Pediatrics
Study looks at program for Defence Force kids
A James Cook University researcher has been studying the help given to children with a parent deployed on active duty with the military.
Jul 12, 2016
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Health
Hawaii time zone, language add to HealthCare.gov challenges
Hawaii's time zone and language needs are compounding difficulties as more than 40,000 people migrate from the state's health insurance exchange to the federal exchange.
Nov 7, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Photographer covering Ebola: The world must see
The biggest danger in a war zone is not seeing the enemy. What people face here in Liberia is a war, and no one has seen the enemy.
Oct 5, 2014
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Health
Blow-up hospitals help Philippine typhoon effort
Inflatable field hospitals have been erected in the typhoon-ravaged Philippines city of Tacloban, part of a huge international relief effort to help millions hit by the storm.
Nov 21, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sudan government, rebels block vaccination drive, UN says
The Sudan government and a key rebel group are refusing to let UN workers vaccinate 160,000 children against polio in conflict-stricken states despite agreeing to a ceasefire, the UN said Monday.
Nov 12, 2013
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Health
Cancer and birth defects in Iraq: The nuclear legacy
Ten years after the Iraq war of 2003 a team of scientists based in Mosul, northern Iraq, have detected high levels of uranium contamination in soil samples at three sites in the province of Nineveh which, coupled with dramatically ...
May 21, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Primary care physicians vital to complete care of prostate cancer patients
Androgen deprivation therapy is a common and effective treatment for advanced prostate cancer. However, among other side-effects, it can cause significant bone thinning in men on long-term treatment. A new study¹ by Vahakn ...
May 14, 2013
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Health
Britain launches DRC medical programme
Britain is to launch a £179 million five-year healthcare programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo which it hopes will reach six million people, Foreign Secretary William Hague announced on Tuesday.
Mar 27, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Text messages help cholera fight in Mozambique
As Mozambique struggles to recover from the worst flooding in more than a decade, aid agencies are pioneering the use of mobile phones to distribute aid and, they hope, cut the cost of logistics in disaster zones.
Feb 21, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
War is not necessarily the cause of post-traumatic stress disorder
Recent research carried out at Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University, shows that surprisingly, the majority of soldiers exhibiting symptoms of post-traumatic stress syndrome were suffering from poor mental health ...
Aug 17, 2012
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