Australia
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Psychiatric illnesses world’s biggest problem
Mental illness and substance abuse between them are the biggest cause of chronic illness worldwide, researchers reveal today. Read more
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Flu jab may protect middle-aged heart
Middle-aged people with hidden heart disease may gain protection from flu vaccination, researchers reveal today. Read more
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Pills that don’t help women conceive
Women who are struggling to become pregnant gain nothing by taking anti-oxidant vitamin pills, researchers warned today. Read more
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Kidney disease label too broad
Too many people are being told they have kidney disease, experts claim today. Read more
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Cigarette package deterrent rebuff for government
Early signs show that plain packaging of cigarettes in Australia is having an impact on smokers, researchers say today. Read more
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Drinking in pregnancy ‘predictable’
Women’s pre-pregnancy drinking habits are linked to the amount they tend to drink when pregnant, new research shows. Read more
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Delay baby clamp – advice
Babies benefit from keeping the umbilical cord connection to their mother for a few minutes after birth, experts say today. Read more
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Knee ops vary among neighbours
Rates of knee operation vary massively in the world’s wealthiest countries, a conference heard yesterday. Read more
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Stars face loss of years
Most performers live past the mythical age of 27 – but they still die on average younger than others, researchers reveal today. Read more
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Fainting genes studied
The tendency to faint may be genetic – but not the triggers that make people collapse, researchers say today. Read more