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Cyclists who don't wear a helmet are almost six times more likely to suffer a severe head injury than their helmeted counterparts, according University of Sydney research published in the latest issue of the Medical Journal of Australia today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-cyclist-benefit-helmets-shown.html Health Mon, 06 May 2013 08:00:01 EST news287041882 Doctors should be able to provide subsidised "prescriptions" for healthy food to people in remote Aboriginal communities, says an Indigenous nutrition expert. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-prescription-healthy-food-remote-indigenous.html Health Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:00:04 EST news285233395 Flu vaccines given to children should be more rigorously tested before before being allowed onto the market, researchers say, to prevent a repeat of the 2010 vaccine release, which caused a spate of high fevers and febrile convulsions in young children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-kids-flu-vaccine.html Medications Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:50:01 EST news285233284 (Medical Xpress)—Medical researchers urge vaccination this flu season as new research shows that hospital-acquired, or nosocomial, influenza is relatively uncommon, but can be severe. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-hospital-acquired-influenza-rare.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 15 Apr 2013 06:40:01 EST news285226651 (Medical Xpress)—Flinders University health experts are calling on the Federal Government to accelerate the roll out of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP), following a landmark report which shows it will lead to a significant drop in colorectal cancer mortality. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-national-bowel-screen.html Cancer Tue, 02 Apr 2013 05:54:52 EST news284100885 NSW Health authorities should withdraw advertisements urging people to cover their coughs and sneezes with their hands and instead tell people to use their inner elbow, according to a letter to the editor published in the Medical Journal of Australia today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-elbows.html Health Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:19:48 EST news284026761 Researchers have argued that the system for allocating medical internships, where states prioritise graduates from their own medical schools, is inequitable and potentially unconstitutional. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-medical-internships-required.html Other Mon, 11 Mar 2013 07:15:43 EST news282204936 (Medical Xpress)—A powerful anti-anxiety drug has been involved in a rising number of heroin-related deaths (HRDs) in Victoria in recent years, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-alprazolam-heroin-deaths.html Addiction Mon, 04 Mar 2013 08:00:05 EST news281604482 The first study to examine in detail the experience of patients in Victoria's trauma system has found that post-discharge care and poor communication were low points in an otherwise high-quality experience. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-post-hospital-weak-link-trauma.html Other Mon, 18 Feb 2013 08:01:58 EST news280396894 For the first time ever in Australia, a woman whose chemotherapy rendered her infertile has fallen pregnant using ovarian tissue taken from her body before her cancer treatment, a new study reports. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-post-chemo-woman-pregnant-ovary-tissuetransplant.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:10:01 EST news279798312 Australians are becoming less attracted to having a suntan and fewer are being sunburned, but there's been less improvement in wearing sunscreen in recent years, according to new research from the Cancer Council. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-slop-message.html Cancer Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:40:01 EST news279368652 Osteoporosis experts have urged the public to ensure they get adequate calcium, weight-bearing exercise and vitamin D to prevent bone problems, warning that children who swap milk drinks for soft drink may be at greater risk of fractures later in life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-calcium-sunlight-osteoporosis.html Health Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:00:01 EST news279186505 Out of the 10,021 Australian who died of a heart attack in 2010, 5305 were experiencing their second such event. Systematic national reforms are needed to reduce the alarming number of people having a second heart attack and ensure the health-care system isn't failing those who survive the first time. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-five-point-heart-deaths-australia.html Cardiology Mon, 04 Feb 2013 06:14:37 EST news279180866 (Medical Xpress)—Adolescent boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to be shorter and slimmer than their same-age peers, according to a new study published in the Medical Journal of Australia today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-adhd-medication-growth-teenage-boys.html Attention deficit disorders Mon, 21 Jan 2013 06:46:22 EST news277973173 People with private health insurance are nine times more likely than those without to have bariatric weight-loss surgery, a new study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-broader-access-obesity-surgery.html Overweight and Obesity Mon, 10 Dec 2012 08:10:02 EST news274348691 (Medical Xpress)—High rates of self-harm and mental distress among asylum seekers in long-term detention has renewed calls for the review of Australia's offshore processing. