Cats Could Pass on Hendra Virus – Domestic cats have the potential to contract the fatal Hendra virus and pass it to humans, Queensland’s chief veterinary officer says. Dr Rick Symons says studies are being done to better understand how Hendra spreads, its effects on family pets and how dogs and cats can pass the [...]
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Cancer Rates in U.S. Fall – Cancer death rates are continuing to fall, dropping by 1.8 percent per year in men and 1.6 percent per year in women between 2004 and 2008, according to the American Cancer Society’s annual report on cancer statistics released on Wednesday. Advances in cancer screening and treatment have prevented more [...]
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Australians Top List of Drug Users – The research, published in the medical journal The Lancet, found that each year worldwide, about 200 million people use illegal drugs. Cannabis is the most favoured drug of choice, and Australia and New Zealand were found to share the highest rate of usage. An estimated 10 to 15 [...]
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Aspirin Reduces Bowel Cancer Risk – Aspirin hasn’t been able to pass drug regulatory tests until now because of so many side effects. Despite all, the drug is considered no less than a miracle by many people. The drug has benefited many, some of the commonly-known positive effects of Aspirin includes relief from high temperature, [...]
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Victorian Nurses Ordered Back to Work – The union representing Victorian nurses has been ordered to instruct its members to end their unprotected industrial action that has closed hundreds of beds and halted almost 1000 surgical procedures. Fair Work Australia (FWA) has told the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) to use its Twitter and Facebook accounts [...]
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