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Adelaide Researchers Make Major Cerebral Palsy Discovery

12 February, 2015 by Petrina Smith

The long-held belief that cerebral palsy occurs when a child experiences a lack of oxygen during birth or pregnancy has been thrown by new research which shows it could be in the genes.


NHMRC Appoints Professor Anne Kelso as CEO

11 February, 2015 by Petrina Smith


$100,000 Worth Of Grants For Unique, Sustainable Immunisation Ideas

11 February, 2015 by Sophie Blackshaw

The Sanofi Pasteur Vaxigrants program has put out a call to immunisation providers in Australia to submit sustainable, replicable ideas for immunisation programs that the company could potentially offer one of four $25,000 grants.


Close the Gap Progress Report Released

11 February, 2015 by Petrina Smith

Close the Gap Campaign co-chairs Mick Gooda and Kirstie Parker have released the 2015 Close the Gap Progress and Priorities Report and presented key recommendations which would lead to  improved treatment and management of chronic health conditions in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.


Close The Gap Campaign Progress

11 February, 2015 by Sophie Blackshaw

To coincide with the Prime Minister's annual report card on progress in reducing Indigenous disadvantage, the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA), member of the Close the Gap campaign, has released its 2015 Close the Gap Progress and Priorities Report.


New Online Tool to Support Patients with Fatigue

11 February, 2015 by Petrina Smith

NPS MedicineWise has produced a new online tool to support health professionals dealing with patients with fatigue.


Drop in Organ Donations in 2014

11 February, 2015 by Petrina Smith

Organ donations dropped in 2014 by three percent, taking the number from 391 donors in 2013 to 378 organ donors in 2014.


$25 Million Investment Into Nanopatch, The Painless Vaccine

10 February, 2015 by Sophie Blackshaw

An Australian venture capital firm has announced that Vaxxas, one of its portfolio investment companies,  has successfully raised $25 million to advance its clinical programs and develop a pipeline of vaccine products for major diseases using its patented Nanopatch technology.


New Findings in Cellular Biology Studies

10 February, 2015 by Petrina Smith

Scientists from Griffith University on the Gold Coast are wondering if the study of cellular biology needs to be adjusted, following research on tumour cells.


Negative Impact Of Obesity On Fertility Is Reversable

10 February, 2015 by Sophie Blackshaw

A team at the University of Adelaide's Robinson Research Institute has discovered how damage caused from obesity passed from mother to child can be reversed, and the findings could have major implications for future fertility research.


Australian Doctors International Deliver WHO Program in Papua New Guinea

09 February, 2015 by Petrina Smith

A partnership between Australian Doctors International and  a global medical technology company will see a reduction in disease in Papua New Guinea.


Government Urged to Fund Dementia Prevention Program

09 February, 2015 by Petrina Smith

Alzheimer's Australia is lobbying Government to extend the funding for its dementia prevention program Your Brain Matters.



The Future of Cancer - An Experts Opinion on World Cancer Day

04 February, 2015 by Petrina Smith

With today being World Cancer Day, one of Australia's leading experts Professor Timothy Hughes, says cancers will become easier to treat in our lifetime.


Revolutionary Stroke Detector To Be Tested In Hunter Region

04 February, 2015 by Sophie Blackshaw

New South Wales' Hunter Region is about to become the testing ground for Swedish firm Medfield Diagnostics' new microwave-imaging headpiece for stroke and other traumatic brain injuries.


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