Category: 6. Health

A new analysis of existing studies co-led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst public health researcher finds that nicotine e-cigarettes consistently help adults quit smoking, a conclusion that emerges with striking agreement…

New research suggests that vitamin D supplements can reshape how the immune system responds to gut bacteria in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, potentially nudging the body toward a more protective, less inflammatory state. The…

Barcelona, Spain: Researchers leading a trial of active surveillance for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) have described early results as ‘reassuring’ in a presentation to the 15^th European Breast Cancer Conference (EBCC15) in Barcelona…

The Northern Territory Centre for Disease Control report investigating an outbreak of diphtheria.

As of Wednesday, there have been four cases of respiratory diphtheria (3 in Darwin, 1 in Alice Springs) notified in the last week and 33 cases of…

How well do students at your school understand what bullying is? Do they feel comfortable intervening when they witness bullying behaviour on the school grounds? Does your…

Families are feeling stressed, powerless and ‘forever in limbo’ as they wait months, or sometimes years, for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) assessments, according to a new study. 

Research led by the…

Worldwide ovarian cancer ranks fourth among disease-related causes of death in women with 240,000 new cases each year. Prognosis varies significantly by stage at diagnosis and histologic type. Clear cell ovarian cancer (CCOC), a specific subtype…

People with a healthy thymus gland live longer and are less likely to fall ill. In addition, immunotherapies are more often successful in patients with a healthy thymus. This is shown by two international studies involving…

The rapid withdrawal of international health aid by the United States (US)…