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No increase in anxiety or depression when children of people with Alzheimer's get genetic testing

Adult children of people with Alzheimer’s disease were satisfied and unharmed by the experience of genetic risk assessment, even when results suggested they might be at risk, according to a new study presented at the first Alzheimer’s Association’s International Conference on the Prevention of Dementia.

21 Jun 2005

Smoking in cars - won’t somebody please think of the children!

Australian Medical Association Victoria (AMA) President Dr Mark Yates has praised the support from various health lobby groups and Democrats Leader Senator Lyn Allison to ban smoking in cars carrying passengers, and in particular children.

21 Jun 2005

Australian community-based intervention program to successfully reduce antibiotics use for colds and flu

The South Australian Health Department is leading a community-based intervention program to successfully reduce antibiotics use for colds and flu.

21 Jun 2005

First new treatment for Elephantiasis (lymphatic filariasis)

Scientists at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine have proved that a single course of one antibiotic may hold the key to curing the parasitic worm disease Elephantiasis (lymphatic filariasis) that has been one of the most common causes of global disability since Biblical times.

21 Jun 2005

More women are choosing to becoming pregnant later in life

Although there are considerable risks to becoming pregnant later in life, more and more women are choosing to do it, a scientist told the 21st annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology today (Tuesday 21 June 2005).

21 Jun 2005

Breakthrough in understanding of children's brain development to help parents set kids on path to emotional, intellectual health

A major new research initiative at York University will build on new knowledge of the brain’s development, and help set children --including those with developmental disorders -- on the path towards emotional and intellectual health.

21 Jun 2005

Infertility threatening Europe's population

A leading UK fertility expert is warning that infertility is set to double in Europe over the next decade and could threaten Europe's population.

21 Jun 2005

WHO says AIDS fight will only be won with generic drugs

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) the key to AIDS treatment in the developing world is generic drugs, but the target of 3 million people on therapy by the end of 2005 may now be unattainable.

21 Jun 2005

Great Ormond Street Hospital celebrates 100th lung and 200th heart transplant

World famous Great Ormond Street Hospital is planning to officially mark its 100th lung and 200th heart transplant on this week.

21 Jun 2005

UK pathologist struck off for secretly taking children's organs

A pathologist in the UK has been struck off the UK medical register for secretly ordering the removal of organs from hundreds of dead children's bodies.

21 Jun 2005

New Zealand Ministry of Health warns Influenza B can be serious health risk to children and young people

A currently-circulating strain of influenza has not been common in New Zealand since 1987 and means children and young people can be at particular risk of serious illness, the Ministry of Health says.

21 Jun 2005

Eggs from embryonic stem cells could benefit sterile women

Monash University researchers have developed a process that causes embryonic stem (ES) cells to develop into ovarian structures containing eggs.

21 Jun 2005

Children better off but more needs to be done

Griffith University's Socio-Legal Research Centre has released findings of a study examining how children's contact services are being used in Australia and how they can be improved.

21 Jun 2005

Mentors really do help

A newly released study by Flinders University has measured the relative success of junior female academic staff who joined a mentoring program against colleagues who did not. The study found that the women with mentors achieved more in terms of significant publications, won more research funding and had a higher rate of promotion.

21 Jun 2005

Motor skills: power for life

'Motor Magic', a program that works with pre-school children who are experiencing developmental difficulties, their parents and kindergarten staff, produces marked benefits in terms of motor skills and sensory processing, leading to improved self-confidence and concentration, and better engagement in learning activities.

21 Jun 2005

Make friends, live longer

New research by the Centre for Ageing Studies at Flinders University suggests that a network of good friends is more helpful than close family ties in prolonging life among older people.

21 Jun 2005

Psychiatric centres needed for Iraqi children

Psychiatric illness among Iraqi children in Baghdad is such a problem that child psychiatric centres are needed, a new study has found.

21 Jun 2005

When children are not able to disclose sexual abuse, the effects are potentially devastating

Children who don't tell anyone about being sexually abused often come from families that have rigid gender roles and other similar characteristics, says a University of Toronto researcher.

20 Jun 2005

Zebrafish provides cancer researchers powerful new insights into the development of malignant melanoma

The embryo of a tiny, silvery tropical fish found in many home aquariums is providing cancer researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine with powerful new insights into the development of malignant melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.

20 Jun 2005