… develop episodes of mania.” Professor Michael Breakspear, from QIMR Berghofer and Brisbane’s Metro North Hospital and Health Service, says the research team hopes to use the findings to develop a way of identifying those at risk of bipolar before …
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Ground-breaking new study doubles the estimate of our functional genes
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Young women in the 1970s versus today – who has it better?
… had a non-school qualification, compared with nearly 60 per cent today. Yet despite these improvements in women’s health, education and employment, the belief that life is harder for women today is quite common, says Lisa Adkins, editor of the …
Pauline Hanson’s adoring WA fans can’t wait to meet her
… and can I tell you the vast, vast majority of Western Australians don’t either,’ he said. Queensland’s Labor Health Minister Cameron Dick was just as forceful, calling on One Nation’s Queensland leader Steve Dickson to disavow his boss’ views. Mr …
Vaccines optional, Safe Schools ‘ridiculous’, Labor ‘bloody hypocrites’: Hanson lands in WA
… with the lurks and perks. There is cuts that can be done. If it is done wisely.” Stephen Duckett, now director of health at the Grattan Institute policy thinktank, said he was “disgusted” by the senator’s comments. “This is a situation where you’ve …
Safe Schools ‘ridiculous’, Labor ‘bloody hypocrites’: Hanson lands in WA
… with the lurks and perks. There is cuts that can be done. If it is done wisely.” Stephen Duckett, now director of health at the Grattan Institute policy thinktank, said he was “disgusted” by the senator’s comments. “This is a situation where you’ve …
Witchetty grub lab explores erectile dysfunction ‘powers’
A backyard scientist is hoping witchetty grubs in his garage will make him rich, and that they’ll perhaps produce an ingredient to cure erectile dysfunction. Nathan Ashley hopes a witchetty grub farming business will cater to local markets, and the demands of exotic Chinese medicine.
Lorraine Downes pens emotional tribute to mark anniversary of Martin Crowe’s death
Martin Crowe and wife Lorraine Downes. Crowe died on March 3, 2016 after a long battle with cancer.
What is safe sex now? Does it include undetectable viral load and PrEP?
Our award-winning series of booklets, with each title providing a comprehensive overview of one aspect of living with HIV. A range of interactive tools to support people living with HIV to get involved in decisions about their treatment and care.
Working to beat the odds on a killer cancer
… Ovarian Cancer Australia board member Tracey Curro and CEO Jane Hill with Opposition Leader Bill Shorten and Shadow Health Minister Catherine King at morning tea during a visit to the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre in Melbourne last year. Picture: …
Bendigo faced power cuts to ensure NSW made it through big heatwave
It was a case of Bendigo and Ballarat losing electricity or maintaining supplies to the most populous state, NSW. Photo: Glenn Campbell As NSW suffered through its record-breaking heatwave this month, with power supplies stretched to breaking point, the head of Australia’s main electricity grid faced a choice: keep the airconditioning running in Sydney, or keep the lights on in Victoria.
Spinnaker Tower supporting World Encephalitis Day by lighting red
This evening, the Portsmouth attraction is due to take part in raising awareness for the condition, which affects the brain and can be life-threatening. Niagara Falls, Trafalgar Square and the Swan Bell Tower in Perth, Australia, are all taking part in the campaign organised by the Encephalitis Society.
Hugh Jackman Has Another Basal Cell Carcinoma Removed
Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman of Australia attends a red carpet event at the premiere of his new film ‘Wolverine’ in Seoul on July 15, 2013. Jackman posted on Twitter Monday that he had another basal cell carcinoma removed from his nose.
Tom Price sworn in as health and human services secretary
Rep. Tom Price of Georgia was sworn in Friday as health and human services secretary, setting the stage for the conservative to play a leading role in dismantling President Barack Obama’s health care law. Vice President Mike Pence administered the oath to Price hours after he won Senate confirmation on a narrow 52-47 vote early Friday.
