Children's health
04 Dec 2006
Infants Wheeze Less In Homes With Multiple Dogs
Living in a home with multiple dogs may help reduce an infant's risk for developing wheezing in the first year of life, according to new research from the University of Cincinnati (UC). Cincinnati researchers, led by David Bernstein, MD, have found that infants living in homes with high levels of…
Medicine & Tests
03 Dec 2006
Sex During Pregnancy
Information about pregnancy sex myths sex position during pregnancy and sex after pregnancy
Men's Health
29 Nov 2006
Hallucinations
Medical information about visual hallucination induced by psychotic hallucinogenic drugs and other caused of hallucinations of the mind.
Cancer
29 Nov 2006
Cancer Council welcomes decision to fund cervical cancer vaccine
The Cancer Council Australia has welcomed today’s announcement that the Australian Government will fund the world-first cervical cancer vaccine under the National Immunisation Program. Chief Executive Officer of The Cancer Council Australia, Professor Ian Olver, said the decision was an exciting development for future generations of Australian women. “The…
Blood
26 Nov 2006
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia type II (HIT-II)
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia type II (HIT-II) causes a drop in blood platelets, which increases blood clotting and the risk of blood clots.
Cancer
23 Nov 2006
National campaign to combat Australia's most costly cancer
A new national skin cancer awareness campaign launched today has the potential to significantly reduce the impact of the nation’s most costly yet preventable cancer, according to The Cancer Council Australia. Cancer Council spokesperson and melanoma surgeon, Emeritus Professor Bill McCarthy, said that the campaign would make a significant…
Children's health
22 Nov 2006
Vaccine Against Pneumococcal Disease In Young Children Effective At Fewer Doses Than Currently Recommended
Two or three doses of a vaccine against pneumococcal disease (pneumonia, meningitis or a blood stream infection) may be just as effective as the four-dose schedule currently recommended in the USA, according to a paper in this week's issue of The Lancet. The results are important because the four-dose schedule…
Cancer
22 Nov 2006
Cancer Council Welcomes Withdrawal of 'Split Packs'
The Cancer Council Australia welcomes the withdrawal from today of Dunhill cigarette wallet packs, or “split packs”, following court action initiated by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Anita Tang, Chair of The Cancer Council Australia’s Tobacco Issues Committee, said the ACCC should be commended for its swift response…
Bone
13 Nov 2006
New insight into possible cause of club foot
Researchers from the University of Aberdeen have published breakthrough findings in the American Journal of Epidemiology that shed light on the possible cause of clubfoot. Clubfoot, known to doctors as congenital talipes equinovarus, is a common but little talked about problem of the lower leg. The child is born with…
