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How to live longer and healthier life

AAP - 23-02-2017

Professor Andrea Maier helps people live longer and healthier life

 
A review found evidence of bias towards industry sponsored drug trials

AAP - 21-02-2017

A Chochrane Library review has found evidence of bias towards industry-sponsored drug trial studies, says a Sydney researcher. Doctors' views

 
Walking an extra 4300 steps per day may reduce hospital need

AAP - 20-02-2017

A new study suggests walking an extra three kilometres every day may reduce the average time Australians aged over 55 spend in hospital each year.

 
Experts have questioned the efficacy of multivitamins

AAP - 14-02-2017

The TGA is working toward reforms to help Australians make informed choices about complementary medicines, as experts question their efficacy.

 
Australian study linked amphetamine use to premature ageing

AAP - 13-02-2017

An Australian study at the University of Western Australia has linked amphetamine use to premature ageing. Addiction to ice

 
A call for national obesity awareness in Australia

AAP - 13-02-2017

A prominent researcher and clinician has renewed calls for urgent national action, including regulatory reforms, to stem obesity rates in Australia.

 
Victoria is experiencing a Ross River Virus outbreak

AAP - 10-02-2017

Heavy flooding in Victoria last year has created ideal conditions for mosquito breeding, leading to an outbreak of Ross River Virus across the state.

 
Scientists believe "brain training" could help smokers quit for good.

AAP - 09-02-2017

A group of Melbourne researchers and scientists believe "brain training" to improve impulse control could help smokers quit for good.

 
A highly-contagious cat virus has resurfaced after 40 years

AAP - 08-02-2017

Several Sydney pounds have closed their doors to cats after a highly-contagious and deadly virus resurfaced after 40 years. A highly-contagious

 
Australians are missing out on seeing their GP due to expenses

AAP - 01-02-2017

A Productivity Commission report shows that thousands of Australians are missing out on seeing their GP and skipping medications due to cost worries.

 

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