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-free-vulnerable-offshore-detention.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 10 Dec 2012 06:56:48 EST news274344993 Taxpayers will be spending over $700m annually to treat Australia's most common skin cancers by the year 2015, with over-65s making up the bulk of patients, a new study has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-skin-cancer-bill-skyrocket-australian.html Cancer Mon, 19 Nov 2012 08:40:02 EST news272533556 (Medical Xpress)—A study examining the appropriateness of referrals to the Royal Perth Hospital emergency department by the national telephone triage service healthdirect has spotlighted the lack of access to after-hours health care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-healthdirect-highlights-lack-after-hours.html Health Mon, 05 Nov 2012 09:37:27 EST news271330638 At least one in three patients with depression won't respond well to a series of treatments and experts in the field have joined together to outline practical treatments to tackle the issue, in the Medical Journal of Australia Open. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-stubborn-depression.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 03 Oct 2012 07:26:44 EST news268467989 (Medical Xpress)—Despite evidence that arthroscopic surgery is ineffective in treating osteoarthritis of the knee, the procedure is still routinely being performed in Victoria, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-unproven-knee.html Surgery Mon, 01 Oct 2012 05:53:26 EST news268289598 More than 70 per cent of doctors faced verbal or written aggression and almost a third confronted physical aggression in the workplace over a 12-month period, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-doctors-subjects-patients-physical-aggression.html Health Mon, 17 Sep 2012 08:27:47 EST news267089227 (Medical Xpress) -- General practitioners (GPs) lack the knowledge and ability to adequately provide long-term contraceptive care to women in their practices, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-gps-knowledge-gap-hinders-uptake.html Health Tue, 17 Jul 2012 06:22:36 EST news261724949 (Medical Xpress) -- Testosterone prescriptions have surged since 2006 due to promotional activity, according to University of Sydney research which also found growing overuse in older men. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-testosterone-overprescribed-older-men.html Medical research Mon, 04 Jun 2012 06:52:06 EST news258011455 (Medical Xpress) -- In spite of recent media reports suggesting that exercise may not be useful in obesity management, overweight and obese people should not be discouraged from taking it up, according to a paper published today in the Medical Journal of Australia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-key-role-obesity.html Health Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:04:31 EST news249033866 Australian researchers need to investigate the specific physical activity levels required by preschoolers to encourage better exercise habits later in life, academics argue. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-young-closer-preschooler-physical.html Health Mon, 20 Feb 2012 09:59:07 EST news248954335 (Medical Xpress) -- A recent study has revealed a dramatic increase in the number of calls to a poisons hotline relating to caffeine toxicity from energy drink consumption. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-energy-abuse-highest-teens.html Health Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:50:01 EST news246182005 A University of Queensland research team have evaluated the effectiveness of the 'alcopops' tax by studying binge drinking-related admissions at the Gold Coast Hospital. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-uq-alcopops-tax-ineffective.html Health Mon, 12 Dec 2011 07:03:59 EST news242895829 (Medical Xpress) -- University of Sydney researchers have debunked the widespread belief that technological devices such as computers and mobile phones are increasingly eating into our sleep. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-adult-shortages-debunked.html Health Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:04:45 EST news242892237 In more than 70 per cent of legal disputes over informed consent, patients allege the doctor failed to properly explain the risks of complications, a University of Melbourne study published in the latest Medical Journal of Australia has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-patient-complaints-allege-doctors-disclose.html Other Mon, 19 Sep 2011 09:53:07 EST news235644766 University of Sydney research has found female GPs see more female patients and younger patients and are more likely to consult on psychosocial issues than their male counterparts. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-years-male-female-gps-differently.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:14:31 EST news232625657