Health nuts from Hugh Jackman to Tim Ferriss are trying ‘intermittent …
Health nuts from Hugh Jackman to Tim Ferriss are trying ‘intermittent fasting’ – the dieting fad that lets you eat anything An unusual diet is gaining traction among health nuts from Hugh Jackman to “4-Hour Workweek” author Tim Ferriss to startup workers across Silicon Valley. It’s pretty simple, with no calorie counting or intense exercise regimen involved.
Senate confirms polarizing pick for health secretary
A polarized Senate voted early Friday morning to confirm Tom Price, the conservative Georgia congressman who has been one of Congress’s most vehement opponents of the Affordable Care Act, as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. The 52-47 vote made Price the latest in a series of controversial Cabinet nominees whom the Senate’s Republican majority has been strong enough to muscle through on party-line votes.
Price nears Senate confirmation as Trump health secretary
Republicans are ready to overpower Democrats and push another of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees through the Senate, the man who will help lead the GOP drive to erase and replace the health care law.
US officials stop vetting Nauru refugees for resettlement
In this Sept. 21, 2001, file photo, men shave, brush their teeth and prepare for the day at a refugee camp on the Island of Nauru.
The Latest: Price transfers business ownership to wife
Tom Price, President Donald Trump’s pick for health secretary, has amended his government ethics agreement as the Senate prepares to debate and vote on his confirmation. In the amended agreement released Wednesday, Price says he has transferred ownership interest in a business to his wife.
Patient riled top to toe by long surgery wait
… anticipated he may have to wait six to 12 months but he is stunned to still be waiting. He has phoned Albury Wodonga Health three times and visited twice but the sole explanation he has received related to his surgeon Gordon Slater. Feeling stymied, …
The Latest: White House still assessing Israeli settlements
The White House says new Israeli settlements or the expansion of existing ones beyond their current borders may not help achieve peace between the Israelis and Palestinians. Spokesman Sean Spicer says President Donald Trump’s administration doesn’t believe the existence of settlements is an impediment to peace, although it has yet to take an official position on settlement construction.
Caring for those who cared for us
The Ballarat Health Services aged mental health unit gets 600 new referrals a year. And half of those will be people aged over 65 suffering from mood disorders or depression.
Scientist Alan Mackay-Sim is Australian of the Year 2017
Australian of the Year 2017 is Alan Mackay-Sim: Scientist whose stem cell research is helping to repair damaged spinal cords wins national award Biomedical scientist Alan Mackay-Sim, whose research has been hailed ‘more impressive than man walking on the moon’, has been named the 2017 Australian of the Year. The Queensland-based professor has dedicated his life to pioneering stem cell research and its use in repairing damaged spinal cords, including helping to restore mobility in a quadriplegic man.
Health pick Price grilled
President Donald Trump’s choice to become health and human services secretary told a Senate committee Tuesday that the new administration believes that people with existing illnesses should not be denied health insurance. But Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., committed to no details on that or any aspects of how Republicans will reshape the previous president’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Academy Awards 2017: Tanna’s unlikely nomination is emotional for directors
After two difficult and emotional years, Martin Butler was delighted by Australia’s first Academy Award nomination for best foreign-language film. One of the directors of the Vanuatu island romance Tanna was working on the film while his partner, journalist Liz Jackson, was dealing with a devastating diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease, as revealed on Four Corners late last year.
Trump’s healthcare pick invested in pharma stocks 3 months before…
Amid Rep. Tom Price’s second hearing on Capitol Hill for the role of Health and Human Services secretary, the question of Price’s ethics during his tenure in Congress are sure to come up. Price introduced legislation that would have made a tax deduction on Puerto Rico manufacturing plants permanent.
Trump’s healthcare pick invested in pharma stocks 3 months before…
Amid Rep. Tom Price’s second hearing on Capitol Hill for the role of Health and Human Services secretary, the question of Price’s ethics during his tenure in Congress are sure to come up. Price introduced legislation that would have made a tax deduction on Puerto Rico manufacturing plants permanent.
