Children's health
31 Jan 2015
Do you have an overactive bladder?
An estimated 12% of Australians have a condition called overactive bladder, which can be the cause of much upheaval and distress in a person’s life.
Children's health
24 Jan 2015
Summer no sweat for Aussies but winter freeze fatal
Australians are more likely to die during unseasonably cold winters than hotter than average summers, QUT research has found
Children's health
21 Jan 2015
Australian boy first in the world to receive new artificial pancreas
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) has advised that access to life-changing technology is a step closer for Australians with type 1 diabetes, as Australian…
Children's health
21 Nov 2014
Winning the war against Human parainfluenza virus
Researchers at Griffith University’s Institute for Glycomics have moved a step closer to identifying a treatment for the dreaded Human parainfluenza virus (hPIV).
Cancer
13 Nov 2014
Melanoma
Skin cancer types including melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma can be prevented by reducing sun exposure. Find out more...
Children's health
20 Oct 2014
Nocturnal enuresis in teens: a neglected problem
Bedwetting or nocturnal enuresis (NE; nocturnal meaning night and enuresis meaning involuntary urination) can be a distressing disorder that carries a significant burden for the affected person and their family. It is defined as intermittent episodes of incontinence while sleeping (at least twice a week) and applies to persons over…
Children's health
13 Sep 2014
New health resources to improve men’s health
The University of Western Sydney has released four comprehensive new Resource Kits to provide best-practice guides for health and community services working with men and…
Children's health
11 Sep 2014
Autism rates steady for two decades
A University of Queensland study has found no evidence of an increase in autism in the past 20 years, countering reports that the rates of…
Blood
16 Aug 2014
Major breakthrough in quest for new malaria drugs
Victorian scientists have made a major breakthrough in the race to find new drugs to fight malaria, one of the world's most devastating diseases.
