MEDICINE

Thirty-six million Americans have chronic sinus troubles. Millions more-perhaps 1 in 7 people-suffer from rhinitis, a fancy name for stuffy nose. They may now benefit from the new research conducted by Melissa Pynnonen and her colleagues at the University of Michigan.

Survey showed that 3 million canadians were inactive and faces obesity fears.

The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) said that there is a great need now for a good quarantine system as a highly infectious bird disease has been detected from imported pigeons just recently.

Queensland Health has reported 49 confirmed cases of swine flu in Australia this year and another 162 cases of other flu.

Claire Murray, 24, died of infections from her second liver transplant in Singapore on Thursday. The operation was conducted by local surgeons who concluded that the death was caused by a genetic disorder.

Online communities within-reach via mobile phones and the internet, can be easily utilized to help people with chronic disease like diabetes. The approach outlined in the International Journal of Networking and Virtual Organizations, would cut down healthcare costs and empower patients to manage their condition more effectively.

Obesity, diabetes, heart disease, fibromyalgia and depression have one thing in common and it is vitamin D deficiency

(Reuters) - It is too soon to determine whether tens of thousands of doses of H1N1 swine flu vaccine may have to be thrown out if they are not used before their expiration date, a U.S. health official said on Thursday.

Search and destroy mission against dengue fever to commence after a dengue fever case has been reported.

The RSPCA is sending an Easter warning to families that while the humble egg is a great treat for humans, just 50 grams ingested by an animal has the potential to be deadly.

Australia officials have unveiled a prototype for a bionic eye device, which looks like a pair of sunglasses that could help regains the sight of the visually impaired.

The court has been told, an elderly patient of Jayant Patel should have been treated with iron supplements instead of rushed into an unnecessary bowel operation that had a high risk of death.

Women suffering increasingly common caesarean birth complications will no longer require blood transfusions due to breakthrough surgical treatment.

Home Secretary Alan Johnson said mephedrone - currently freely available to buy on the internet and in shops selling legal highs - would join amphetamines and cannabis as an outlawed class B drug, the second most dangerous kind.

Vaccinations for equine influenza will increase the widespread of the disease throughout Australia in the future.

Queensland Health officials are now tracking down those people who may have contacted the measles virus on one Brisbane train trip last weekend.

(Reuters) - Exposure to certain chemicals and pollutants before a woman reaches her mid-30s could treble her risk of developing breast cancer after the menopause, Canadian scientists said on Thursday.

A visit to the dentist provokes extreme fear and anxiety in an estimated one in 20 people, and can put them off going altogether, a condition termed odontophobia. And up to a third of patients report moderate anxiety at the prospect of dental treatment, studies show.

Ovarian endometriomas, better known as ovarian 'chocolate' cysts for the brown liquid they contain, can be easily removed by surgery. However, recurrence is common, which can cause ongoing pain and complications. A study evaluated for Faculty of 1000 suggests a simple and effective remedy .

After completing a workplace health check, eight hundred Victorian workers have been instructed to consult a doctor immediately.

Weight loss companies should now start on a tougher study and analysis on new products that will put a stop on the obesity crisis faced by Australians.