Qld scientist in running for top prize
A biomolecular scientist whose work has been hailed as more impressive than the moon landing is Queensland’s nominee for Australian of the Year. Emeritus professor Alan Mackay-Sim has spent his career looking at the regenerative properties of stem cells and how they can be used to repair damaged spinal cords.
Smart needle uses Internet of Things to probe the brain during surgery
… been able to do before,” he said. The project was partially funded by the Australian Research Council, the National Health and Medical Research Council and the South Australian Government. MLA The Lead South Australia. “Smart needle uses Internet of …
Price attempts to reassure on health care; Dems not buying it
Offering reassurances, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for health secretary said Wednesday the new administration won’t “pull the rug out” from those covered by “Obamacare.” Democrats were unimpressed, noting a lack of specifics.
Country Hour for Wednesday 18 January, 2017
The first vegetable crop in a $600,000 green-house operation has been planted in the south of Western Australia – the developers are calling it a pilot plant as they’re hoping this crop will be the first of many across the Wheatbelt. Victoria’s peak farm lobby group says the Federal Government should subsidise the cost of Q Fever vaccinations to improve the management of the disease.
Poorer health in smokers of chop chop
People who smoke chop chop – or unbranded loose tobacco – report significantly worse health than legal smokers, according to the Cancer Council Victoria. People who smoke chop chop – or unbranded loose tobacco – report significantly worse health than legal smokers, according to the Cancer Council Victoria.
Conscription conflicts in WWI well detailed in new book
The Conscription Conflict & the Great War Edited by Robin Archer, Joy Damousi, Murray Goot & Sean Scalmer Monash University Publishing, 2016 Paperback, $29.95. The First World War was to take the lives of eleven million soldiers on both sides, seven million civilians, and, as a further consequence, the loss of some 50-100 million lives worldwide from the Spanish Flu pandemic which began in the troop staging camps and hospitals in A A war on such a scale was not conducted without much anguish, debate, and conflict on conscription issues within the affected democracies.
Trump’s HHS Nominee Got A Sweetheart Deal From A Foreign Biotech Firm
… $2. One of the beneficiaries was Rep. Tom Price, a Georgia Republican poised to become secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, which regulates pharmaceuticals. Price told HHS ethics officials Thursday that if appointed, he will …
Trump’s HHS Nominee Got a Sweetheart Drug Stock Deal
… One of the beneficiaries was Rep. Tom Price, a Georgia Republican nominated to become secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, which regulates pharmaceuticals. Price told HHS ethics officials Thursday that if appointed, he will …
Our citizens of the year
Naracoorte citizen of the year Daphne Burford , pictured with fellow long-time Red Cross member Barbara Johnson, with some products for one of their many fundraisers. Daphne’s award recognises many years of volunteering with the Naracoorte Historic Vehicle Club, Naracoorte Novita Auxiliary, Naracoorte Red Cross Branch and Naracoorte branch of Meals on Wheels.
Changes to vaccine plan at St Arnaud
Northern Grampians Shire Council has introduced changes to the dates and location of its free immunisation program at St Arnaud. As of February immunisation sessions will be held from 9.30am until 10.30am on the first Wednesday of every month.
Changes to vaccine plan at St Arnaud
Northern Grampians Shire Council has introduced changes to the dates and location of its free immunisation program at St Arnaud. As of February immunisation sessions will be held from 9.30am until 10.30am on the first Wednesday of every month.
Australia Day events
AUSTRALIA Day is fast approaching , and our region will celebrate the day with a number of events hosted by Hawkesbury City Council. Ms Banton is the CEO of the Bernie Banton Foundation, and a strong advocate on behalf of asbestos disease sufferers and their families.
Bendigo man sues GP over stroke
A Bendigo man is suing his GP for failing to refer him to hospital while he claims he was suffering a stroke. Anthony Gane, a 55-year-old carpet installer, went to his GP, Randall Friesen, on August 6, 2010, suffering from dizziness, a headache and blurred vision.