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Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:10:10 +1000 720 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/kids-heading-for-diabetes-could-change-their-future/17097 New research suggests exercise early in life could fend off diabetes and heart disease, even for those predisposed to such diseases. http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/kids-heading-for-diabetes-could-change-their-future/17097 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/what-you-think-matters-most-when-youandrsquore-ill/17098 What you think about your illness matters just as much, if not more, in determining your health according to a new report by researchers from The University of Auckland and King's College London. http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/what-you-think-matters-most-when-youandrsquore-ill/17098 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/vitamin-and-mineral-supplements-could-reduce-the-risk-of-colon-cancer/17099 Could the use of vitamin and mineral supplements in a regular diet help to reduce the risk of colon cancer and protect against carcinogens? A study published in the Canadian Journal of Physiology and http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/vitamin-and-mineral-supplements-could-reduce-the-risk-of-colon-cancer/17099 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/tips-to-reduce-parent-allergy-anxieties-climb-when-itandrsquos-school-time/17094 The first day of school is always an anxious time for children and their parents. For the parents of the 1 in 10 Australian children with severe food allergies, the transition to school can be a sourc http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/tips-to-reduce-parent-allergy-anxieties-climb-when-itandrsquos-school-time/17094 Wed, 8 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/spotting-dyslexia-before-a-child-starts-school/17095 Children at risk for dyslexia show differences in brain activity on MRI scans even before they begin learning to read, finds a study at Children's Hospital Boston. Since developmental dyslexia respond http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/spotting-dyslexia-before-a-child-starts-school/17095 Wed, 8 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/reawakening-australia/17096 A new economic report commissioned by the Sleep Health Foundation released on Feb 2 reveals sleep disorders cost the Australian economy more than $5.1 billion a year in health care and indirect costs. http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/reawakening-australia/17096 Wed, 8 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/taking-the-guesswork-out-of-infant-pain-assessment/17088 Recently, the accuracy of current methods of pain assessment in babies have been called into question. New research from London-area hospitals and the University of Oxford measures brain activity in i http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/taking-the-guesswork-out-of-infant-pain-assessment/17088 Tue, 7 Feb 2012 14:57:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/how-work-tells-muscles-to-grow/17090 We take it for granted, but the fact that our muscles grow when we work them makes them rather unique. Now, researchers have identified a key ingredient needed for that bulking up to take place. A fac http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/how-work-tells-muscles-to-grow/17090 Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/tablets-not-designed-with-user-comfort-in-mind/17091 The sudden popularity of tablet computers such as the Apple iPad® has not allowed for the development of guidelines to optimise users' comfort and well-being. In a new study published in Work: A J http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/tablets-not-designed-with-user-comfort-in-mind/17091 Tue, 7 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/leukaemia-cells-are-bad-to-the-bone/17086 University of Rochester Medical Center researchers have discovered new links between leukaemia cells and cells involved in bone formation, offering a fresh perspective on how the blood cancer progress http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/leukaemia-cells-are-bad-to-the-bone/17086 Mon, 6 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/newer-radiation-therapy-technology-improves-patients'-quality-of-life/17092 Patients with head and neck cancers who have been treated with newer, more sophisticated radiation therapy technology enjoy a better quality of life than those treated with older radiation therapy equ http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/newer-radiation-therapy-technology-improves-patients'-quality-of-life/17092 Mon, 6 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/virtual-treatment-room-to-help-cancer-battle/17093 In an Australian first, a virtual radiotherapy treatment room will be used to train student radiation therapists in the safe and effective delivery of high doses of radiation to affected cancer sites http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/virtual-treatment-room-to-help-cancer-battle/17093 Mon, 6 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/how-new-viruses-evolve-and-potentially-become-deadly/17077 Researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) have demonstrated how a new virus evolves, shedding light on how easy it can be for diseases to gain dangerous mutations. The findings appear in the curr http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/how-new-viruses-evolve-and-potentially-become-deadly/17077 Sun, 5 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/fatigued-fathers-pose-a-risk-in-the-workplace/17081 Working fathers with new babies experience cumulative fatigue which may pose a risk in the workplace, according to new research from Southern Cross University. http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/fatigued-fathers-pose-a-risk-in-the-workplace/17081 Sun, 5 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/improved-ergonomics-for-wheelchair-users/17087 Today's office workplaces are designed to be as ergonomic as possible. Even so, after hours of hunching over a desk it does you good to stand up, stretch your legs and relax your back. Spending a whol http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/improved-ergonomics-for-wheelchair-users/17087 Sun, 5 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000