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Myth about drinking copius amounts of water debunked

Scientists in the United States say there is little evidence that drinking lots of water improves the health.

3 Apr 2008

Free vascular health checks for the over 40's promises to save 2,000 lives each year

A scheme whereby everyone between the age of 40 to 74 will be given free health screening for vascular diseases is to be introduced in Britain next year.

3 Apr 2008

Torres Strait nurses go back to work

A special industrial relations meeting to try and resolve the crisis in the Torres Strait has had some success.

3 Apr 2008

Smoking bans push up drink-driving fatalities

According to researchers in the United States the number of fatal accidents from drink-driving has escalated because of smoking bans in bars.

3 Apr 2008

Nursing founder finds judges' favour

A University of Sydney researcher's book about the woman who founded modern nursing in Australia has been short listed for one of Australia's biggest literary awards.

2 Apr 2008

Too many students depressed and anxious

A University of Queensland psychology researcher is warning that many university students are suffering from psychological problems which jeopardise their futures.

2 Apr 2008

A heart defibrillator at home does not guarantee survival from a heart attack

A new study has found that having a portable heart defibrillator does not raise the chances of survival in people who have heart attacks in their homes.

2 Apr 2008

Menopause - nature's way of dealing with reproductive competition

Why the females of some species undergo menopause while others do not has always been a conundrum despite our understanding of the biological mechanisms involved.

2 Apr 2008

Expert warns size zero leads to 'famine then feast' eating disorder

A leading British expert on eating disorders has warned that the current obsession with size-zero in the fashion industry is encouraging women to 'famine then feast'.

2 Apr 2008

Cancer expert warns about eating processed meat

A leading cancer expert has issued a warning about eating processed meats such as sausages.

2 Apr 2008

Human-animal hybrid embryos could lead to new stem-cell treatments

British scientists say they have created human-animal "hybrid" embryos which could be used to develop new stem-cell treatments.

2 Apr 2008

New $98 million Bathurst Hospital a problem - mayor calls for return of community based hospital board

Following the submission of a 54-page list of complaints by nurses regarding Bathurst hospital, the mayor of the city has called for return to community based hospital boards.

2 Apr 2008

Cellular grafting procedure helps young patients with knee disorder get active

At 14 years old, Adam Vasser of Los Altos, Calif., was an active kid who loved baseball.

2 Apr 2008

New clues to risk of Hodgkin lymphoma discovered

A long-term study of twins has led University of Southern California (USC) researchers to find potential links between Hodgkin lymphoma and levels of an immune response protein (interleukin-12).

2 Apr 2008

Unraveling how a drug helps patients with multiple sclerosis

Although the drug IFN-beta is commonly used to treat individuals with the relapsing-remitting form of multiple sclerosis (MS), little is known about the mechanism(s) by which it acts.

2 Apr 2008

Light-powered nanomachine kills cancer cells

Researchers from the Nano Machine Center at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA have developed a novel type of nanomachine that can capture and store anticancer drugs inside tiny pores and release them into cancer cells in response to light.

2 Apr 2008

Confusing sexual interest with friendliness

New research from Indiana University and Yale suggests that college-age men confuse friendly non-verbal cues with cues for sexual interest because the men have a less discerning eye than women -- but their female peers aren't far behind.

2 Apr 2008

Body mass often down to our genes

Your friend can eat whatever she wants and still fit into her prom dress, but you gain five pounds if you just look at that chocolate cake.

2 Apr 2008

Smokers with lung disease require more than brief smoking cessation interventions

Although effective treatments for smoking cessation exist, and research has shown that patients who receive smoking cessation treatment are twice as likely to quit -- limited insurance coverage, poor adherence to practice guidelines, lack of clinician training in smoking cessation, time constraints and inadequate clinic systems to easily identify and treat smokers have limited the availability and quality of smoking cessation treatment.

2 Apr 2008

Scientists discover how polyketides form their ringlike shape

Many top-selling drugs used to treat cancer and lower cholesterol are made from organic compounds called polyketides, which are found in nature but historically difficult for chemists to alter and reproduce in large quantities.

2 Apr 2008