Cardiology
Study sparks energy drink warning
Drinking more than two energy drinks per day is associated with adverse heart reactions, including palpitations, a raised heart rate and chest pain.
Feb 3, 2016
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News tagged with australia
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How nasty Toxoplasma parasite damages the human eye
One-third of the world population is infected with Toxoplasma, which causes a common eye infection called ocular toxoplasmosis. Researchers have shed new light on how an infection with the parasite causes a distinctive lesion ...
Sep 30, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
We may be able to eliminate coronavirus, but we'll probably never eradicate it. Here's the difference
Compared to many other countries around the world, Australia and New Zealand have done an exceptional job controlling COVID-19.
May 8, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The third wave of COVID-19 delivers the highest mortality risk in Australian ICUs
According to a new study led by Monash University, of those admitted to the ICU with COVID-19, after accounting for age and how sick patients were, the third wave of the disease in Australia was associated with the highest ...
Jun 27, 2022
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Cardiology
Rheumatoid arthritis linked to peripheral artery disease
There may be an association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and peripheral artery disease (PAD), according to a review published online Nov. 30 in Rheumatology International.
Dec 16, 2022
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Overweight & Obesity
Just because you're thin, it doesn't mean you're healthy
According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 63% of Australian adults are overweight or obese.
Sep 27, 2018
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Health
Australians warned not to pick or eat wild mushrooms as Deathcap Amanita proliferates
Wild mushrooms are springing up around Australia after a wet Summer, so today the Food Safety Information Council warned people to be extremely careful around wild mushrooms because of the deadly deathcap mushroom poisoning ...
Mar 9, 2021
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Medications
Lucky find could hold key to beating rare blood cancer
Adelaide researchers have discovered a new method to treat the rare and crippling blood cancer, myelofibrosis, that could have the potential to greatly extend lifespan while also significantly improving quality of life.
Feb 22, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
One in three people are infected with Toxoplasma parasite, and the clue could be in our eyes
Toxoplasma gondii is probably the most successful parasite in the world today. This microscopic creature is capable of infecting any mammal or bird, and people across all continents are infected. Once infected, a person carries ...
May 12, 2022
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Health
Eating chocolate improves cognitive function, study finds
People who ate chocolate at least once a week performed better on multiple cognitive tasks, compared to those who ate chocolate less frequently, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Maine, University ...
Apr 19, 2016
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