'A laughing stock': doctors to continue pill testing despite threat of arrest
Dr David Caldicott has vowed to continue with pill testing at the Stereosonic music festival despite the threat of arrest. Photo: Melissa Adams Two doctors planning to test illicit drugs at Sydney music festivals have vowed to continue their campaign despite threats of arrest and condemnation from NSW Premier Mike Baird.Dr David Caldicott, a Canberra-based emergency medicine specialist, said the trial was a common sense precaution and the government's resist..>> view originalUK trial tests terminal cancer vaccine
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Christopher William Savage, a prominent anti-vaccination campaigner and former policeman from Amamoor in Sunshine Coast, Queensland is under investigation after allegations that he was treating autism without medical training. The Bali Health Agency's ...>> view originalLegionella found in Qld hospital water
Legionella bacteria found in the water supply of a hospital north of Brisbane has not harmed any patients or staff, Queensland health authorities say.The Redcliffe Hospital's regular water quality testing procedures have turned up traces of the Legionella bacteria in some areas.The test results mean the facility will now need to isolate affected areas then flush and chlorinate the water system. Additional testing was being carried out on Wednesday, Queensland Health said."Most importantly, ther..>> view originalNew FDA guidelines aim to prevent Zika transmission via tissue, cell donation
REUTERS: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday issued new recommendations aimed at reducing the risk of Zika virus transmission through donated human tissues and cells used in surgical or reproductive procedures, such as umbilical cord blood, corneas and heart valves.The guidance is part of the agency's ongoing efforts to protect human cellular, tissue and blood products from potential contamination with Zika virus, which has spread to at least 36 countries and territories, mostly in ..>> view originalStress enhances cancer spread: mice study
Stress enhances cancer spread: mice studyChronic stress helps cancer spread through the body, according to Australian-led research on mice.It builds lymphatic "highways" that provide cancer cells with a faster and more efficient way to spread.But the mice study found the effect may be blocked through the use of a common blood pressure drug, now being trialled in cancer patients to see if it can reduce the risk of the tumour spreading.Previous work has linked stress to poor cancer survival in pat..>> view originalStudy shows cancer patients with partners have better survival rates
KIM LANDERS: New research has found that cancer patients who are single are more likely to die within 10 years than those who have a partner.The study has been done by the Queensland University of Technology and Cancer Council Queensland, as Lindy Kerin reports.LINDY KERIN: Caboolture mother Margaret McKean and her partner have been struck by cancer three times.Her husband Steve had recovered from non-Hodgkin lymphoma, before she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012.MARGARET MCKEAN: My hu..>> view original
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
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