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The two sides of genetic testing
The prospect of disclosing genetic test results to insurers is putting Australians off having the tests. Is it time to change the system? Kirrilly Burton reports.
High rates of falls from cots and playpens
FALLS from cots, playpens and bassinets are resulting in high rates of soft tissue injuries of the head or neck among US children. Around 181,654 children younger than two were treated in emergency departments for such injuries from 1990 to 2008. Most involved children falling in cribs (83.2%), followed by playpens (12.6%) and bassinets (4.2%). “Greater efforts are needed to ensure safety in the design and manufacture of these products,” the authors said. Pediatrics 2011; 127:479-486
Access to counselling improving in Lebanon
HEALTH organisations are making mental health counselling a priority in war-torn Lebanon. The country’s first large-scale psychiatric epidemiological study revealed that one-half of the population had experienced war-related trauma and 17% had a mental disorder. The non-profit International Medical Corps (IMC) has initiated a program to train GPs in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan to recognise mental disorders and treat non-severe cases. Due to constant political upheaval, Lebanon is only one of two Arab states without a designated mental health policy. Lancet 2011; 377:707-708
First-graders can learn first aid
CHILDREN as young as four trained in basic first aid could save lives, Norwegian research shows. A study found children in kindergarten taught first aid using the ‘five-finger-rule’ system – look at the person, talk to them, touch them to try to wake them up, call emergency services, and then stay and give comfort – could perform first aid two months later. They recalled the emergency services phone number and accurately described their location. When one of the teachers pretended to lose consciousness, the children acted as a group and were able to put the person ...
Higher education linked to lower BP
HOLDING an advanced education degree protects against low blood pressure (BP), particularly in women, new research shows. An analysis of 4000 patient records over a 30-year period from the Framingham Offspring Study revealed women who completed 17 years of schooling or more had systolic BP levels on average 3.26 mmHg lower compared with women who failed to finish high school. Lower BP benefits remained after controlling for cardiovascular risk factors including smoking, drinking, obesity and BP. Men who undertook post-graduate degrees had a 2.26 mmHg lower BP compared with men who did not finish high school. ...
- Nitroglycerin may lessen fractures
- Heart Foundation Tick under scrutiny
- Relatives of melanoma patients in danger
- Europe cracks down on fake drugs
- Interval breast cancers high in United Kingdom
- Safe sex calls for porn film industry
- Routine thrombophilia testing little value in VTE
- ‘Red flag’ reminder for glaucoma
- High diastolic BP in boys a predictor of mortality
- ‘Compelling evidence’ alcohol protects against coronary heart disease
- Mobile phone emissions affect brain metabolism
- Self-harm videos a growing online trend
- Epidural control cuts forceps deliveries
- Viral infection makes leishmaniasis worse
- Peru traffic accidents number one killer
- Stroke rise in patients with HIV
- Soil disease on the rise in Hawaii
- High non-war injury evacuations in Iraq
- Verbal fluency linked to risk of later stroke
- Rescue steroid strategy may benefit kids with asthma
- Urgent need for pertussis policy
- Rescue steroid strategy may benefit kids with asthma
- Whooping cough claims another infant
- Hong Kong children spot dementia in elderly
- Free medicines to tackle Brazilian poverty
- Uterine health key in birth outcomes
- Sideline test to detect concussed athletes
