AAP - 04-05-2017

An algorithm could one day help identify smokers and ex-smokers at high risk of lung cancer. A simple algorithm that can predict the likelihood

HealthTimes - 15-03-2017

New research by Bond University’s Centre for Research in Evidence-Based Practice has found that parents grossly overestimate the benefit of antibiotics in reducing the

AAP - 03-03-2017

Australian researchers have discovered antibacterial compounds found in the soil have the potential to treat infectious disease tuberculosis.

AAP - 11-10-2016

A drug, already used to treat melanoma, has successfully saved the lives of terminally ill lung cancer patients who took part in a global medical trial.

AAP - 04-10-2016

The Australian Cancer Council is calling for greater awareness about the cancer risk associated with work-based exposure to toxic diesel fumes.

AAP - 29-09-2016

Fewer high school students are taking up smoking, according to the latest snapshot on Australia's smoking behaviours. It was once a habit

AAP - 28-09-2016

Scientists don't know if there's a safe level of exposure to coal dust, says a Melbourne expert who warns the battle against black lung disease has just begun.

AAP - 22-08-2016

Asbestos has been found at the site of a hospital redevelopment in NSW, the CFMEU says. Workers' lives are being put at risk at an active

AAP - 01-07-2016

A 62-year-old underground coal miner has become the ninth confirmed case of black lung in Queensland. A ninth Queensland coal miner has been

HealthTimes - 22-06-2016

University of Queensland scientists are honing in on drug resistant tuberculosis (TB), in a project which could lead to new antibiotics. The UQ team has