Health

Media Release 18 February, 2020 A healthy diet is essential to living well, but as we age, should we change what we eat? UTS research fellow Dr Luna Xu has studied data from 139,000 older Australians and found strong links between certain food groups, memory loss and comorbid heart disease …

Studies published in the journal Gut prove that eating a Mediterranean diet for a year, boosts the types of gut bacteria linked to ‘healthy’ aging, while reducing those associated with harmful inflammation in older people. The research Researchers analysed the gut microbiome of 612 people aged 65-79, before and after …

Historically there have been very few treatment options available to those diagnosed with small cell lung cancer (SCLC), according to medical oncologist Dr Steven Kao, Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, Sydney. Patient access to new treatments on the PBS is therefore critical to improving survival. “For those diagnosed with ES-SCLC, chemotherapy has …

Media Release 18 February, 2020 Early exposure of babies to household cleaning products is associated with the development of childhood asthma and wheeze by age 3 years, according to new research in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). “Most of the evidence linking asthma to the use of cleaning products comes …

Media Release 30 January, 2020 Diabetes Victoria will be hosting a Living Well with Diabetes Victoria event on Saturday 14 March at the Encore Events Centre in Hoppers Crossing. Connecting with the local diabetes community, there will be two concurrent seminars tailored to the needs of people living with type …

Media Release 18 February 2020 Customised immune-blocking medication may be the key to treating patients with motor neurone disease (MND), which currently has no cure and limited therapeutic options. University of Queensland researchers have tested immune cells that circulate in the blood to determine if they’re linked with specific characteristics and …

Media Release 11 February, 2020 The Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians, Senator Richard Colbeck, will be attending the inaugural Tasmanian Pharmacy Conference, held in Hobart on the 15th and 16th of February. Senator Colbeck will attend the Guild member breakfast session on Sunday 16th with Pharmacy Guild of …

New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) say that women aged 50-70 are more likely than younger women to consume alcohol at levels that exceed low risk drinking guidelines. Many middle-aged and young-old women who consume alcohol at high risk levels tend to perceive their drinking as normal and acceptable, …

A report from the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and the Consumers Health Forum (CHF) suggests there should be an increase in social prescribing to counter rising health problems. Social prescribing involves the referral of patients to non-medical activities, ranging from health and fitness programs to movie clubs …

Pancreatic cancer is the fifth most common cancer killer in Australia and has a low five-year survival rate of less than 10%. In 2019, it claimed almost as many lives as breast cancer. On average, 3300 people will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer each year, and 80% of patients diagnosed …