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Melanoma patients not attending recommended check-ups – June 4, 2015
New study data released by Australia’s largest melanoma research and treatment centre, Melanoma Institute Australia, reveals many early-stage melanoma patients are not fulfilling the recommended medical check-ups within the first year post- diagnosis. According to an article published in Australian Doctor (June 3, 2015), “only 34 per cent of stage I patients and 14 per…
Read More7.9 month improvement in metastatic bowel cancer patients following microsphere radiotherapy and chemotherapy – June 2, 2015
As published on Bowel Cancer Australia’s website today, results from an Australian-led global study have shown that treatment with radiation microspheres and chemotherapy (chemo-radiotherapy) improved progression-free survival in the liver by around eight months among metastatic bowel cancer patients. The SIRFLOX study – the world’s largest study of its kind involving 530 metastatic bowel cancer patients…
Read MoreNo link between MMR and Increased ASD risk – April 26, 2015
Published just days after the Commonwealth Government announced parents who choose not to vaccinate their children “conscientious objectors” will no longer be granted childcare benefits, new research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reveals there is no link between the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine and an increased risk of autism…
Read MoreAutism linked to pre-eclampsia
A US study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Paediatrics involving more than 1,000 children has revealed the development of autism in children is twice as likely when a mother has experienced pre-eclampsia during birth. Pre-eclampsia – a condition that only occurs in pregnancy – is typically characterised by high blood pressure…
Read MoreAussie cricket legend says healthy ageing is everyone’s business
Former Australian Test Cricketer, VFL/AFL footballer, author and commentator, Max Walker, AM, joined public health experts at the ‘Equity in disease prevention: vaccines for the elderly workshop,’ held in Melbourne today (Friday, June 20), to tackle the monumental health challenges facing our greying nation. Innovative, effective and long-term approaches to elderly immunisation were proposed to…
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