Health Industry News
Cracking the genetic code of clinical depression
The Australian arm to a huge international study into the genetics of depression is on its way to recruiting 20,000 participants to try to crack the genetic code to depression. The interim data released today has shown that more than two-thirds of Australian study participants have tried at least two antidepressants to treat their clinical…
Read MoreReported flu cases at record high
Australia looks set for a record number of flu cases this winter with over 75,000 lab-confirmed incidences already this year. Shockingly, that number is twice as many as were recorded in the whole of 2016 and could lead to a record high for 15 years. Many more Australians are likely to have been suffering with…
Read MoreConventional methods of dealing with mental health not working
According to the nation’s largest, proactive, online mental health check, conventional approaches to managing mental health are expensive, time-consuming and inaccurate. Australia’s Biggest Mental Health Check-in – an innovative digital public health initiative, in conjunction with Medibio’s world first wearable objective test for the diagnosis of depression and other mental health disorders, designed to measure,…
Read MoreOccupational exposure link to COPD found
According to an Australian study released this week, workers exposed to herbicides in their workplace are more than twice as likely to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by the time they reach middle age. For those exposed to pesticides, there is a 74 per cent increased chance of developing COPD. The British Medical Journal…
Read MoreGHPR founder John Seng to be inducted into Hall of Fame
VIVA! Communications is thrilled to see the announcement today that GLOBALHealthPR (GHPR) founder, John Seng, is to be inducted into the National Capital Public Relations (NCPR) Hall of Fame. Seng will be honoured at the Public Relations Society of America’s annual gala in October this year following a decades long career in the industry. Working…
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