A gut feeling about eczema
Researchers look at the gut bugs in infants with eczema and the association between the microbiome and risk of eczema among infants. This is what they found.
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Would more rehab after stroke be beneficial?
Researchers investigated whether adding more rehabilitation can improve activity in people with stroke and, if so, what amount is beneficial. These are the results.
Heart & Stroke Latest Health NewsAlcohol intoxication is no friend of the bowel
Researchers have investigated whether people with high levels of alcohol intoxication are more at risk of inflammatory bowel disease or IBD than non-alcoholic intoxication.
Gastrointestinal Health Latest Health NewsAnkylosing spondylitis: changing behaviour, changing health
Researchers looked at behaviour change intervention in adults with ankylosing spondylitis, a form of inflammatory arthritis that targets the joints of the spine to improve mobility and quality of life. This is what they found.
Arthritis Latest Health NewsQuality of life and exercise in cancer survivors
Researchers investigated the quality of life and its association with physical activity among survivors of different types of cancer. These are the results.
Cancer Care Latest Health NewsColorectal cancer does early screening help?
Researchers present data on the relationship between Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer, it's screening history and the resulting incidence in Australia, this is what they found.
Bowel cancer awareness Latest Health NewsAsthma control in Australia
Researchers investigated how well asthma is controlled in Australia and its association with asthma related outcomes in Australians aged 16 years and over with asthma.
Asthma Latest Health NewsWhat does a good diet really mean?
Australian research has found that focusing on your whole diet rather than obsessing on individual nutrients pays off in terms of obesity and blood pressure. The study scored the diets of 5,000 men and women.
Healthy Living Latest Health NewsCan a probiotic supplement help with weight loss?
A review of clinical trials that use probiotics as part of a weight loss program points to them having a small, but significant benefit on weight loss.
Latest Health News Nutrition & WeightCan exercise boost your mind?
Physical activity has been associated with improvements in physical health, but what about your mental health and cognitive function? A recent study looks into the benefits of physical exercise in older adults.
Latest Health News Seniors' HealthDo probiotics reduce diarrhoea from cancer treatment?
Bowel problems are a common side-effect from cancer, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Through various studies, probiotic supplements appear to have a favourable benefit in reducing these side effects.
Cancer Care Latest Health NewsGoing hiking? Tread carefully
Well-prepared hikers know what to wear, what to pack and how to pack it – including any necessary medicines. This is a checklist of information for anyone planning a hike of any distance in Australia or overseas.
Latest Health NewsPrediabetes; is it a risk for the heart?
Researchers address the inconsistencies around the cut off point for the diagnosis of impaired fasting glucose, this is what they found.
Diabetes Latest Health NewsDiet clues to surviving cancer
A research team collated together 117 studies involving over 200,000 cancer survivors into a single meta-analysis. What they found was perhaps not too surprising.
Cancer Care Latest Health NewsWhy does weight go back on?
Research into a drug for type 2 diabetes may inadvertently help to explain that weight regain for people that diet to lose weight is not a simple matter of poor self-control.
Latest Health News Nutrition & WeightCan probiotics ease an irritable bowel?
Probiotics are a common supplement taken by people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) however new research suggests probiotics may not be provide the relief sufferers of IBS are seeking.
Gastrointestinal Health Latest Health NewsQuality care for pancreatic cancer
Researchers investigate the factors associated with quality of care in Australian patients with pancreatic cancer and the relationship between quality of care and survival rates. This is what they found.
Cancer Care Latest Health NewsIs there a link between dairy food and chronic kidney disease?
Researchers studied a group of older adults to assess whether consumption of dairy products and total calcium intake reduced the incidence of Chronic kidney disease (CDK) over a 10 year period. This is what they found.
Latest Health News Nutrition & WeightCan eating eggs help an egg allergy?
Researchers looked at whether the supervised, stepwise introduction of egg in infants with eczema reduced the incidence of egg allergy at one year of age.
Allergy Latest Health NewsIs saturated fat bad for the heart?
Researchers investigate the association between individual saturated fatty acids like lauric, myristic, palmitic and stearic acids and the risk of coronary heart disease.
Heart & Stroke Latest Health NewsA message from thunderstorm asthma
The thunderstorm asthma event in Melbourne saw thousands of people turning up in emergency departments telling us that many asthmatics don't recognise that their condition is worse than it is.
Asthma Latest Health NewsCan text messages be good for you?
Researchers evaluated the effectiveness of a text message-based intervention to encourage lifestyle change on heart risk factors in people with coronary heart disease.
Heart & Stroke Latest Health NewsIs fluctuating blood pressure bad for your heart?
Researchers analysed the existing literature that measured the association between blood pressure variability and cardiovascular outcomes, this is what they found.
Heart & Stroke Latest Health NewsDo fruit and vegetables make you happy?
Eating more fruits and vegetables has been linked to substantial increases in people’s level of happiness and now we have the research to to back up this claim.
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