Can a $12 pill test for ecstasy save lives? Well, it's complicated
Jun 07, 2019 15:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Can a A$12 pill test prevent deaths from ecstasy? Our research, published today, finds pill testing provides no magic answer. We found not everyone acts on the result of a pill test in the same way. It depends on the...
Man's stressed friend: how your mental health can affect your dog
Jun 07, 2019 15:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
If you think your dog looks stressed out, it might be your own stress levels that are affecting your pet pooch. A study published on Thursday in Natures Scientific Reports shows pet dogs may synchronise their stress...
Breastfeeding struggles linked to postpartum depression in mothers
May 27, 2019 09:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
As a doctor, I encourage mothers to breastfeed. Breastfeeding is affordable, helps with bonding and has health benefits for both the infant and mother. In my medical practice, many new moms come to see me because they...
Population DNA testing for disease risk is coming. Here are five things to know
May 25, 2019 06:45 am UTC| Health
DNA testing to predict disease risk has the potential to prevent disease and save lives. Yet few Australians can currently access predictive DNA testing via the health-care system. That may soon change. As technology...
The US could have ended up with a British-style health care system: Here is why it didn’t
May 20, 2019 22:33 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
The role of government in the U.S. health care system has been contentious long before the recent emergence of Medicare-For-All proposals among Democratic presidential candidates. Advocates of so-called free-market health...
Viruses to stop cholera infections – the viral enemy of deadly bacteria could be humanity's friend
May 20, 2019 22:33 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
In the latest of a string of high-profile cases in the U.S., a cocktail of bacteria-killing viruses successfully treated a cystic fibrosis patient suffering from a deadly infection caused by a pathogen that was resistant...
Tears and rage – the rise of the emotional release industry
May 20, 2019 22:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
When Ariana Grande cried on stage recently, following her performance of an emotionally laden song, she later took to Twitter to apologise and thanked her fans for accepting her humaneness. Producing emotional tears is a...
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