All posts tagged "health"

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  Who's Who

  Perth tech takes out Australian start-up competition

  Perth medical device company, OncoRes Medical, has progressed to the global finals of an internationally-recognised start-up event, which will see the company...

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  Research

  Pelvic floor study puts weight on resistance training

  Resistance training improves pelvic floor strength and, contrary to popular belief, may not cause incontinence in women, a ground-breaking study by Charles...

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  Medicine

  Arteries harvested from forearms are a safe heart bypass option – research

  Australian researchers have shown that forearm arteries are more effective in coronary bypass surgery than the commonly used leg vein, in a...

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  Research

  Aussie kids – a hop, skip and jump away from better health and fitness

  Australian researchers have identified that our children are not involved in enough muscle-building activity and are still failing to meet the recommended...

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  Research

  Sugary drinks more likely to give you diabetes than sugary foods

  Sweetened drinks pose a greater risk of type 2 diabetes than most other foods containing fructose, a naturally occurring sugar, finds an...

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  Research

  Unhealthy female night workers at very high type 2 diabetes risk

  Women who work intermittent night shifts and do not follow a healthy lifestyle face an especially high risk of type 2 diabetes,...

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  Research

  Study finds that low GI diets are not effective for overweight and obesity in people with diabetes

  A researcher from the University of Canberra has found that low glycaemic index (GI) diets are not effective as an intervention for...

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  Research

  $2.5m to develop better skin treatments

  Two projects to develop effective topical medicines have won almost $2.5 million ($US1.75) in US Food and Drug Administration grants.

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  Medicine

  WA praises plan for national strategy on rare diseases

  The Western Australian Government has welcomed the announcement by the Commonwealth Government of plans to develop a National Rare Diseases Framework, describing...

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  Medicine

  Australian-first lab to improve treatment for brain-injured children

  Australia’s first laboratory dedicated to improving outcomes for children with brain injuries has opened in Brisbane.