- Osteoarthritis care needs a new clinical approach
- Birth defects linked to dads’ cancer
- Failed test follow-up spurs investment into e-health
- Experts argue over much hyped polypill potential
- Lowering BP shows no benefit in acute stroke
- Sun exposure and vitamin D lower MS risk
- Increasing antibiotic resistance a matter of national urgency
- US antifraud campaign recovers $4 billion
- GP training needed to tackle insomnia burden
- Treatment shortages for Russian HIV patients
- Wisdom of ‘big brekkie’ questioned
- Evidence for mobile phone safety in doubt
- Study backs public defibrillators
- Coeliac disease increases risk of developing IHD
- Obesity in kids fuelled by tonsillectomy
- Push for lower BMI for banding
- Safety alert for breast cancer patients on antidepressants
- Breastfeeding benefit for cancer survivors
- FDA simplifies medical device review process
- Swiss support network for distressed doctors
- Major journals cut access in poor countries
- 10,000 steps halves diabetes risk
- Mammogram may predict CHD
- Study highlights clopidogrel safety with PPIs
- Pay-for-performance dealt a major blow
- Evidence lacking for statin use in low-risk patients
- One in five: aftermath brings major mental health impact
- Long-acting insulin cancer link ‘inconclusive’
- Barriers block GP efforts to prevent obesity
- GPs support bowel cancer program
- Long-acting insulin cancer link ‘inconclusive’
- Ciprofloxacin subsidy extended for flood victims
- Hypotension risk for CCB patients on macrolides
- Least harmful NSAID for cardiovascular patients identified
- 'Mystery illness' surfaces after floods
- Flood victims’ health now a priority
- Floods may affect glycaemic control: study
- 11 variables predict who will choose GP career
- Stroke risk higher for fatty liver patients
- Heart health in younger adults not improving
- Lizard venom can lower blood pressure
- Pregnancy loss linked to increased CVD risk
- Low vitamin D raises risk of hypertension
- Study refutes cancer risk of anti-hypertensives
- First prescription-only omega-3 preparation available on script after MI
- Flavoured cigarettes to be banned
- China to lift quality of scientific journals
- US reignites gene patent debate
- Salt levels still too high in bread
- Cardiac remodelling follows pre-eclampsia
- Abnormal liver function no barrier to statin use
- Statins safe in abnormal liver function, study says
- Strong family ties linked to the development of AF
- Novel treatment for hypertension
- Tougher rules loom for coronary calcium scans
- Increase in oesophageal cancer cause for concern
- Blowout in junk food ads for youngsters
- Rights activist given psychiatric assessment
- Drugged-up drivers wreak havoc
- Facebook triggers asthma attack in troubled teenager
- Unfriendly child’s play?
- UK export of death row drug reviewed
- UNICEF-Cadbury deal not so sweet
- One in five UK soldiers distressed in Iraq
- SSRIs mostly safe in pregnant women
- Mild analgesics linked to reproductive disorders
- Dodgy doctors on pharma company payroll
- US barber shops cut hypertension in men
- Vitamin E supplements linked to stroke risk
- Insurance concerns deterring gene tests
- New less invasive Barrett’s screening test
- Cancer guidelines to be updated wiki fast
- Aussies’ alcohol consumption underestimated
- Neonatal TSH can reveal iodine status
- Urgent funding needed for secondary fracture prevention
- Annual zoledronic acid useful and safe for fracture prevention
- Rural breast cancer patients choosing more invasive treatment
- Adults with insomnia face increased risk of disability
- Vanity beats sex in hair loss therapy
- Rethink needed on BMD testing interval for women
- Vanity beats sex in hair loss therapy
- Deadly parasitic disease rises in Sudan
- Soldier suicides need primary care strategies
- Microalbuminuria a strong stroke risk
- Taking antihypertensives at night may optimise BP control
