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"Hidden HIV epidemic" among Asia-Pacific teens

AAP - 01-12-2015

UNICEF says Asian cities such as Bangkok, Hanoi and Jakarta have emerged as new transmission hubs for HIV among adolescents. The Asia-Pacific

 
Anti-alcoholism drug 'wakes up' dormant HIV

HealthTimes - 17-11-2015

An anti-alcoholism drug has been found to "wake up" dormant HIV cells in patients, say researchers who now want to know how to kill them.

 
Qld scientists discover quick dengue test

AAP - 13-11-2015

University of Queensland scientists are hoping to develop a hand-held device that can detect dengue fever in wild mosquitoes. A pair of Queensland

 
Malaria research boosted by Aussie grant

AAP - 09-11-2015

Australian research has been boosted by a $10 million grant that will hopefully result in cheaper, better malaria treatments. Australian scientists

 
Scarlet fever making a comeback

HealthTimes - 05-11-2015

An international study led by University of Queensland (UQ) researchers has tracked the re-emergence of a childhood disease which had largely disappeared over the past 100

 
British woman can 'smell' Parkinsons

AAP - 23-10-2015

A British woman claims to have the ability to tell if someone has Parkinson's disease by sniffing their odour. Scientists have begun research

 
Taiwan suffers deadliest dengue outbreak in history

AAP - 25-09-2015

Taiwan is suffering its deadliest ever outbreak of mosquito-borne dengue fever with a record high of 42 deaths. Taiwan is suffering its deadliest

 
Push for Govt subsidies on new Hep C treatments

AAP - 14-09-2015

The federal government is under pressure to immediately subsidise new Hep C treatments or risk the deaths of thousands more sufferers. Thousands

 
Kidney disease health costs soar: experts

AAP - 31-08-2015

Prevention is the key to easing Australia's increasing health burden of kidney disease, say experts. Australia's health bill for chronic

 
50% of Australians living with chronic disease

AAP - 12-08-2015

A fifth of Australians will battle at least two chronic diseases in their lives, with arthritis and cardiovascular disease the most frequent

 

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