The HIV drug that has led to a significant drop in the number of HIV cases in Australia’s Brisbane will not be included on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. Queensland advocates believe that this omission is a big mistake. As per reports, Brisbane HIV infections have fallen 30 percent in five years and this achievement is significant.
A Baylor University research, to be presented at the 111th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA), has revealed that Sub-Saharan Africans are very satisfied with their sex lives. About 18 percent of the respondents rated their sex lives a perfect 10 out of 10. Traditionally, only highly developed countries have been considered for sex life satisfaction research.
Replacement knees and hips procedures and pacemakers in Australia cost three times as much as they do in Canada and Britain. Now the country’s private health insurance industry has blamed increasing health premiums on this high cost of procedures and devices.
New research suggests that women, as a relationship back-up plan, are programmed to have affairs. Women have evolved to pursue affairs if they decide to leave their partners, a female infidelity study has suggested.
The American Chemical Society has uploaded a video on their “Reactions” YouTube channel informing public how peeing in the pool can expose people to major health risks. Taking a leak while frolicking in the swimming pool is not only disgusting but also harmful.
Aussie smokers are helping the government to fill up tax coffers. Cigarettes in Australia already cost a bomb and they are set to become more expensive. Currently, a cigarette contributes 53.7 cents to the Federal Government. In another five years, this figure will go up to 80 cents per cigarette, thanks to a series of planned tax increases.
Euthanasia tourists are flocking to Brussels to get a lethal dose. Doctors at hospitals and clinics at Belgium’s capital are seeing an increase in number of euthanasia tourists who are travelling from across the world to their accident and emergency rooms. Olivier Vermylen, an emergency doctor at Brugmann University hospital, said seven out of 15 euthanasia cases involved French people.
South Australian health officials are reminding people to use condoms when having sex as there has been a spurt in chlamydia and gonorrhoea cases. As per SA Health, 735 people have been diagnosed with gonorrhoea this year up to now, compared to 523 at this time in 2015. About 3,454 chlamydia cases have been reported so far this year, up from 3,352 in 2015.
A NSW melanoma survivor has revealed how skin cancer specialists at the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) Melanoma Laboratories at The Westmead Institute for Medical Research brought her back from the jaws of death.
University of Queensland’s professor Andre Drenth believes that the banana extinction threat is greatly exaggerated. He said the disease Sigatoka complex that has the potential to wipe out all banana supply in the world in as less as five years is not present in Australia. Moreover, in case of an outbreak, the country is totally equipped to deal with such an outbreak.
NSW health officials have warned people of a meningococcal outbreak as the peak season for the disease approaches and five cases were reported last week. This year, nearly four people have died and 40 cases have been reported in NSW this year.
In order to investigate medicinal cannabis use in epileptic children, Australian researchers are reaching out to parents who are willing to break the law to procure marijuana for the sake of their ailing children.
Australian scientists have made a malaria breakthrough as they have found a very effective way to cure malaria by stimulating one’s immune system via a synthetic protein. The protein called PD-L2 has been developed by researchers at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Brisbane. The malaria cure has been highly effective in mice.
World’s banana supply is facing a lethal threat from a fast-advancing disease compound, known as the Sigatoka complex. University of California plant pathologist Ioannis Stergiopoulos believes that this disease has the power to wipe out bananas from the world in the next five to 10 years.
A new study has suggested that taking the common pain-relieving medication acetaminophen during pregnancy may be associated with increased risk of multiple behavioural problems in children. Acetaminophen is used by numerous pregnant women for pain and fever and is considered safe during pregnancy.
British scientists have confirmed life after death and have revealed that consciousness continues even after the physical body is dead. The scientists studied more than 2,000 people and confirmed that thought persists after death. The experts also have convincing evidence of an out-of-body experience for a patient who was declared dead by doctors.
Andrews government has revealed that an independent medical committee with 16 people will supervise the medicinal cannabis rollout in Victoria. The committee will also advise the next group of patients who will be provided access to the drug. The government committed $28.5 million in this year’s budget to make medical marijuana available next year to children suffering from severe epilepsy.
Jessica Minh Anh, who has captured the world with her runway visions and natural use of iconic landmarks, now returns to New York to close her most recent runway series.
New research has revealed that a commonly-used anti-inflammatory drug may be used to treat the dreaded Alzheimer’s disease. The researchers used an experimental model of Alzheimer's and found out that the drug successfully treated the condition. The anti-inflammatory drug completely reversed brain inflammation and memory loss in mice.
Australian researchers may solve transplant shortages worldwide after they made a breakthrough in cornea treatment. They developed an innovative cornea treatment that is capable of reducing the need for traditional donor issue transplants. Worldwide cornea shortage may be solved with the hydrogel film developed by the scientists.
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) has said it is unfortunate that evidence of a possible greyhound burial site has been removed, north of Newcastle. Officers went to examine the site on Monday after reports came in of at least seven canine skulls in bushland at Swan Bay. However, the inspectors after reaching the site could find only one of the skulls.
A cassowary has been relocated by wildlife officers after it attacked a man in far north Queensland. The man was attacked on Aug. 8 near Tully. However, he escaped with only minor cuts and bruises and no serious injuries, the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection revealed. The reason why it attacked is not fully known but it is believed it got aggressive after it was not provided with food.
NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner will be officially opening a $5 million research lab on Friday at the Westmead Institute that is set to enable considerable progress in the field of melanoma research and save lives of many Australians.
Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) has been endorsed by many but new research has showed that it can even slow down cognitive decline in patients. Apart from being good for the heart, the Mediterranean diet is good for the mind too. It may help keep Alzheimer’s at bay.
A Queensland study has found that only a dramatic increase in exercise may allow Australians combat stroke and heart diseases. Moreover, researchers at The University of Queensland that a five-fold increase of the current World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations may also reduce bowel and breast cancers as well as diabetes.
Calcium oxalate crystals, the most common component of human kidney stones, may be dissolved by a natural fruit extract, US researchers have found. The finding may lead to the first advancement in treating calcium oxalate stones in 30 years.
A breastfeeding mother, who is also a maternity ward nurse, almost killed her baby after she went on a raw food only diet. She narrowly avoided jail term after she agreed to provide evidence against her naturopath.
Discovery of ancient skeletons in Serbia has unearthed ancient magic spells. Now, archaeologists are trying to decipher these magic spells that are engraved on tiny rolls of silver and gold. These rolls were found alongside human skeletons buried almost 2,000 years ago. Chief archaeologist at the site in eastern Serbia, Miomir Korac, called this a “Middle Eastern mystery.” The language on the rolls is Aramaic and the alphabets are Greek.
New research has suggested that being lazy may mean one is highly intelligent. Thus, going by the research findings, people who spend a lot of time lazing around, may actually be more intelligent that the ones who are active. The study was conducted by Florida Gulf Coast University researchers and it suggests that people with high IQ don’t bore easily.
Archaeologists in a new study have stated that they have discovered numerous ancient stone tools near Azraq, Jordan, that still contain traces of animal residue. Some of the food items in this Paleolithic menu are similar to the modern eater and many are not so similar.
