According to an Australian study, which focused on the 2009 flu season, catching swine flu is often life-threatening or fatal for pregnant women and their babies.
Abraxane, the leading breast cancer drug has been found to be effective in fighting non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), based on an international study.
According to the poll of NSW based renovators, 60 per cent admit to exposing themselves to the deadly material and they appear to be flippant about the associated risks. The poll also found frightening levels of exposure to building materials now linked to fatal lung disease.
Mona Marabani, president of Arthritis Australia told a group of politicians in Canberra, that people do not know enough about the autoimmune disease that generally strikes people aged 20 to 50.
Extreme Obesity problem for the majority of children in America.
The atypical BSE - a cattle disease that seems to occur spontaneously, without carrying any known health threats, carries the same damaging trade implications as classical BSE. Regardless of the plans of the Australian trade defense, it may not be able to stop domestic cases of atypical BSE.
own=setLine( this ) >Based on the developed treatment of Australian scientist, experimental mice can smoke cigarettes without the usual adverse health consequences. This method can potentially allow smokers to evade some of the ill effects of their habit.
According to the Association for Prevention and Harm Reduction Programs Australia (Anex), bans on prisoners possessing drugs and syringes have failed to stop their routine use behind the prison walls.
Gordon Parker, with other team of psychiatrists, will go on a study to discover what the mental disorder Melancholia really is.
A purified form of an omega 3 cuts the number and size of precancerous bowel growths (polyps) in people whose genetic make-up predisposes them to bowel cancer, finds research published ahead of print in the journal Gut.
Insurance plans that uses financial incentives and other methods to encourage patients to receive care from doctors who keep medical costs lower are becoming increasingly common. But these efforts may not be based on reliable estimates of doctor performance and may not achieve the intended savings, according to the to a new RAND Corporation study.
Growing up in Ghana, Ashifi Gogo was amazed that he could surf the Internet on his mobile phone from anywhere, but couldn't always get clean tap water to drink. The only state-of-the-art infrastructure we have is our cellphone network,
Boston Scientific Corp. could be selling implantable heart rhythm devices again within 30 days if no new issues arise beyond the paperwork problems revealed this week.
It's frightening that one in four Australian children is overweight, says former Olympic champion Cathy Freeman, and she counts herself lucky to have grown up a healthy and active kid.
About up to 10 times of the bowler's body weight is sent up through his spine, each time a fast bowler slams his front foot on the turf and slings a speeding cricket ball.
Claire Murray, a 25-year-old former heroin addict has undergone a successful live-liver transplant operation that lasted more than six hours in a Singapore hospital. Sources cited that bother Claire and her aunty, Carolyn, the donor, are recovering well.
(Reuters) - Researchers launched a unique collaboration aimed at getting cancer drugs to the market more quickly on Wednesday -- one in which three companies will cooperate with government and non-profit groups to test five experimental breast cancer drugs.
Kids should now take an active part in the stop obesity campaign in Australia
Study reaffirms 'obesity paradox': Obese patients at lower risk of sudden cardiac death compared to non-obese patients.
The risk of a single scan inducing a fatal cancer in children is 70 times greater than the risk of dying from a general anesthetic, warned a radiology expert, urging physicians to request a formal written consent from parents, before ordering their children's CT scan.
According to Queensland's Chief Health Officer, Jeannette Young, about 12 new cases are added in the list of HIV affected people last year who were under the category of persons in the age of 25 to 34 years of age.
The number of misbehaving doctors at Australia rises to 300%
