Australia
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Growth hormone treatment tested for stroke survivors
Growth hormone treatment could help stroke survivors to regain better cognitive abilities and help them recover from fatigue, according to an experimental study. Read more
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Diet affects the time women take to conceive
Women who consume less fruit and more fast food will find it more difficult to conceive their first child within a year, a new study has shown. Read more
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Asthma preventers may protect fertility
Women with asthma may suffer loss of fertility from using short-acting relievers – but not from use of preventers, according to the findings of a major study reported today. Read more
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Gene link to early-onset breast cancer
British researchers have found a genetic variant underlying the development of breast cancer in young women, it was announced today. Read more
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Plea for pregnant women to get flu vaccine
An urgent appeal has been launched by senior doctors to ensure pregnant women get flu vaccination. Read more
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Substance misuse rising in baby boomers
There is an increase in alcohol and drug misuse among people aged over 50, public health experts warn today. Read more
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COPD’s worldwide toll
More than three million people die worldwide from chronic respiratory diseases every year, according to an analysis published today. Read more
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Likely source of M. chimaera infection in patients uncovered
Contaminated heater-cooler units produced in Germany have been identified as the likely source of a Mycobacterium chimaera infection that affected 21 open-heart surgery patients across Europe, USA and Australia. Read more
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First vaccine for gonorrhoea?
A meningitis vaccine may also help to protect against gonorrhoea, researchers say today. Read more
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Heart death link to persistent mental distress
People with persistent mental distress are at increased risk of dying from coronary heart disease, a study published last night finds. Read more