Using nanotechnology, a team of University of Georgia researchers has developed a diagnostic test that can detect viruses as diverse as influenza, HIV and RSV in 60 seconds or less. In addition to saving time, the technique — which is detailed in the November issue of the journal Nano Letters — could save lives by rapidly detecting a naturally occurring disease outbreak or bioterrorism attack.
World Diabetes Day on 14 November concludes a year-long worldwide campaign to address diabetes in disadvantaged communities and vulnerable groups.
As of 1 November 2006, new Medicare rebates became available for chronic disease prevention and mental health care.
The messages for Food Safety Week this year are aimed at young people leaving home. The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Christopher Pyne, said research consistently showed that young people, especially young men, had the worst knowledge of safe food handling.
Indigenous Australians are finding the health care system easier to access, according to a report issued today by the Minister for Health and Ageing, Tony Abbott, and the Minister for Human Services, Joe Hockey.
Responsible alcohol consumption messages will be taken direct to consumers in restaurants, cafes, clubs and bars throughout the ACT with the launch today of a new project by the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Christopher Pyne, and the ACT Attorney-General, Simon Corbell.
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is investigating an imported case of dengue fever today (November 15) and urged members of the public to guard against the disease.
Some women experience vaginal itching, burning and other symptoms after sex. They might be allergic to their partner’s semen. According to new research, the extremely rare allergies to seminal fluid can cause symptoms ranging from simple irritation to anaphylactic shock.
Regimens to treat HIV infection that are based on a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) are at least as effective as treatment with a protease inhibitor but require patients to take fewer pills each day, according to a new study funded in part by HHS? Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Some ?chocoholics? who just couldn?t give up their favorite treat to comply with a study to test blood stickiness have inadvertently done their fellow chocolate lovers – and science – a big favor.