- Taking antihypertensives at night may optimise BP control
- Iodine message not getting through
- Weight-loss drug withdrawn after CV event link
- Severe hypoglycaemia linked to a wide range of serious conditions
- Cochrane review
- Hypoglycaemia linked to wide range of illness in type 2 diabetes
- I can’t believe it’s not…
- Viagra to be sold in British supermarkets
- Crackdown on ‘hillbilly heroin’ crime wave
- Multivitamin use linked to lower MI risk
- hsCRP screening not cost-effective
- Portrayal of GP role in opioid crisis unfair
- Osteoporosis treatment: criteria need to change
- Pine bark found not cardioprotective
- Misheard lyrics may be a sign of hearing loss
- Binge drinking linked to subtle cardiac injury
- UK GP salaries fall for third year
- New drug-resistant bacteria a global threat
- GP primary care model flagged for China
- America in grip of bedbug boom
- Older quit ads still effective
- Promoting fake tans can boost sun-smart habits
- Lower BP raises risk in pre-existing CAD
- Role of oxygen in MI needs revisiting
- Cardiovascular poll
- Warning on triple anti-platelet therapy in AF
- Aspirin prevents CV events in chronic kidney disease
- GPs back automatic BP monitoring
- Rise in heterosexual spread of HIV reignites circumcision debate
- Age 30 mooted as starting point for statins in high-risk patients
- Migraine with aura an independent CV death risk
- Rectal cancer rising in young adults
- FDA recalls 500m eggs after salmonella scare
- Ebola vaccine trial set for humans
- Cash bonus to cut Indian birthrates
- Antidepressant unsuccessful in heart failure
- German medical body in Nazi scandal
- Asthma drug ruling ‘nonsensical’
- Fashion craze sparks dengue fever risk
- Gulf Oil spill triggers mental health problems
- Nanoparticles a danger in sunscreens
- Female beer drinkers at higher risk of psoriasis
- Alcopops tax a bit of a fizzer
- Long-acting beta-agonists given CV safety profile
- Risk of atypical fracture with bisphosphonates rare
- Warning on DPP-4 and ACE inhibitor combo
- Alcohol abuse hugely undertreated
- Sweet tooths vulnerable to sour aftertaste – alcoholism
- Immediate drug therapy warranted for confirmed HT
- New US guidelines to cut caesarean rates
- Nigerian fatal lead poisoning epidemic
- Plus-Size schoolwear for UK children
- Rate of type 1 diabetes still high but stable
- Addiction therapy combo weighs in as obesity treatment
- Depressed? Tune in, turn on
- Media hype to blame in bisphosphonate fall
- Study backs steroid injections in frozen shoulder
- German doctors defend homoeopathy funding
- Tanzania offers cash to sti-free citizens
- US testing seafood for oil spill contamination
- Sunscreen ingredient linked to photoallergy risk in kids
- More rheumatoid arthritis treatments listed on PBS
- Cardiac patients miss out on meds
- Alcohol manufacturers tap new markets
- US brain lab violates FDA regulations
- HIV alert for world cup fans who’ve played away
- Many younger at-risk adults are missing out on lipid screening
- GP practice versus guidelines: it’s academic
- Rise in shingles justifies elderly zoster vaccine
- Remote home monitoring set to surge
- Home DIY care shows merit for hypertension
- Danes beef up ‘fat’ tax to keep country lean
- Pertussis epidemic worst in 50 years
- Synthetic dope banned after dangerous highs
- TV chef’s ‘school dinners’ junked
- New evidence prescription opioid use is rising
- Lower BP no benefit in diabetes and CAD
- BP tool measures risk of surges
- US paediatricians backflip on female ritual cuts
- British doctors call for end to ‘gay fix’ therapy
- Chinese dissidents put in psych hospitals
- Bali targets dogs after rabies outbreak
- Glucosamine no benefit for low back pain
- Drug combination linked to hyperkalaemia risk
- Beetroot juice could be new answer to BP lowering
- Clopidogrel cleared for acute coronary syndrome
- Pregnancy breath test a smoking gun?
