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The Health Report appeals to both specialist and mainstream audiences by applying a broad definition of health, and seeing health and medicine within social, scientific and political contexts. (Author: ABC Radio National)
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Published: Sep 7, 08Depression and heart attackDepression and heart disease are two leading disorders which add to the global burden of disease. Several large-scale studies have investigated whether treatment of depression improves prognosis after heart attack.Homicide by the mentally ill - a rare eventA study recently published in the British Journal of Psychiatry showed that the rate of homicide due to mentall illness has fallen steadily after the late 1970s. According to this study the risk of lethal violence by
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Published: Aug 31, 08Drug dependence - part twoDrug addiction is a chronic relapsing condition and kicking the habit once and for all can be enormously challenging both physically and emotionally. According to research by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre in New South Wales the residential therapeutic community approach can be very effective, with around 80% of residents remaining drug free three years after treatment. This week Lynne Malcolm visits two drug rehabilitation centres to speak with staff and
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Published: Aug 24, 08Drug dependence - part oneThere's no doubt that dependence on any drug can devastate people's lives - and Australia has one of the highest rates of illicit drug use in the world, in fact we are leaders in both cannabis and amphetamine use. In part one of this feature Lynne Malcolm explores the effects and latest treatments of addiction to these drugs and some encouraging results from a study on the treatment of drug dependence and post traumatic stress disorder simultaneously. D
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Published: Aug 17, 08Lung transplantAustralia has one of the highest success rates in organ and tissue transplantation, but it also has one of the world's lowest donation rates. About 3,000 Australians are on the official organ and tissue transplant waiting list and 20% of the people waiting for a heart, lung or liver transplant will die before they receive one. ABC journalist Phil Ashley Brown met a patient 20 minutes after she received the good news that she would get new lungs and he follows her progress through
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Published: Aug 10, 08Post traumatic stress disorderA special feature about post traumatic stress disorder, which is very timely after the arrest of Radovan Karadzic, the Bosnian Serb leader. It's an extraordinary story of the lessons learned from the war in Bosnia, treating the psychological trauma in adolescence. Watch a film about post traumatic stress disorder. Download our film about post traumatic stress disorder.
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Published: Aug 3, 08Oral cancerAccording to Dr Michael Kahn from Tufts University in Boston, about two thirds of oral cancer cases go undiagnosed until they are in the advanced stages when the cancer has already travelled to other sites in the body. It is extremely important that dentists are aware of this problem and screen their patients accordingly.Breast cancer prevention in women at high riskA large number of cases of breast cancer in women at high risk of the disease could be prevented if anti-oestrogen medic
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Published: Jul 27, 08Weight loss dietsResearch done in Israel assigned 322 moderately obese people to one of three diets to investigate the effectiveness of the diets on weight loss. They looked at low-carbohydrate, Mediterranean or low-fat diets.The validity of published research findingsNorman Swan talks to Professor John Ioannidis from the University of Ioannina in Greece and Tufts University in Boston about his paper which has the title: 'Why Most Published Research Findings Are False'.
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Published: Jul 20, 08Prostate cancer researchProstate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death among men. In this programme we take a look at some recent research and talk to specialists about their latest investigations into new treatment options for the disease.
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Published: Jul 13, 08Wheezing in preschool childrenWheezing is an increasingly common symptom in preschool children. Researchers in England followed a group of preschool children over a period of 6 to 11 years to determine long term prognosis for these kids.Predictor of asthma for people in their fortiesThe Tasmanian Longitudinal Health Study has been following a large group of people, beginning at the age of seven, to identify a predictor of asthma for these people when they reach middle age.Indigenous women and sm
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Published: Jul 6, 08CT angiography - a test for heart diseaseThis type of CT scan enables doctors to obtain quite detailed pictures of the coronary arteries. However, American experts are questioning its value and they're supported in this by the American Heart Association.Genetic screening test for Stickler syndromeStickler syndrome is a genetic abnormality that can cause life-threatening spinal conditions, premature arthritis, blindness and deafness. A genetic screening test which was developed by researchers at
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Published: Jun 29, 08How to reverse ageing in musclesLower muscle mass is one of the common consequences of growing older. Canadian researchers have studied ways of preventing the loss of muscle mass.Therapy for stroke patientsDr Lara Boyd is a physical therapist and neuroscientist in the Department of Pysical Therapy at the University of British Columbia in Canada. She is leading research which is trying to understand what therapies positively alter patterns of brain activity after stroke.
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Published: Jun 22, 08Unknown primary cancer sitesIn 2005 cancers of unknown primary site (CUP) represented around 4% of all new cases in New South Wales. However, these CUPs were the third most common cause of cancer death after lung and bowel cancer in NSW, which represented 8% of all cancer deaths in 2005. A report recently released by the Cancer Institute of New Wouth Wales shows that cancers of unknown primary differ from metastatic cancer for some key type of cancers. There is a suggestion that at least some CU
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Published: Jun 15, 08Antibiotic resistant golden staph infections in the general communitySometimes there are headlines in the media of outbreaks of MRSA (methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureaus) in hospitals. But there is also plenty of MRSA in the general community in Australia, which may have been brought about by living conditions in socially disadvantaged groups, particularly remote Australian Aboriginal communities.The effect of antibiotics in the treatment of rhinosinusitisA group of researchers in Switz
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Published: Jun 8, 08Gap kidsThis is a feature by Heather Stewart about children with a developmental language disorder. They struggle to create speech and interpret what is being said to them. These children often fall in the gap between state and federal health and education departments. However, good therapy would make a huge difference to their lives.
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Published: Jun 1, 08Health controversies surrounding milkA1 and A2 are names used to identify different proteins found in milk. the idea that A1 milk may be detrimental to health has been around for a while. Some suggest that there is a link between A1 milk consumption and Type 1 diabetes and some other illnesses. Professor Boyd Swinburn from the School of Health Sciences at Deakin University in Melbourne discusses his review into A1/A2 milk claims for the New Zealand Food Safety Authority.Alternative treatment for
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