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A chemist at the University of Queensland has turned the peptide-rich venom of a carnivorous, ocean-dwelling snail into a powerful painkiller that can be taken orally.
A new report reveals that two children in Australia are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes every day.
In Australia, the diagnosis of Alzheimer's - that affects the lives of 150,000 Australians - is made only after the symptoms have appeared.
Elderly residents of nursing homes in SA are at risk of contracting the highly deadly rotavirus.
Illegal drug use in Australia cost the nation $3.8 billion every year, says Professor Paul Wilson, an Australian criminologist.
Researchers have identified a specific biomarker signature that can predict the onset of Alzheimer's disease with 100 percent accuracy.
According to Australian scientists, there's a way to check the health state of a person brain and that is by looking into the eyes.
The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) reported on Tuesday that more than three and a half million Australians will become alcohol abusers and dependents during their lifetime but only one in five of them will seek treatment.
The World Health Organization is likely to announce on Tuesday that the H1N1 flu pandemic is over, indicating infection levels in most places have returned to those normal for seasonal influenza, health officials said.
Measuring certain proteins in spinal fluid can accurately diagnose Alzheimer's and predict which patients with memory problems will develop the fatal brain-wasting disease, Belgian researchers said on Monday.
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An Alzheimer's therapy experiment using brain pacemakers turned out to be successful in improving the memory or arresting memory loss of a small group of patients suffering from the disease.
The Queensland University of Technology Psychology and Counselling Clinic is offering free therapy sessions for problem drinkers.
Researchers from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada are linking the chemical prostaglandin D2 to the remission of ulcerative colitis or inflammatory bowel disease.
Canadian researchers have found that people with more tattoos have higher risk of contracting hepatitis C and other blood-borne diseases.
Experts state that a risk of an HIV epidemic may arise if conservative Aboriginal communities don't learn from others and start taking drug management measures seriously.
Australian's problematic drinking rates are on par with New Zealand and the US, and well above other developed countries such as France, Spain and Germany.
Eyewitness accounts that form the basis of the judicial system can be easily contaminated revealed an Australian study.
Carnamah District High School Principal, Rod Baker has taken a step to writing letters to parents concerning the fears of students of going to school just to avoid bullies and to gather support in the move to control the bullying behaviors among student.
A new study says pregnancy six months after a miscarriage is less complicated than in women who wait more than half a year to conceive again after losing a newborn at birth.
According to a recent study conducted by Australian scientists -published in the Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention journal, the drugs used in the treatment of asthma by thousands of men may be increasing the risk of developing prostate cancer.
A review of 88 studies on allergens since 2001 has found that allergy shots or allergen immunotherapy can reduce asthma symptoms or attacks.
South Australia's nurses and midwives warned on Monday that they may still go on strike if negotiations with the state government over pay raise, staffing and workload fail.
Girls in the U.S. may be continuing to hit puberty at earlier ages, according to new research.
Exercising in your 40's, 50's and 60's is like saving for your retirement, experts say.
President Barack Obama reached out on Saturday to retired Americans, an important group of voters, touting a report that showed healthcare reform had brightened prospects for the Medicare hospital trust fund.
People over 50 with HIV are more likely to be diagnosed with late-stage disease than younger adults, according to a British study.
