Archive: 05/02/2015

Antipsychotic meds prompt zombie-like state among patients

Interviews with community members who are taking antipsychotic medication for mental health problems have added to growing concerns about how the drugs are administered, their effectiveness against placebo and the severity ...

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Older Australians feel vulnerable to emergency events

A University of Adelaide researcher has for the first time revealed how prepared older South Australians feel when it comes to emergency events.

Feb 5, 2015

Demographic study suggests trouble for college-educated Indian women seeking eligible partners

Marriage is an almost universal institution for men and women in India today. But by 2050, women could find it more difficult to find an eligible partner, particularly if they have been educated at university or college level, ...

Feb 5, 2015

7 common symptoms of measles, and 1 pretty sure way to avoid it

Measles is nothing to "sneeze at"—it can be deadly.

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Virologist hunts cryptic virus that may be responsible for a society-shattering disease in Central Africa

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, they call it "epupuluga": a cluster of symptoms that affects children between the ages of 5 and 15. The children slip into epileptic seizures for several minutes, and then come out of ...

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Avoiding injuries when playing sport

Do you enjoy playing sport? Many of us start exercising at this time of year after worrying about overeating during the holiday season. The most important thing when trying to improve sporting ability or lose weight is to ...

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Consider changes to bulk billing carefully, study suggests

Research into billing by GPs has found no association between whether patients pay and the time they spend with a doctor.

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Britons aware of links between lifestyle and cancer, but action is lacking

More Britons than ever are aware of the links between lifestyle and cancer risk, according to a survey carried out by an international cancer prevention charity.

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New tool helps identify lung cancer patients who will respond to immune therapies

A Yale-led team of researchers has developed a new assay, or investigative tool, to measure the anti-tumor immune activity in non-small cell lung cancer tumors that could lead to a more accurate determination of which patients ...

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Seizures knock out brain arousal centers

People with epilepsy who experience focal seizures sometimes remain mobile but are unable to hear or respond to their environment. Yale School of Medicine researchers have discovered a surprising explanation for this zoned-out ...

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