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Health Institute Seeks Participants for Alzheimer's Disease Research
Hope may be on its way for sufferers of Alzheimer’s Disease as the Griffith Health Institute seeks participants for new research. [ + ]
Off duty- Shaani Graves
Audiology Manager & Audiology Student Coordinator, Monash Health [ + ]
New Health Star Rating Website Helps Consumers and Food Industry
The Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) has welcomed the establishment of the website to facilitate the new Health Star Rating on food. [ + ]
New MedicineList App for Managing Medicines
NPS MedicineWise has launched a new free app, MedicineList+, for Android and iOS devices which is designed to help patients know about and manage their medicines, as well as record important health information. [ + ]
Shivering May be the Next Trend for Losing Weight
Shivering against the cold may have the added benefit of burning body fat, a new study led by a University of Queensland researcher has found. [ + ]
CHeBA Lobbies Prime Minister to Place Dementia on G20 Agenda
On the back of the success of the recent G8, the the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) is lobbying Prime Minister Tony Abbott to to place dementia prominently on the G20 agenda, when it is held in November. [ + ]
Food and health Dialogue Found Wanting
Australian researchers evaluating the Federal Government's Food and Health Dialogue have praised it's aims but say it has a very week implementation plan. [ + ]
Targeted Treatments for Parkinson's Disease Now More Possible
Targeting treatments for patients with Parkinson's disease may be more possible with a surprise discovery made by UQ’s Queensland Brain Institute (QBI). [ + ]
Stem Cells From Hip Replacements Used in Regenerative Medicine
[caption id="attachment_6664" align="alignright" width="200"] Study leader Professor Melissa Knothe Tate, the Paul M Trainor Chair in Biomedical Engineering at UNSW[/caption] [ + ]
Organ Donation in 2013 Highest on Record
[caption id="attachment_6626" align="alignright" width="145"] Assistant Minister for Health Fiona Nash[/caption] [ + ]
QUT Scientists Making Significant Inroads Into Treating Ovarian Cancer
[caption id="attachment_6622" align="alignright" width="200"] Distinguished Professor Judith Clements and her team have identified enzymes that make ovarian cancer resistant to chemotherapy. Photo QUT.[/caption] QUT scientists are making significant inroads into understanding the deadliest form of ovarian cancer after identifying two enzymes that make it resistant to chemotherapy. [ + ]
Take the Pledge to Fight Antibiotic Resistance
Health professionals are being urged to take the pledge to fight antibiotic resistance after new research shows making a public commitment leads to significant improvements in antibiotic prescribing. [ + ]
PSA Congratulates Emeritus Professor Andrew Gilbert on Australia Day Honour
Former PSA Pharmacist of the Year and recipient of the PSA Lifetime Achievement Award, Emeritus Professor Andrew Gilbert, has been made a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day honours awards in recognition of his significant service to pharmacy as an educator, researcher and administrator, and for his service to professional organisations. [ + ]
![](https://d1v1e13ebw3o15.cloudfront.net/data/92274/wfmedia_thumb/..jpg "Hospital’s "recovery at work" collaborative approach proves a winning model")
