Health Research & Education
Love Your Lungs
Team VIVA! has been working closely with Lung Foundation Australia in the lead up to this year’s Pneumonia Awareness Week, running from Monday, May 6, to Sunday May 12, 2013. Team VIVA! has been teaming with Lung Foundation Australia to urge the community to support their ‘Love Your Lungs’ campaign this Pneumonia Awareness Week, to…
Read More‘Love your Lungs’ Pneumonia Awareness Week
Lung Foundation of Australia and Team VIVA! are gearing up for this year’s Pneumonia Awareness Week kicking off on Monday, May 6. This year’s theme is ‘Love Your Lungs’ and the campaign is designed to educate the general public about the seriousness of pneumonia and to encourage those in high-risk groups to talk to their…
Read MoreCan artificial intelligence replace the cancer physician?
You know you are well and truly in the 21st century when computers are outperforming doctors on predicting how best to treat cancer patients. The Independent (online) reports that scientists recently constructed mathematical formulas that were better able to forecast how cancer sufferers would respond to treatment. Dr Cary Oberije of Maastricht University Medical Hospital…
Read MoreIs the vaccination message getting through?
New research just published in the MJA has shown low rates of influenza vaccination uptake among pregnant women and that healthcare professional advice is crucial in influencing women to have the vaccine. The University of Sydney study of 815 pregnant women in three NSW hospitals, revealed uptake of the vaccine was just 27 per cent,…
Read MoreTeam VIVA! shedding light on epilepsy
In 2011, Team VIVA! was given the opportunity to work with the Australian epilepsy patient support associations to help raise awareness of this often stigmatised brain disorder. We heard from the associations about their tireless efforts to raise the profile of epilepsy in Australia, and we listened intently as they expressed their concerns for the…
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