We have a vaccine for six cancers; why are less than half of kids getting it?

Feb 03, 2017 15:59 pm UTC| Health

Early in our careers, few of us imagined a vaccine could one day prevent cancer. Now there is a vaccine that keeps the risk of developing six Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers at bay, but adoption of it has been...

Melanoma: Taming a migratory menace

Feb 03, 2017 15:43 pm UTC| Health

The deadliest cancer of the skin is cutaneous melanoma. In 2017 over 160,000 Americans are expected to be diagnosed with melanoma, and over half will have invasive disease, or one that has gone beyond the skin and which...

ADHD: claims we're diagnosing immature behaviour make it worse for those affected

Feb 03, 2017 07:40 am UTC| Health

A recent study on prescriptions of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications for children in Western Australia found a similar trend to that already shown by data from the US and other...

Preventative medicine: the argument for and against

Feb 02, 2017 14:03 pm UTC| Health

Preventative medicine has long used drugs to prevent the onset of disease. Those with symptoms such as high blood sugar or pressure are often diagnosed with the pre-condition, such as prediabetes or prehypertension, if...

Why children find 'poo' so hilarious – and how adults should tackle it

Feb 02, 2017 13:58 pm UTC| Health

A boy meets a man carrying a load of cow manure and asks him what he is going to do with it all. The man tells the little boy, Im taking it home to put on my strawberries. The boy looks up at the man and says, I dont know...

When the drugs don’t work: how we can turn the tide of antimicrobial resistance

Feb 01, 2017 15:53 pm UTC| Health

A new report by the Australian Academy of Science has called for the Australian government to take immediate action to counter the growing resistance of bacteria to antibiotics, a problem known as antimicrobial resistance....

Why using a mobile phone while driving is so dangerous ... even when you're hands-free

Feb 01, 2017 13:43 pm UTC| Health

A recent police clampdown on driving using hand-held mobile phones caught nearly 8,000 UK drivers in a week, ostensibly reflecting a widespread disregard of a law intended to protect all. But is using a hand-held mobile...