- ‘Me’ generation found to lack empathy
- NICE calls for ban on trans-fats
- Polio outbreak in Tajikistan sparks alarm
- Arts profile - Dr Ronald McCoy
- Lower BP targets for CKD ‘flawed’
- Senate report maps strategies for reliable suicide reporting
- Improved drug access a catch-22 situation
- Red Cross fined for compliance failures
- UK better off without ‘breast is best’ slogan
- CIA accused of illegal human experimentation
- Law: mobile phones to show radiation levels
- Montelukast add-on improves inhaler benefits in kids’ exercise-induced asthma
- Anxiety a predictor for cardiac death
- Ageing brings benefits to mental wellbeing
- US salt industry fights moves to cut back
- GP fear stops reporting of medical errors
- Amazon logging linked to malaria epidemic
- Cardiovascular risk factors rife in Scotland
- Public health messages need to stress smoking link to depression
- Genotyping reduces warfarin risks
- Plan to pay Italian women not to abort
- Personalised cancer therapy for NHS patients
- New Pakistani laws to improve women’s health
- South Africa moves to fend off world cup fever
- Doubts over serum acid-CVD risk link
- Prevention makes inroads into MI rates
- NSAID link to cardiovascular risk reignites OTC debate
- Doctor linking vaccine to autism struck off
- UK Website Helps GP Work Life
- 9/11 stress increases miscarriages
- Europe launches men’s health report
- Aspirin for CVD prevention in diabetes under review
- Blow out in budget for bowel cancer
- Uzbek doctors barred from overseas travel
- British television ads promote abortion
- GSK accused of trying to silence journal criticism
- Renin-angiotensin system blockade shows benefit in prevention of AF
- CV risk equations are ‘inaccurate’ for elderly
- Reassurance on suicide risk for SSRI use in adolescents
- Osteoporosis treatment minimises premature death risk
- Strain of global crisis in UK workers
- New claims of HIV epidemic in Philippines
- China faces surge in cardiovascular disease
- FDA to reward doctors for policing pharma ads
- Experts flag risk of femur fractures from long-term bisphosphonate use
- Obesity linked to pancreatic cancer: study
- Statin benefits still outweigh side-effects
- Renal function a key predictor of death risk
- Inappropriate PPI use needs closer monitoring and review
- Low sexual desire a common problem among women
- Lack of sexual desire under-recognised in women
- Colon cancer link to high coffee and soft drink intake disputed
- CRP screens may identify risk of premature death
- Check BP in children with familial hypertension
- Serious risks of AF are widely misunderstood
- Biomarker may identify most at risk of CVD
- Urine albumin preferred to dipstick
- High-fibre diet fights colorectal cancer: study
- Doctors left in limbo over clopidogrel-PPI safety
- BP monitoring at home superior to office: study
- Having CT scan linked to chronic back pain
- Pressure for pseudoephedrine supplies shifts to GPs
- Regular indoor tanning a bona fide addiction: experts
- Thrombosis risk low with gene mutation
- New initiative to boost CV therapy adherence
- No evidence chiro therapy helps chronic low-back pain
- Ambulatory BP thresholds revised
- Australian law may alter as US rejects gene patents
- Occasional cannabis a path to harder drugs
- Celebrity cancer hype skews messages
- Chlamydia screening benefit queried
- Long-term metformin uselinked to lower breast ca risk
- Universal screening backed for diabetes
- LDL-C lowering still valid
- Call for BMI to be taken off scales as fat indicator
- DVT tool estimates risk of recurrence
- Easter Bunny delivers more than just eggs
- PFO closure is ‘no help’ for migraines: experts
- Spot the difference?
- Vitamin B6 may reduce risk of bowel cancer
- Evidence for vit D to prevent CVD ‘insufficient’
- Young stroke age ups risk to family
- CVD risk assessment needs follow-up treatment targets
- Consider ECG screening before stimulants in kids with ADHD
- Doctors call for Medicare to fund complex pain consults
- BP variability a powerful stroke predictor
- PBS listing imminent for first oral anticoagulant
- Neurocardiac training promising for hypertension
- CVD risk markers identified in toddlers
- Found in translation: GPs worldwide rely on gut feeling
- Benefit of statins confirmed for CVD prevention in women
- A new prescription for drug addiction
- GP software needs CVD absolute risk tool
- PVCs may be important marker of stroke risk
- Target CVD risk in migraine without aura
- Superficial thrombus a red flag for DVT
- Women significantly underestimate CVD risk
- HRT no CVD benefit, review confirms
- Women’s heart health: Are you doing enough?
