Archive: 06/02/2014
Dr. David Magnus on understanding brain death
When is a person considered dead? Two recent cases have thrust the issue of "brain death" back into the national conversation. In Texas, the brain-dead Marlise Muñoz was connected to machines that kept her other vital organs ...
Feb 6, 2014
Good news from survey on superbugs in animals
The existence of 'superbugs' in pets is emerging as a global public health issue - but a University of Adelaide national survey indicates the problem has not yet spread to this country.
Feb 6, 2014
Artful tactics lead to success in classroom
Anita Mortock, a PhD student from Victoria's Faculty of Education, has spent the last two years observing five, six and seven year old students in the classroom and analysing their behaviour during mat time.
Feb 6, 2014
Are you exposing your children to an incurable lifelong condition?
You would not allow your child to be exposed to the sun without any sun tan lotion or go to school without a coat in the winter. So why would you let your child attend a school disco without checking the noise levels?
Feb 6, 2014
Cancer deaths higher in Greater Manchester compared to rest of UK
Every day 18 people die from cancer in Greater Manchester – around 6,500 a year – making the death toll around 10 per cent higher than the UK average, according to the latest figures published by Cancer Research UK - ...
Feb 6, 2014