Your nose is the window to your brain—and some potentially deadly infections
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Your nose is the window to your brain — and some potentially deadly infections
"Don't pick your nose!" you may have been told as a kid. As an adult you wonder, is digging snot out with your finger really that bad?
A recent study suggests you should definitely listen to the advice. The research linked nose-picking with...
Another COVID summer for Victoria and Australia looms. Here's what it might look like
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Another COVID summer for Victoria and Australia looms. Here's what it might look like
For the third summer in a row, Australia is facing a wave of COVID-19 which is seeing more people contracting the virus in the lead-up to Christmas. After years of lockdowns and medical advancements, most people are now living the "COVID-normal&qu...
Amid explosion in popularity of melatonin to help kids sleep, parents told not to buy it online
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Experts have noticed an "exponential rise" in children being given melatonin to help them sleep but say parents shouldn't buy it online. Melatonin is a hormone produced by the brain after dark that regulates the circadian rhythm or body clock. In Australia, it's a prescription medication for people under the age of 55.
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Eleven minutes of walking enough to avert many premature deaths, researchers find
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Walking briskly for just 11 minutes a day could prevent one out of every 10 premature deaths, a wide-ranging study has found. The study conducted by Cambridge University reviewed 196 articles with 30 million participants, and found even a small dose of moderate exercise can make a dramatic difference to long term health.
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Overseas supply issues are causing a shortage of some antibiotics in Australia
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Pharmacists are reporting a nationwide shortage of antibiotics used to treat infections such as pneumonia and strep throat. Antibiotics such as amoxicillin are in short supply due to problems securing shipments from manufacturers overseas. The shortage coincides with a jump in invasive group A streptococcal infections among children....
Ultra-fast insulin drug Fiasp to be removed from PBS making it unaffordable for many diabetes sufferers
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For the past six months, 14-year-old Freya Goldston has attended more school, swimming training and increased her time with friends — but that quality of life is now at risk.
Fiasp, the ultra-fast insulin she relies on to treat her type 1 diabetes will be taken off the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) next month, sending the price...
Regular, low-dose aspirin use linked to improved ovarian cancer survival, researchers find
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Aspirin may extend the survival of women in the late stages of ovarian cancer, an Australian study suggests. A team led by researchers at the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute set out to find what factors could improve survival in women after a diagnosis of the disease. The study, published in the Journal of the National Canc...
Ozempic helps people lose weight. But who should be able to use it?
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Semaglutide, sold in the forms of Ozempic and Wegovy, shot into public consciousness as an effective weight-loss medication last year, thanks to spruiking from social media influencers and people such as Elon Musk. The unexpected increase in demand for the drug for weight loss has caused a worldwide shortage. Producing the drug — deliver...
People who sleep five hours or less a night face higher risk of health problems as they age, study finds
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A large new study published provides evidence that people 50 and older who sleep five hours or less at night have a greater risk of developing multiple chronic diseases as they age compared with peers who get a longer night's rest. The study, published today in the journal PLOS Medicine, took a closer look at a group of nearly 8000 civil serv...
Daily cups of coffee could extend your life, study suggests
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Drinking two to three cups a day of most types of coffee may protect you from cardiovascular disease and early death, a new study has found.
"The results suggest that mild to moderate intake of ground, instant and decaffeinated coffee should be considered part of a healthy lifestyle," said study author Peter Kistler, head of...
