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Harvesting stem cells with fewer side effects
For bone marrow transplantation, stem cells are routinely harvested from healthy donors and used to treat patients with cancers including leukaemia. [ + ]
Boosting hospital funding and ditching blame
Once again, states and territories are mired in negotiations with the Commonwealth about public hospital funding. [ + ]
Could drug subsidies end Hepatitis C?
Hepatitis C is a hidden epidemic affecting 170 million people worldwide. Thanks to new public subsidies of powerful drugs, Hepatitis C could be wiped out within a few years. [ + ]
Why chocolate is the secret to happiness
According to Simon Cotton, from the University of Birmingham Money may not buy happiness or grow on trees but when it comes to chocolate, it seems you can have both. Chocolate really does grow on trees and the chemical feel-good factor comes from the world’s most widely consumed psychoactive drug. [ + ]
Painless insulin delivery through nanopatch
No more finger pricking? This team of scientists have been developing a patch that sits on the skin and is capable of detecting the sugar levels in your sweat. A wearable, sweat-sensing patch that can monitor and regulate blood glucose levels is described in a paper published online this week in Nature Nanotechnology. The graphene-based patch is shown to deliver metformin, a drug used to treat diabetes, through the skin to reduce high blood glucose levels in diabetic mice. [ + ]
Mindfulness and nursing
What is mindfulness? It’s the practice of bringing your awareness into the present moment. It’s about noticing the ‘right now’ by engaging your five senses and watching your thoughts as they come and go without holding onto or pushing away what your are experiencing. [ + ]
Paracetamol painfully poor for arthritis
In a large-scale analysis of pain-relief medication for osteoarthritis, researchers found that paracetamol does not meet the minimum standard of clinical effectiveness [1] in reducing pain or improving physical function in patients with knee and hip osteoarthritis. Although paracetamol was slightly better than placebo, researchers conclude that, taken on its own, paracetamol has no role in the treatment of patients with osteoarthritis, irrespective of dose. [ + ]
Healthy eating on shifts? Be a planning boss
Working shifts means that eating regular meals goes on the back-burner. And eating healthy food, well that's just for those normal people working regular jobs right? We all know how it goes, a coworker calls in sick, you get six new admissions and there is no time to sit down, let alone digest anything. [ + ]
Alarm Fatigue
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