Cancel the Olympic Games in Brazil because of Zika? No way
By Marc Siegel Eighty years ago this summer, courageous people from all over the world travelled to Berlin for the Nazi-hosted Olympics, none more famously than Jesse Owens. It is ironic that as this event is commemorated, the upcoming Olympics in Brazil are in danger of being cancelled due to fear. It is the fear of Zika, not the threat of the virus itself, that is causing some people to call for cancellation: in the latest Harvard Public Health Review, University of Ottawa professor Amir Atta..>> view originalYoung believe e-cigarettes are the healthy alternative' to dodge smoking bans
Young smokers see e-cigarettes as a healthy alternative and a way to dodge public smoking bans, a study has found. Picture: Mark CranitchYOUNG people are increasingly using electronic cigarettes not to quit, but because they “taste better”, help them dodge smoking bans in public places and are seen as a healthy alternative than the real thing.The findings from a Cancer Institute NSW study of about 3000 NSW smokers and recent quitters has renewed debate over whether e-cigarettes are a valid quit..>> view originalNew migraine treatment gets green light
Exposing migraine sufferers to a narrow band of green light can reduce the severity of their crippling headaches, says a new study.Most migraine and post-traumatic headaches sufferers find their headaches get worse in light, leading them to quit their most basic daily tasks and seek the comfort of darkness.But a study has found that exposure to pure-wavelength green light significantly reduced their photophobia, or sensitivity to light.Photophobia is associated with more than 80 per cent of migr..>> view originalShares in Clinuvel, run by Dr Phillippe Wolgen, surged as it moves closer to product launch. Photo: Nicole Emanuel
Shares in Clinuvel, run by Dr Phillippe Wolgen, surged as it moves closer to product launch. Photo: Nicole Emanuel It's taken more than 15 years and $120 million of investor money, but the starting line is in sight for biotech Clinuvel Pharmaceutical, which has signalled it is moving closer to product launch. That news resulted in its share price surging on Wednesday, along with the shares of Reva Medical, which disclosed further research results that also..>> view originalAustralian experts question US study linking potatoes to hypertension
KIM LANDERS: Most of us know that hot chips and potato chips are bad for us, but experts now say eating too much potato in any form can be harmful to your health.A major US study has linked potato eating to an increased risk of hypertension or high blood pressure.But Australian medical experts aren't quite ready to take the humble spud off the menu.Johanna Nicholson reports.JOHANNA NICHOLSON: Baked, boiled, fried or mashed; according to a major US study too much potato can be bad for you.But ..>> view originalAussies want booze tax hikes, bans on ads
Video will begin in 5 seconds. Alcohol: The end of the affair? Australia's love-affair with alcohol may be cooling according to the latest poll. Vision courtesy ABC News 24 PT4M16S 620 349 Australia's love affair with booze is waning with more than half of us now in favour of alcohol tax rises and bans on advertising during sport.Support for regulation has grown even though, as a nation, we haven't really changed our drinking habits in the past five years. Well, there is a s..>> view originalAntidepressants aren't as effective as we thought - and shouldn't be the only treatment for depression
Getty Images/Joe Raedle The treatment of depression too often means treatment with antidepressants. Australia has one of the highest rates of antidepressant use in the world. This continues to increase despite mounting evidence they are not especially effective. My colleague Andrew Chanen and I have just published an article that describes the apparent falling effectiveness of the medications. We argue that doctors have become too reliant on them. When medications are used to treat depression t..>> view originalGuardian Public Service Awards 2016: sponsors
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Legionnaires' outbreak: Health Minister admits she was alerted to death by TV news Updated May 18, 2016 16:47:23 The New South Wales Health Minister has insisted she is being kept in the loop about the latest outbreak of legionnaires' disease in Sydney, despite admitting she found out an infected patient had died from a news report.Jillian Skinner also had to defend the time that NSW Health took to alert the public about a legionnaire's cluster that had been identified ..>> view original
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