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‘Breast screening reduces deaths from breast cancer’ says PHA

Evidence shows breast screening is the most reliable way of detecting early breast cancer at a stage when treatment is usually simpler and more successful, therefore reducing deaths.

Cost biggest reason for avoiding the dentist

New research from the University of Adelaide shows that more than two-thirds of Australians who avoid going to the dentist do so because of cost....
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Cost biggest reason for avoiding the dentist

New research from the University of Adelaide shows that more than two-thirds of Australians who avoid going to the dentist do so because of cost....
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Discovery could lead to greener ways of making drugs

Discoveries made during PhD studies by Victoria University graduate Emma Dangerfield could revolutionise the pharmaceutical industry, by allowing drugs to be made in a more environmentally friendly way....
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Feeding tubes may worsen pressure ulcer risk

In the Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers report that despite the conventional wisdom that feeding tubes help dementia patients resist pressure ulcers, feeding tubes actually are associated with an increased risk of ulcers developing. The tubes also don’t promote healing.
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Beijing Olympics Provides Rare Window into Air Pollution’s Effect on Health

A team of researchers has taken advantage of the unique circumstances surrounding the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China to examine the link between air pollution and health.
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Scientists find new pieces of hearing puzzle

Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have gained important new insights into how our sense of hearing works. Their findings promise new avenues for scientists to understand what goes wrong when people experience deafness. Their findings are published in Royal Society Open Biology, a new open access journal.
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Brigham and Women’s Doctors Research New Treatments for Severe Asthma

Boston, MA - Chronic asthma sufferers may have new hope for relief due to two new research studies that are getting underway at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH). Researchers from BWH's Asthma Research Center are exploring whether two new therapies will relieve asthma symptoms.
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Study suggest chemicals in the environment could threaten male fertility

New research from the University of Glasgow, in collaboration with academics in Edinburgh, Aberdeen (James Hutton Institute and the University of Aberdeen) and INRA (France) has shown that fertility in a subset of men could be threatened by chemicals that are routinely found within our environment.
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Effect of Psychiatric Medication on Brain Structure

Research from King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry provides new insight into the effect of psychiatric medication on brain structure. The findings, published in Biological Psychiatry, may hold clues to new treatment approaches.
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Most people brushes their teeth in the wrong way

Almost all Swedes brush their teeth, yet only one in ten does it in a way that effectively prevents tooth decay. Now researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, are eager to teach Swedes how to brush their teeth more effectively.
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Short term household income change and impacts on health

Short term changes in household income have only small effects on health, but have more significant impacts if income is affected by unemployment or chronic health conditions, new research from the University of Otago, Wellington shows.
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