Archive: 26/03/2014
Researchers say gold-based drug shows promise for fighting bone cancer in people and pets
(Medical Xpress)—A gold-based drug currently used in human and veterinary medicine to manage certain immune diseases may prove useful in combating osteosarcoma, a devastating bone cancer that affects both dogs and people, ...
Mar 26, 2014
An advance in understanding drug 'habits' and their treatment
(Medical Xpress)—Cocaine promotes habitual behaviours and these can potentially be reversed with the use of an antioxidant, research at the University of Sydney has shown.
Mar 26, 2014
Suicide more likely in frequent-attenders at GPs
Patients who visited their GP more than twice per month over a year were 12 times more likely to die by suicide, new research by The University of Manchester has found.
Mar 26, 2014
Australia to sell biggest health insurer
The conservative government of Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Wednesday said it would press ahead with the sale of Australia's largest health insurer Medibank Private via an initial public offering.
Mar 26, 2014
Testers say federal health care website runs slow
A little patience might be a good idea if you're trying to get covered under President Barack Obama's health care law these last few days before the March 31 deadline.
Mar 26, 2014