Medical Observer

NHMRC funded research to be free to public

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 +1000

The publications must be placed into an “institutional repository” within 12 months of publication, and will be available free of...

Govt ignores own research on alcohol warning labels

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 +1000

The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) has claimed that two reports released by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) as...

Hey Wallabies! Beef up and win

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 +1000

French researchers analysed the body shape, age and experience of almost 2700 forwards and backs who played in Rugby World Cup matches from 1987...

Human genetic patent to be determined in Federal Court

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 +1000

Patient advocacy group Cancer Voices Australia and Brisbane breast cancer survivor Yvonne D’Arcy are challenging the right of two...

Ratings websites a sore point with doctors

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 +1000

The Cegedim survey of 150 GPs, conducted on behalf of medical defence organisation Avant, found that while 77% of respondents had not bothered to...

Vitamin D test variability improving rapidly

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 +1000

This is not surprising given that a deficiency state is seen in a high proportion of the tested population, a fact that has surprised many...

First, do no harm – to patient and GP alike

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 +1000

It had taken me several circuits to spot the notice, discreetly displayed on a desk in the corner of the office block foyer. I knew which level my...

Removing the fear: Thalidomide’s evolution

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 +1000

DR MELITA Kenealy is a Melbourne haematologist with a particular interest in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). The disease, which typically affects...

Faith lost over e-health record, few GPs see value

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 +1000

The apparent lack of faith in the government’s e-health records system was revealed in a survey of 150 GPs, conducted by Cegedim on behalf...

Patients with CVD not reaching BP targets

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 +1000

Medical Observer

NHMRC funded research to be free to public

Govt ignores own research on alcohol warning labels

Hey Wallabies! Beef up and win

Human genetic patent to be determined in Federal Court

Ratings websites a sore point with doctors

Vitamin D test variability improving rapidly

First, do no harm – to patient and GP alike

Removing the fear: Thalidomide’s evolution

Faith lost over e-health record, few GPs see value

Patients with CVD not reaching BP targets

NSW ML’s transition hampered by feud with Aboriginal Medical Service

Pharma regulation in spotlight after $40K fine

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder poorly tracked and understood

Govt moves to overrule court on PSR

Air pollution accelerates female brain ageing

Low vitamin D leads to obesity

Fall in antibiotic prescribing for URTIs

Tear up the roadmap on mental health: Mendoza

Stents superior to angioplasty in peripheral vascular disease

Instead of blaming gaming, use it as a tool to promote good health

Limited registration category for senior doctors campaign reignited

Hickie defends paper and rejects bias charge

Benzodiazepines for anxiety relief ‘unclear’

Closing gap on Indigenous smoking ‘challenging’

Fears over NP paperwork are ‘overblown’, GPs told

Breast cancer survivors gain relief with group CBT

Parents confront PM on NDIS delay

Patients okay with doctors disclosing pharma payments

Cautionary tales

Violence against women affects one in 10: study

Behind the news - AGPN vs AMA on Medicare Locals

Cheese platter a danger zone for the vulnerable

Deaths from shark bites rise around the world

Japanese parents shun oral polio vaccine

Welcome news on trans-fat reduction

Students oppose Curtin med school

Heart failure compromises cognitive skills