Scientists have identified the most clear genetic link yet to obesity in the general population. People with two copies of a particular gene variant have a 70 per cent higher risk of being obese than those with no copies.
For the growing number of people with diminished immune systems — cancer patients, transplant recipients, those with HIV/AIDS — infection by a ubiquitous mold known as Aspergillus fumigatus can be a death sentence.
A new drug for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) will be listed from 1 July 2007 on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
The privacy of medical information?and whether it should be kept confidential from parents?is one of the key concerns raised by young people as part of a major inquiry into Australia?s privacy laws, being conducted by the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC).
The distribution of Australian relief is well underway following the arrival of the first C130 aircraft at Munda airport in Solomon Islands late yesterday.
Australia will provide an additional $2.5 million for humanitarian relief and mine action in Uganda and Angola.
On World Health Day the Australian Government recommits to combating the growing threat of HIV/AIDS in our region, the Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Greg Hunt, said.
Texas A&M University and Princeton University physicists have joined forces to perfect a powerful new weapon in the war on terrorism ? a laser technique to identify deadly anthrax spores. Their results are published in the prestigious journal Science, due to hit newsstands tomorrow.
The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Health, and the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for M?tis and Non-Status Indians, launched the first ever national food guide for First Nations, Inuit and M?tis – ?Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide – First Nations Inuit and M?tis.?
Developing brain tumors can coax assistance from nearby cells known as microglia, according to a new study from scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The researchers have identified one protein made by microglia that helps accelerate tumor growth and are looking for others.