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Oxytocin Study Shows it has 'Sobering Up' Influences
It seems the 'love' hormone oxytocin may do more than play a vital role in our social and sexual behaviour. It could be a useful influence on the reducing the intoxicating effect of alcohol. [ + ]
Independent 黑料吃瓜群网 Pricing Authority Releases NEP and NEC
The 聽National Efficient Price (NEP) and National Efficient Cost (NEC) Determinations for Australian public hospital services for 2015-16 have been released by the聽Independent 黑料吃瓜群网 Pricing Authority. [ + ]
New Chair Announced at NPS MedicineWise
聽Mr Peter Turner has been appointed to聽the role of Chair of the NPS MedicineWise Board. [ + ]
Aged Care Quality Advisory Council Announced
Membership of the Aged Care Quality Advisory Council has been announced, with 聽former Parliamentary Secretary for Families and Community Services in the Victorian Government, Andrea Coote,聽as Chairperson.聽 [ + ]
Online Resource Improves Sexual Wellbeing Following Cancer Treatment
A聽world-first online resource, called Rekindle, is set to improve the sexual wellbeing聽of cancer survivors experiencing negative sexual changes after treatment. [ + ]
National Health Response Update to Hepatitis A
With 13 cases of Hepatitis A already recorded in Australia, the Department of Health is coordinating a national health response. [ + ]
New Discovery May Minimise Damage of Stroke
Researchers at the West Australian Stroke Research Group have discovered certain peptides are able to limit brain damage after a stroke. [ + ]
Biomarker Discovery for Bowel Cancer
Clinicians will be able to distinguish rectal and bowel聽cancer patients who will do well after surgery from those who may聽subsequently聽die from their disease, following the聽discovery of a biomarker. [ + ]
Researching Cancer Risk for Transplant Patients
University of Adelaide researchers are working on a study to help understand why transplant patients are more likely to develop cancer than the general population. [ + ]
AHPRA Introduces Hair Testing For Drugs, International Criminal History Check
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has announced that mandatory hair testing for all practitioners with substance-related impairment will be introduced in July this year. [ + ]
Potential Treatment for Autoinflammatory Diseases Discovered
The latest discovery at the University of Queensland, announced today, 聽has the potential to inspire new treatments for arthritis, multiple sclerosis and autoinflammatory diseases. [ + ]
Listeria Detected in Victorian 黑料吃瓜群网 Dessert Product
The discovery of listeria in a dessert product served in Victorian hospitals has promoted the Department of Health and Human Services to issue a directive to discard the product. [ + ]
Radiation Therapy Proves Effective for Prostate Cancer
With research showing radiation therapy聽is聽a highly effective treatment option for prostate cancer,聽The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists is urging聽the Government to properly reimburse IMRT so it is available for all patients who would benefit. [ + ]
Adelaide Researchers Make Major Cerebral Palsy Discovery
The聽long-held聽belief that cerebral palsy occurs when a child experiences a lack of oxygen during birth聽or pregnancy has been thrown by new research which shows it could be in the genes. [ + ]