- Some SSRIs inhibit tamoxifen, experts warn
- Men could inherit hip fracture risk from granddads
- Govt defends ‘ineffectual’ Healthy Kids Check
- Back pain care out of step with evidence
- Proteinuria predicts adverse outcomes
- Warnings inadequate for herbal therapy-CVD drug interactions
- Oestrogen-only HRT linked to higher risk of postmenopausal asthma
- Fish oil may prevent development of psychosis
- Hypokalaemia a mortality risk in CKD patients with heart failure
- ‘Salt to taste’ message in mags a recipe for trouble
- Mortality high in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
- Concerns over counterfeit erectile drug fatalities
- GPs best for smoking cessation
- Medication compliance poor after stroke
- High vit D reduces colon cancer risk
- Gaming toy has serious medical application
- Asthma link to risk of preterm birth disputed
- Warning on pool disease risk in heatwave
- TENS no use in chronic back pain
- Efficacy of Tamiflu in doubt
- Early retirement better for health
- Experts call for action by Govt to cut salt in food
- Study questions negative PPI-clopidogrel interaction
- Safety of antibiotic in early pregnancy queried
- Folate supplements in late pregnancy up child asthma risk
- Raising HDL reduces CV risk independent of LDL
- Uncertainty over cannabis link to schizophrenia
- Test potential parents for cystic fibrosis carrier status
- Women’s CV risk is rising as men’s risk decreases
- Fatty liver treatments promising but evidence needed
- Experts divided over best weight loss strategy
- Home fetal heart monitor linked to tragedy
- Jury out on definition of Internet addiction
- Call for chronic pain to be recognised as a disease
- Long QT affects more people than estimated
- Debate continues on insulin glargine safety
- Liraglutide helps glycaemic control
- Call for upgraded screening of sperm donors
- IBD drugs linked to greater lymphoma risk
- Ear probe sounds out mental health diagnosis
- ADHD guidelines delayed by probe into conflict of interest
- Concise psychiatric reports preferred by GPs
- Risky drinking in elderly prompts call for screening
- Australia tops world cannabis use
- Recent weight change linked to diabetes risk
- Experts divided over optimum HbA1c targets
- Herpes zoster increases stroke risk
- Iodine fortification of bread starts today
- Analysis backs catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation
- RACGP rejects new advice on PSA testing at 40
- Absolute CVD risk guide to close gaps in management
- Study allays concerns over PPI-antiplatelet interaction
- Lifesaving benefit of implantable defibrillators in women disputed
- Glucose injections and exercise prove answer to Achilles heel
- Prenatal infection a risk factor for schizophrenia
- World report - 18 September 2009
- Prenatal exposure to infection linked to schizophrenia
- Guidelines for individualised HbA1c targets to be released soon
- Illicit drug use common among young with diabetes
- More intensive approach to child obesity needed
- Fears over insurance cover could deter genetic testing
- Fibrate’s CVD benefit in type 2 diabetes underestimated
- Dopplers useful for detecting PVD in diabetes
- Poor health a legacy of marriage disruption
- World report - 11 September 2009
- Bowel screening a lifesaving lesson for GP
- Recreational use of anxiolytic rising
- Advances in treatment for heart failure promising
- World report - 4 September 2009
- Evidence shows HMRs work but uptake still low
- Albuminuria points to heart failure risk
- GPs best placed to spot depression in cardiac patients
- Genetic screening should be routine in sudden death post-mortems: experts
- Push for subsidised fish oils now evidence is conclusive
- Experts welcome rotavirus vax success
- Gene test shows sun-sensitive melanoma risk
- Diagnostic tests underused in syncope: expert
- World report - 7 August 2009
- World report - 31 July 2009
- Bowel cancer survival rates on par with UK's
- Marker offers new approach to assessing CVD risk
- Prediction tool could unveil hidden depressive disorders
- Cash for weight loss schemes reap slim gains
- Study confirms HRT increases ovarian cancer risk
