospital admission rates for swine flu across Australia.
