"Find peace by 'rewiring brain'"

Source: The West Australian

Published: 17 Aug 2010

Category: Other

Rating: (1 stars)

Keywords: mediation, integrative, body, mind, training

Just 11 hours of learning a meditation technique called integrative body-mind training (IBMT)...
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"Crab shell glue could replace stitches"

Source: The West Australian

Published: 31 Mar 2010

Category: Surgical Procedure

Rating: (2 stars)

Keywords: eye, surgery, stitches, research, crab, shell, glue

Australian scientists have developed a surgical glue made from crab shells that could replace...
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"Blood pressure drug 'combats' dementia"

Source: The West Australian

Published: 13 Jan 2010

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (3½ stars)

Keywords: blood, pressure, dementia, alzheimers, angiotensin, receptor, blockers

A widely prescribed drug to tackle high blood pressure and heart disease also appears to reduce the...
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"Cancer treatment can weaken brain"

Source: The West Australian

Published: 11 Aug 2009

Category: Adverse Effects

Rating: (2½ stars)

Keywords: radiation, therapy, brain, cancer, low, grade, gliomas

Even low doses of radiation therapy for brain cancer can, over time, damage co-ordination, memory...
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"Kids with flu 'should not take Tamiflu'"

Source: The West Australian

Published: 11 Aug 2009

Category: Adverse Effects

Rating: (1½ stars)

Keywords: Tamiflu, children, flu, side, effects, clinical, trial

Children with seasonal flu should not be given antivirals such as Tamiflu because harmful side...
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"HRT linked to higher cancer risk"

Source: The West Australian

Published: 17 Jul 2009

Category: Adverse Effects

Rating: (3½ stars)

Keywords: hormone, replacement, therapy, ovarian, cancer

Hormone replacement therapy drastically increases the risk of ovarian cancer, according to new...
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"New scanner aims to detect breast cancer in young women"

Source: The West Australian

Published: 27 Jun 2009

Category: Diagnostic Test

Rating: (½ star)

Keywords: breast, cancer, mammogram, research, scanner

In an Australian first, WA researchers are testing a simple scanner that could allow GPs to pick up...
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"New therapies treating breast, lymph cancer"

Source: The West Australian

Published: 01 Jun 2009

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (3 stars)

New therapies developed following groundbreaking clinical trials are effectively target breast...
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"Drug offers hope on prostate tumours"

Source: The West Australian

Published: 28 May 2009

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (2 stars)

A prostate cancer pill that shrinks tumours in more than two-thirds of men while relieving their...
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"Heart pill for over 55s backed"

Source: The West Australian

Published: 21 May 2009

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (4 stars)

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"Cholesterol drug may protect against cancer"

Source: The West Australian

Published: 13 May 2009

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (2 stars)

Common cholesterol-lowering drugs could also protect against lung cancer and emphysema, New Zealand...
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"Kava helps treat anxiety: research"

Source: The West Australian

Published: 11 May 2009

Category: Complementary and Alternative Medicines

Rating: (1 stars)

Kava, used for generations in traditional ceremonies by Pacific islanders, is an effective and safe...
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"Men set to have birth control injections"

Source: The West Australian

Published: 06 May 2009

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (4 stars)

Sexual health experts say men could soon be taking more responsibility for contraception after...
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"Scientists improve epilepsy brain scan"

Source: The West Australian

Published: 24 Apr 2009

Category: Diagnostic Test

Rating: (2 stars)

Australian scientists have reformulated a radioactive agent used in a powerful type of brain scan,...
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"Sensory play 'key to beating autism'"

Source: The West Australian

Published: 06 Apr 2009

Category: Other

Rating: (2½ stars)

A visiting US autism expert says that while the disorder has no cure, many children with it can be...
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"Aussie scientists reveal breakthrough for high blood pressure"

Source: The West Australian

Published: 31 Mar 2009

Category: Surgical Procedure

Rating: (1 stars)

Australian scientists have developed a world-first technique that offers to revolutionise the...
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"Pioneering WA trial of lozenge to counter flu"

Source: The West Australian

Published: 24 Mar 2009

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (2 stars)

West Australians will be the first in the country to test a daily lozenge containing a natural...
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"Drinking coffee reduces risk of Alzheimer's: study"

Source: The West Australian

Published: 16 Jan 2009

Category: Other

Rating: (1½ stars)

Middle-aged people who drink moderate amounts of coffee significantly reduce their risk of...
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"New lens coating could help shift workers"

Source: The West Australian

Published: 14 Jan 2009

Category: Other

Rating: (2 stars)

Shift work exacts a huge toll, leading to punishing sleep disruptions and an elevated risk of...
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"Brain stimulation helps Parkinson's, but carries risk: study"

Source: The West Australian

Published: 08 Jan 2009

Category: Surgical Procedure

Rating: (2½ stars)

Patients with Parkinson's disease show significant improvement after six months of deep brain...
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