- Alcohol use linked to half of homicides
- World report – 24 July 2009
- Garlic for colds lacks evidence
- Conflicting data on child obesity epidemic
- Evidence for lower BP targets in doubt
- Review backs thiazides as first line for hypertension
- Media sending wrong message on child obesity
- World report - 10 July 2009
- Safety of smoking cessation products under review
- Hodgkin survivors at increased stroke risk
- World report July 3 2009
- NSAIDs overused in musculoskeletal injury
- Push to curb opioid abuse with private script ban
- Growing support for PSA screening’s lifesaving benefit
- ‘Cut down to quit’ no better than cold turkey
- Workplace blues linked to depressive disorders
- World report - 26 June 2009
- Safety alert on motion sickness drugs in kids
- Junk food’s consolation prize
- High BP and heart rate predict microalbuminuria
- World report - 12 June 2009
- Therapy combination cuts musculoskeletal pain
- Evidence lacking for routine use of aspirin in diabetes
- BEACH reveals rising tide of CKD in GP patients
- World report - 5 June 2009
- Depression study message questioned
- Fund flu vaccine in all kids
- Radical steps proposed to tackle opioid use
- Health experts push for review of alcohol tax
- World report - 29 May 2009
- Patients lose out over acne treatment
- Melanoma risk predictor to fit Australian population
- World report - 15 May 2009
- Media reaction over hypnotic drug ‘exaggerated’
- City-bush divide on antidepressant use
- Arterial disease linked to bone loss risk
- World report – 8 May 2009
- Fear drives breast cancer surgery
- Debate over HbA1c target in pay for performance
- Type 1 diabetes rising but causes remain unclear
- World report - 1 May 2009
- Experts back low LDL levels despite stroke risk finding
- Waist size better heart failure predictor than BMI
- Eliminate soft drinks to shed more weight
- Study supports ARBs for diabetes prevention
- Lifestyle programs lacking
- Can ecstasy aid trauma therapy?
- Insomnia-hypertension link found
- World report - 10 April 2009
- Positive family history a risk for venous thrombosis
- Dual BP therapy hits the target first up
- Medication overuse is rife in headache control
- World report - 3 April 2009
- Folate a prostate cancer risk
- Patent threat over genetic tests
- World report - 27 March 2009
- Debate over elderly heart failure treatment
- World report - 20 March 2009
- New Aussie CV risk guidelines launched
- Program targets stroke prevention in CVD
- World report - 6 March 2009
- Pulmonary HT treatments are lifesavers: review
- AF risk predictor could hold the key to prevention
- Risks with warfarin greater in renal disease
- Cardiovascular benefits of raised HDL queried
- Immobilisation is best treatment for ankle sprain
- Genotyping may pave way for tailor-made drugs
- Doubts over stroke prevention surgery
- Dial-a-peer support program prevents postnatal depression
- Mortality rate for drug-induced anaphylaxis soars
- World report – 23 January 2009
- Spreading Christmas cheer pays off
- World report - 12 December 2008
- World report - 5 December 2008
- GPs refused prescribing rights for acne drug
- GPs left to pick up the pieces after stroke rehab
- Confusion over safe sun time
- Study casts doubt on depression screens in CVD
- World report - 28 November 2008
- Clinical diagnosis beats ECG in angina
- World report - 21 November 2008
- Benefit of statin therapy seen in elevated CRP
- Teens skip insulin for weight control
- Daily vitamins have no role in cancer prevention
- Migraine may lower breast cancer risk
- World report - 14 November 2008
- Beta-blockers in hypertension increase risk of CVS events
- World report – 7 November 2008
- Push for ‘fat tax’ on food
- Fund more methadone to reduce prescription opioid abuse
- Asthma improves but low action plan uptake
- Depression during pregnancy doubles preterm delivery risk
- Clearer criteria are needed for PMR diagnosis
- Study links thyroid disorder with glaucoma risk
- World report – 31 October 2008
- GPs best placed to manage back pain
- Mobile phones a possible lifeline against youth suicide: expert
- ARBs may be of benefit in diabetic retinopathy
