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Early cannabis users three times more likely to have psychotic symptoms
12 March 2010Researchers at University of Queensland's Queensland Brain Institute and School of Population Health have found young adults who use cannabis from an early age are three times more likely to suffer from psychotic symptoms. - more
Dietary factors influence ovarian cancer survival rates
12 March 20102009 estimates projected that in the United States alone 21,550 new cases of ovarian cancer would be diagnosed and 14,600 women would die of the disease. Often diagnosed in late stages, ovarian cancer has an asymptomatic onset and a relatively low 5-year survival rate of about 45%. Consequently investigation linked to survivorship is critical. A study published in the March 2010 issue of the ... - more
Combined drug therapy to treat TB and HIV significantly improves survival
12 March 2010Initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) during tuberculosis therapy significantly reduced mortality rates by 56 percent in a randomised clinical trial of 642 patients co-infected with HIV and tuberculosis. The study, which provides further impetus for the integration of TB and HIV services, lays to rest the controversy on whether co-infected patients should initiate ART during or after TB ... - more
Reducing disability in premature babies with serious brain haemorrhage
11 March 2010A pioneering technique, a world first in Bristol, has been shown to reduce disability in premature babies with serious brain haemorrhage by washing the brain to remove toxic fluid. - more
Gene site found for children's food allergy
11 March 2010Paediatrics researchers have identified the first major gene location responsible for a severe, often painful type of food allergy called eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE). In this disease, which may cause weight loss, vomiting, heartburn and swallowing difficulties, a patient may be unable to eat a wide variety of foods. - more
Promoting exercise causes guilt
11 March 2010One quarter of the population feel guilt when reminded that exercise is a good thing, according to a new analysis by SOM, a Quebec survey firm. "More than 22 percent of respondents – 18 percent of men and 26 percent of women – regularly or always feel guilty about being reminded to exercise. They know they should do more, yet can't for various reasons," says Suzanne Laberge, ... - more
First signs of glaucoma injury occur in the brain, not the eyes
10 March 2010Researchers at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute are now a step closer to deciphering a leading cause of blindness in the United States – glaucoma. In a recent study, David Calkins, PhD, director of Research at the VEI, discovered that the first sign of injury in glaucoma actually occurs in the brain. - more
New use for old drug in heart disease prevention
10 March 2010Paracetamol may provide more than just pain relief to those at risk of developing heart disease, according to a new study led by Professor Michael Davies from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Free Radical Chemistry and Biotechnology at the Heart Research Institute and The University of Sydney. - more
Pregnant women falling short on nutrition
10 March 2010Pregnant women are skimping on fruit and vegetables and gaining too much weight, according to a new Australian study. The research, in the journal Nutrition & Dietetics published by Wiley-Blackwell, found expectant mothers are eating less than half the recommended serves of fruit and vegetables. And at least one in three put on more than the recommended weight ... - more
Effective prostate cancer treatment discovery
9 March 2010Monash University biomedical scientists have identified a new way to treat castrate resistant cells in prostate cancer sufferers – the most common cancer in Australian men. - more
