Health & Wellbeing
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Rising cost-of-living, personal debt both major factors in distress, as Australians are urged to ask ‘R U Ok?’
Today on September 14, Australians across the country are being urged to ask their friends, family and colleagues, ‘are you ok?’ R U Ok? Day 2023 is the annual reminder …
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Vasso’s Corner: Menopause. Do alternative therapies work?
Last week, September 4-8 marked Women’s Health Week. In line with this, this article focusses on alternative therapies for menopause which are often used by women to treat menopause symptoms. …
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Junk food the primary culprit in Aussies’ failing diet
Australians are failing to stick to a healthy and balanced diet, and junk food is a major culprit. That’s the verdict from the national science agency CSIRO, which on Tuesday …
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Vasso’s Corner: Multiple Sclerosis: what is it, treatment options, future prospects
In Australia over 33,300 people and globally nearly 3 million people are living with MS. MS costs the Australian government / healthcare system approximately $2.5 billion per year. MS is …
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Dentists warn on vaping danger in oral health charter
Australia’s dentists have put the spotlight on the harmful impact of vaping as part of national guidelines on managing oral health. An 11-point charter has been released by the Australian …
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Jump in ambulance and emergency department wait times
Pressure on Victoria’s health system shows no sign of easing after the ambulance service experienced one of its busiest periods on record and the number of patients waiting more than …
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Dimitra Chatzileontiadou: Our research uncovered the first genetic link with asymptomatic COVID infection
During the pandemic, a baffling mystery remained at the forefront of people’s thoughts, leaving almost everyone, pondering the same question: why do some COVID-positive cases have symptoms while others, known …
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Vasso’s Corner: Methamphetamine (ICE) drug addiction: A growing epidemic?
Historical use: Methamphetamine (also referred to as, METH, ice, crystal, speed, Tina, chalk, glass) was first synthesized from ephedrine by Dr Nagayoshi Nagiai of Tokyo Imperial University in 1888 of …
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Life-changing muscular dystrophy trial ‘beacon of hope’
Four-year-old Hunter Payne enjoys running around and playing like any other boy his age. But a diagnosis of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy means instead instead of growing stronger, Hunter could need a …
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Vasso’s Corner: mRNA, DNA, vector, protein, attenuated, inactivated vaccines: What’s the difference?
Since the COVID-19 pandemic we constantly hear mRNA-, viral vector-, DNA-, protein-, killed- and, live attenuated- based vaccines. What is the difference? They are just different types of vaccine formulations, …