- World report – 24 October 2008
- Probiotic use for treating child eczema questioned
- Healing delayed with SSD cream
- One-on-one training for pelvic floor
- Vitamin D may have a mental health role
- Tobacco laws out of step with public views
- Anti-sun protection media coverage rising
- First guidelines for familial cholesterol imminent
- National ethics committee can simplify child research consent
- World report - 26 September 2008
- Review PBS lipid therapy criteria: experts
- Longer recovery after concussion needed
- World report - 19 September 2008
- World report - 12 September 2008
- Half diabetes patients are on target for BP control
- Heart-rate reduction overrated by media
- Doubt over statins’ benefit in heart failure
- Jury out on best option to prevent second stroke
- Antihypertensive drug could prevent skin cancer in men
- Search for familial cholesterol will be a lifesaver
- Wheel turns full circle for child tonsillectomy
- Experts push routine aspirin earlier for CVD prevention
- Uncertainty over safe VTE therapy length
- Fabry’s disease a stroke risk in adult patients
- World report - 29 August 2008
- Moderate exercise cuts AF risk in elderly
- Alcohol consumption data could dry up
- Calls to regulate Internet DNA tests
- World report - 22 August 2008
- GPs urged to redouble effort to meet CVD target
- Hypertension guidelines to be more user friendly
- Concerns over direct marketing of genetic tests to consumers
- Mass hep B screening viable
- World report - 15 August 2008
- National strategy planned for VTE prevention
- Whole-body skin check may be a lifesaver in melanoma
- Media coverage biases distort cancer burden
- Spouse smoking stroke risk ‘definitive’
- World report - 8 August
- Inhaled steroids offer cardioprotection
- Daily exercise minimises colon cancer risk
- World report – 1 August
- GPs key to future of cancer care
- Cardiac stress test criteria questioned
- Tailor diets to individual needs: study
- Back pain guidelines need overhaul: expert
- World report - 25 July
- Bleeding risk reduced in depressed patients with pain
- Interferon hope in melanoma
- Child eczema an asthma risk until middle age
- Golf cart injuries par for course
- Hearing loss a risk with diabetes
- World report - 18 July
- Easy, effective warfarin alternative shows promise
- World report - 11 July
- Low serum vit D link to cardiac death disputed
- BP treatment resistance widespread
- World report - 4 July
- New analgesic advice could cut abuse
- Call to simplify BP measurement to systolic only
- Long-term risks unknown in medicinal cannabis use
- World report - 27 June
- AF in heart failure: rate over rhythm
- World report - 20 June
- CVD prevention hope after Euro success
- Depression often overlooked in somatisation: experts
- Screening tool quick and accurate for somatisation diagnosis
- Study disputes alcohol-AMD link
- Evidence slim on omega-3s for AMD prevention
- Reliving traumatic events can prevent stress disorders
- Survival up with clot aspiration before stents
- Fears over pneumonia-MRSA links in young
- Cardiac patients clueless on risks and symptoms
- World report - 13 June
- HbA1c role in diagnosis flagged
- Vitamin D for prostate cancer prevention queried
- Cancer therapy benefits reduced by antioxidants
- Internet streamlines INR monitoring
- World report - 6 June
- Genetic link to herpes zoster
- New hep B strategy needed
- Parents need better education on topical steroids: expert
- Eye-drop stain used to treat melanoma
- World report - 30 May
- BUDGET 08: Funding for reverse sterilisation is back
- Prescribing software needs national standards
- Fatigue in healthy a clue to impaired heart function
- Metabolic syndrome may start in teens
- Cause of low vitamin D-depression link unclear
- World report - 23 May
- Reassurance on safety of long-acting beta-agonists for COPD
- Debate over best treatment for gestational diabetes
- Evidence lacking for SSRI benefit beyond one year: study
- Over half of asthma patients don’t take meds
- World report - 16 May
- ECG recommended before ADHD treatment
- Shorter life preferable to cancer treatment for many
