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Tasmania has Australia's longest elective surgery waiting time
Tasmania鈥檚 elective surgery waiting times in public hospitals has been ranked the worst in the country according to a report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). [ + ]
Zeroing in on a treatment for MS through cell migration
An important step in the treatment for autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis has been made by University of Adelaide researchers and their international counterparts. The findings published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry detailed the identification of potential inhibitors of specific cell membrane proteins, which are involved in the spread of cancer to other parts of the body (metastasis) and in the progression of autoimmune disease. [ + ]
Happy Global Handwashing Day!
That鈥檚 right: the Food Safety Information Council is using this Thursday 15 October Global Handwashing Day to celebrate your favourite topic: hand washing. So get out those gloves and blow them up into balloons in the name of good hand hygiene. [ + ]
HealthProcure 2016
Procurement and supply chain managers in the health and aged care sectors are continuously searching for opportunities to deliver better outcomes for all their stakeholders 鈥� especially patients. [ + ]
What the Trans-Pacific Partnership means for health
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) was signed this week, with 12 countries including Australia agreeing to a trade deal which now needs to pass their relevant government processes for final approval. [ + ]
Chinese Medicine researcher wins Nobel Prize
I鈥檓 sure I鈥檓 not the only one surprised by the announcement that half of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has gone to a researcher who spent her entire career researching traditional Chinese medicine. Based at the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing (now the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences) since 1965, scientist Youyou Tu, her colleagues, and home institution may well be just as stunned today as I am. [ + ]
Explainer: Myriad Genetics and BRCA1 Patent Ruling
You have almost certainly heard the news by now: Queensland cancer survivor Yvonne D鈥橝rcy has won an extensive battle against US biotech company Myriad Genetics. The Australian High Court ruled that the BRCA1 genetic mutation patent could not be owned by Myriad or any other company, allowing breast cancer sufferers access to diagnostic tests without exorbitant fees from private companies. [ + ]
Lung disorder genetic link identified
Why do some smokers avoid lung disease and some non-smokers develop it? Researchers in the UK have found the genetic link to cardio-pulmonary disorders (COPD) incuding bronchitis and emphysema which indicates the way lungs grow and respond to injury. [ + ]
Aspirin claims another title: Cancer Fighter
New research presented at the 2015 European Cancer Congress has found that in a study of cancer patients in the Netherlands, a daily dose of aspirin can improve the life expectancy of those experiencing cancers of 听the gastrointestinal tract. [ + ]
Here's the evidence why breast is best
It鈥檚 a mantra repeated by health providers Australia-wide: breast is best. And while we鈥檝e always known that there is something about mother鈥檚 breast milk that causes a baby to thrive, it has taken until 2015 to discover why that is. [ + ]
Nursing Home Funding
Aged-care funding creates dependency and lowers well-being of residents [ + ]
