Back Pain :: Lower back pain more in carers
While an estimated 80 per cent of Australians are believed to experience lower back pain at some point in their lives, carers of children with physical disabilities are at much greater risk of injury.
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Brain Cancer :: Search-and-destroy therapy for human brain cancer
Researchers in Germany have hidden vaccine-grade measles virus inside artificially generated blood cells in order to devise a search-and-destroy therapy for human brain cancer that can?t be “seen” by the immune system.
Sarcoma :: Researchers find that childhood sarcoma increases risk of blood clots
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, have determined that children and young adults with a form of cancer called sarcoma are at increased risk of having a thromboembolic event (TE) in their veins. Thromboembolic events can be a blood clot in a vessel that can interfere with normal blood flow.
Malaria :: Electronic mosquito repellents fail to prevent malaria transmission
Electronic mosquito repellents ? buzzing devices marketed to prevent malaria ? don’t prevent bites and therefore don?t prevent disease transmission, according to a new review of studies.
Mental Retardation :: How genetic malfunction causes a form of retardation
Researchers have discovered that the genetic malfunction that causes a form of mental retardation called Noonan Syndrome (NS) produces an imbalance in the genesis of two types of cells in the developing embryonic brain.
Child Care :: First nationwide child health and air pollution study commences
The Australian Child Health and Air Pollution Study will investigate the relationship between air quality and respiratory health by testing 3,200 students from 60 primary schools across Australia.
Obesity :: NIH launches study to assess bariatric surgery in adolescents
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today launched an observational study to evaluate the benefits and risks of bariatric surgery in adolescents. Bariatric surgery restricts stomach size and can decrease the amount of calories and nutrients the body absorbs.
Malaria :: Malaria-infected mice cured by 1 dose of new drug
Johns Hopkins University researchers have cured malaria-infected mice with single shots of a new series of potent, long lasting synthetic drugs modeled on an ancient Chinese herbal folk remedy.
Depression :: Benefits of antidepressants appear greater than risks for children, teens
A review of previous studies indicates that the benefits of antidepressants for children and teens with depression or anxiety disorders may outweigh their risks, and that the increased risk for suicidal thoughts and attempts from using these medications is not statistically significant, according to an article in the April 18 issue of JAMA.
Headache :: Dipyrone may treat headaches – but use with caution
The controversial drug dipyrone can treat acute headaches, but patients should be warned of the risk of potentially serious blood disorders (or “dyscrasias”), concluded a Cochrane Review team.