- Educate practice staff to identify a stroke
- World report - 2 May
- Doubts over DIY glucose monitoring
- Child ear drop guidelines outdated, unsafe: expert
- DASH cuts heart disease risk
- World report - 25 April
- Incomplete drug trials may jeopardise patient safety
- Stent or surgery? The debate continues in carotid stenosis
- Exhaust fumes stress brain
- Rising asthma rates questioned
- Incidental lung findings
- Smoking reduces asthma treatment benefits
- Secondary causes of asthma deaths often underestimated
- GP benefit of spirometry to be assessed
- Brain scans unlock keys to creative thinking
- Hypertension is often hereditary, study confirms
- Hormonal contraception a viable option for men
- Daily insulin simpler in type 2 diabetes
- Road proximity an allergy hazard
- Folate decreases sperm abnormalities
- New approach to preventing Indigenous child ear infection
- Genetics handbook needs better promotion: experts
- Medicare funding warranted for universal access to genetic tests
- New ‘cutting-edge’ surgical gown
- Mail reminder aids drug compliance
- Long-term low-calorie diet can beat obesity
- Ongoing expert contact is key to keeping weight off
- Hairdressers not cut out for health advice
- Distress but not depression linked to stroke
- Lab test is not essential for predicting cardiac events: study
- Vitamin D lowers child diabetes risk
- Warning over selenium toxicity
- Paracetamol poisoning treatment simplified
- Miscarriage risk revised
- Faster BP lowering after stroke
- ‘Revolutionary’ vaccine for hypertension
- Low testosterone linked to depression in older men
- Study allays fear of addiction after ADHD stimulant therapy
- GPs vital to long-term survivor care
- In short, osteoarthritis is a tall order
- Diabetes diagnostic criteria needs review
- Experts dispute doubts over SSRI efficacy
- New intervention may lower cardiac mortality
- Statins’ benefit in diabetes reinforced
- New spirometry item could save GPs time
- COPD revision may reduce misdiagnosis
- Vit D deficiency a heart hazard
- Smoking halves Parkinson’s risk
- Angioplasty best option for diabetics
- Heart risks for late HRT starters confirmed
- Non-fasting TGs predict heart risk
- Chemotherapy info sheet a help to GPs
- Bladder cancer survival rates defy the norm
- Cancer mortality rates higher in Aborigines
- Mortality rate in RA patients not improved in 40 years
- Depression may be linked to lower BMD
- Warning urged on mixing alcohol and medicines
- Being physically active halves stroke risk
- Quit consults need item number
- COPD linked to arterial stiffness and higher BP
- DIY chlamydia test promising
- Government action on salt intake needed: expert
- Women’s aspirin use little help in VTE
- Drug-eluting stents may be unfairly maligned
- Ban on smoking in public places linked to fewer MIs
- VTE a red flag for heart attack and stroke
- Sneakers’ performance not about footing the bill
- Moderate exercise keeps women’s hearts healthy
- Pre-eclampsia a risk factor for future heart disease
- New firstline CHD option
- Brain MRI false alarms
- Chinese herbs best for period pain relief: review
- Heart benefit of aspirin diluted in women
- Push for screening program to start from age 50
- Statins’ heart benefits endure for up to a decade
- Coronary care falls short of guidelines
- Migraines more severe in the obese
- Multiple drugs reduce risk of recurrent MI
- Urgent mini-stroke treatment is best
- Early detection key to breast cancer survival
- Hormones help girls survive trauma
- High WBCs a cancer risk in older women
- Antibiotic a potential stroke therapy
- 24-hour BP monitoring ‘best’ for heart risk
- Panic attack death risk
- Aggressive BP lowering safe in elderly patients
- Screen relatives for heart disease
- ‘Silent’ stroke a major threat
- Hypertension often overlooked in young
- Coffee saves female brain
- Addressing risk factors key to cardiac rehab
- Smoking the top risk for CVD
- Gastro bleed rates are underestimated
- Blanket liver function tests not necessary: experts
- Treat mild sleep apnoea too
- Warfarin safe for elderly AF patients
- High BP link to anaemia
- Low LDL cancer link flagged