Focus on Pregnancy Health

Preventing weight gain in pregnancy While the practice of ‘eating for two’ during pregnancy may have been dismissed as an old wives’ tale, the maintenance of a healthy weight through diet and exercise has remained a constant in antenatal care.

Plants that Heal and Managing Diabetes: Informational Sessions

This week we have some interesting health research events in Sydney and Brisbane. SYDNEY Wed 10 Jun – Inspiring Science: Powerful Plants. Two talks from two very different researchers. How does broccoli help prevent cancer? And why do mangroves, seagrasses and salt marshes create vastly more carbon than land-dwelling forests? Dr Astha Singh explores the amazing anti-cancerous and antimicrobial properties of brassica plants such as broccoli. PhD candidate Jeffrey Kelleway discusses the potential for Australia’s vast coastal wetlands to be part of future climate change solutions. Where: Ultimo Community Centre, 40 William Henry Street Corner Harris Street Ultimo 2007 When: 18:00 – 19:00 AEST Contact: For more information please call 02 9265 9333.

GPs Access Palliative Care Support through Smartphone App

GPs providing older patients with palliative care now have access to specialist medical advice for in-home and residential care settings thanks to an app designed by Flinders University's Palliative Care Program.

Australia’s Best Nurses Awarded on Gold Coast

Winners of the 2015 Awards were announced at a gala ceremony held at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre on 15 May hosted by the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) as part of the APNA National Conference Brave to Bold.

Supervision: The Bionic Lens that offers Better Eyesight

You may have seen the news about the Bionic Lens offering wearers better than 20/20 vision without risk of deterioration or interference from cataracts over time. You won’t even have to bother with refilling contacts prescriptions or even leaving them in overnight - these non-degradable contact lenses are permanent and you won’t even feel them.

3D Modelling Brings Heart Simulation to Life

French company Dassualt Systemes has announced the upcoming commercial release of the world-first 3D simulated “living heart” model which will assist researchers and medical professionals in testing a variety of diagnostics and therapeutic treatments on the human heart in a completely safe environment.

Innovative Plan is Welcome Change from 30 Fruitless Years of Antibiotic Research

Widespread microbial resistance – where antibiotics are no longer able to kill bacteria – is increasingly seen as an apocalyptic threat. Routine surgical procedures could become perilous and minor problems like urinary tract infections could kill.Research warns such a situation could potentially cast us back to a Victorian-style era of medicine in which tens of millions of people die annually and the global economy loses US$100 trillion (£63 trillion) in output.

Asthma in Pregnancy Controlled through Diet

An even greater motivation for women looking to conceive and already pregnant to consume a healthy diet for has been established: the link to asthma severity during pregnancy.

Art Versus Science: Napoleon's Defeat is Insulin's Victory

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Trials and Tribulations: Marijuana Exports and Cancer Trial Myths

The Norfolk Island Government has granted Australian medicinal cannabis company AusCann a license to grow and export the crop with harvests beginning in May 2016.

The Conversation: A Special Note

Policy Commitment Needed for Addiction Recovery Support Services

 Among the important dialogue about the problem addiction poses to society, a critical piece of the puzzle is being overlooked and needs to be acknowledged in order to re-dress the balance of this problem. That dialogue is about recovery.

Computer Games are Good for your Brain

There is already plenty of emerging evidence that casual gamers have improved social, emotional and problem-solving skills as well as games providing a good way for kids to learn about technology. But now we have proof that gaming is good for the brain.

$485 Revamp for Australia’s Online MyHealth Records

Australia’s health records system has taken a leap forward thanks to an announcement from Health Minister Sussan Ley over the weekend, changing the currently floundering opt-in service to an opt-out service, much to the approval of health practitioners.

Studying Down Syndrome Might Help us Understand Alzheimer’s Disease Better

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