People who cut carbs out of their diet or choose products with refined grains may be undermining their heart health. The Heart Foundation has prompted people to take a look at their food choices following the release of a study ...
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Technique targets brain to stop falls
Australian researchers are exploring whether stimulating connections in a person's brain will help prevent them from falling over when they get older. National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) early-career research fellow Dr Ann-Maree Vallence – with funding from the NHMRC, ...
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Centre focused on personalised medicine gets funding
The ACT Government recently announced $7.3m in funding for a new centre that will allow researchers and doctors to explore the area of personalised medicine. Minister for Health Simon Corbell said the centre, called Canberra Clinical Genomics, would give Canberrans ...
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Nurses, doctors to pollies: state climate change policy
A number of peak health bodies are demanding that all political parties state what they plan to do to protect people from the worsening effects of climate change. In the lead up to the July 2 election, the Climate and Health Alliance ...
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