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Australia warned people to prevent this year's flu season
On March 14, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) warned people in Western Australia (WA) to take precautions for the worst flu season in recent years.
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Australia treats obese children according to new methods
In an effort to prevent an epidemic of obesity in the country, a group of Australian doctors have adopted new treatments through a program that targets not only overweig…
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Australia produces highly effective new anti-influenza drugs
Australia's leading science institute CSIRO said on February 23 that it has developed a new drug in the laboratory system, to prevent the spread of different influenza v…
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Australian scientist discovers the secret of insulin
The group of scientists at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI), in Melbourne (Australia) on January 10, said that it has been discovered exactly how the human bod…
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Australia studies spider venom to treat breast cancer
Queensland State Science Secretary (Australia) Ros Bates said scientists in the country are working on a groundbreaking study of spider venom for the treatment of breast…
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Australia supports vaccines for Fiji
Glenn Miles, Acting High Commissioner of Australia, said two vaccines for Rotavirus and Pneumococcal will be vaccinated for Fiji newborns from September 2012, while HPV…
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Australia tested frozen blood at the hospital
Frozen blood products that have been successfully used to treat injured soldiers in Afghanistan will be put to the test in Australian hospitals to improve the effectiven…
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Australia produces an Alzheimer's vaccine
On December 9, scientists at Sydney Neurological Research Institute (BMRI) at the University of Sydney in Australia said they had successfully researched a vaccine that…
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Detection of genes against bacteria from mammals in Australia
The molecules present in the body of Wallaby (kangaroos) and young platypus are considered highly effective in destroying a range of multi-drug resistant bacteria.
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Australia invented smart discoloration medical tape
Australian researchers have invented a smart medical tape that can change color depending on the condition of the wound.
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Skin cells can replace liver diseases
Scientists at the Royal Australian Hospital in Sydney have just released a study that shows that it is possible to convert the function of skin cells into liver cells.
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Smokecheck program helps Australian aborigines quit smoking
The training program, initiated at the University of Sydney, Australia, aims to reduce the smoking rate among Aboriginal communities, and has trained 1,000 native health…
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Minimize the risk of asbestos-related diseases
Finding solutions to prevent asbestos-related diseases is one of the key contents at the Scientific Workshop:
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Sunlight helps prevent diabetes
Research results by Australian scientists show that exercise in the sun helps prevent diabetes.
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Radio waves work to lower blood pressure
Scientists put a catheter into the thigh, 1 into the artery and then use radio waves