Breath test diagnoses gut diseases

A simple test developed by South Australian researchers could eliminate painful endoscopies.

Common virus could trigger coeliac in kids

Children who are genetically disposed towards coeliac disease could be triggered by a common intestinal virus.

Doctors poop Lego

Six Aussie doctors swallowed Lego heads in the name of science — and retained their sense of humour.

Improve lifestyle or risk 45,000 cases of bowel cancer

If Australians don't reduce their smoking, weight gain and excessive alcohol consumption, 45,000 cases of bowel cancer are likely over the next decade.

Game-changing glove has built-in infection control

A new type of medical examination glove has built-in antimicrobial technology that is proven to prevent the spread of infection.

Harmful bacterial biofilms targeted by researchers

A new manufacturing research partnership is aiming to develop solutions for harmful biofilm infections, which can cause morbidity in humans and animals.

Drs confusing common gastric condition with reflux

Researchers find that doctors are often misdiagnosing functional dyspepsia as acid reflux.

Poo transplants better than antibiotics for diarrhoea

Sometimes the best solution is not always the most attractive one.

The astounding success of ingestible sensors

Gas sensing is just the beginning of what these smart pills can do.

Acid reflux drugs linked to nasty tummy bugs

Use of stomach acid suppressing drugs, one of which is the second most prescribed drug in Australia, has been linked to an increased risk in gastro bugs and gut infections, UK researchers say.

Evidence-based training helps meet IPC targets

Within the healthcare sector there is growing pressure to reduce the rates of Health Care Associated Infections (HCAI).Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) teams have increasingly stringent targets to aim for with tighter budgets and larger penalties in place if they fail.

Don't wait to zap cardiac arrest

Waiting before giving a second heart shock to patients with cardiac arrest doesn't improve their survival chances, a new US study suggests, which calls into question current recommendations to delay it.

Biological therapies for your injectable & oral nutrients

Unintended hypothermia: Do you know the risks

Improvement Needed in Hospital Antimicrobial Prescription

The National Antimicrobial Prescribing Practice: results of the 2014 National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey report was released by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care and the National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Victoria. It summarises the results of a voluntary annual audit of 248 hospitals (197 public and 51 private) from across Australia and resulted in a data set of almost 20,000 prescriptions.