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Easy-to-speak Names Deemed More Optimistically, Claim Researchers

Wed, 02/08/2012 - 09:06

Ever wonder your name and the ease or difficulty with which its pronunciation can be done can have major impact on the levels of your success, or failure for that matter.

It has been found by researchers from Melbourne, Australia, that the easy your name is on people's tongues the more bright your chances are of succeeding.

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Fear of Water-Borne Bacteria Encourages Drinking of Boiled Water

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 10:43

As per the suggestions by health officials in Sydney, water should be boiled before drinking so as to prevent any risk of illness from water contamination. According to the latest report, fearing a bacterium E. coli in the water, people are being advised to drink boiled water as well as take only sponge-bath.

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Fear of Water-Borne Bacteria Encourages Drinking of Boiled Water

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 10:43

As per the suggestions by health officials in Sydney, water should be boiled before drinking so as to prevent any risk of illness from water contamination. According to the latest report, fearing a bacterium E. coli in the water, people are being advised to drink boiled water as well as take only sponge-bath.

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Child Dies Because of Wrong Catheter Insertion

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 10:41

It has been found by a team of investigators that a child, Joshua Elliott, one month in age, died at Sydney Children's Hospital on September 9, 2009 due to insertion of an incorrect catheter in his neck. It has been found that doctors were unable to determine the right catheter because of catheters being wrongly labelled.

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Child Dies Because of Wrong Catheter Insertion

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 10:41

It has been found by a team of investigators that a child, Joshua Elliott, one month in age, died at Sydney Children's Hospital on September 9, 2009 due to insertion of an incorrect catheter in his neck. It has been found that doctors were unable to determine the right catheter because of catheters being wrongly labelled.

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Australian Government Bans Tan Beds

Tue, 02/07/2012 - 08:37

While there is hardly any doubt left that sunbeds could instigate risk of skin cancer, state government has made it clear that by 2015, sunbeds were be prohibited for use. There have been reports indicating connection between sunbeds use and risk of melanoma cancer, but now the government has taken a firm stand on.

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Fosamax Improves Bone Density

Mon, 02/06/2012 - 08:05

A new drug has come to Australian market which would help up to 200,000 elderly osteoporosis patients to improve their bone density. The drug Fosamax would cost $36 a month under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and would $6 for pensioners. For those who are not covered under the PBS, they would have to pay $45 a month.

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Queensland Researcher Develops Throat Cancer Treatment

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:27

It has been revealed that a Queensland researcher has found a novel treatment for throat cancer. Rajiv Khanna, who is a scientist at Queensland Institute of Medical Research scientist, has found that immunotherapy is quite beneficial for people suffering from throat cancer.

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Honey Relieves from Austere Injuries, Say Researchers

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 11:26

A recent research by a team of scientists at the Cardiff University has revealed that honey is essentially helpful in treating wound and infections that are difficult to be healed. It has been uncovered by a new report that honey could help in keeping bacteria away from attacking wounds.

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Increasing Aged Population: A Challenge for the Australian Government

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 09:07

It is estimated that the population of aged people would increase from 11.7% to 17.6% by 2050. The estimation has been made by the Treasury's Intergenerational Report. The increasing aged population is being considered as a problem by the authorities concerned.

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Diabetes Targets Wide Number of Aussies

Wed, 02/01/2012 - 09:05

It has been revealed in a latest report that Obesity in men and women has given rise to an augment in the number of patients of diabetes in Australia since the last two decades. A team of researchers from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare or AIHW has brought into consideration the fact that diabetes is mostly seen as the result of obesity in the country.

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Take A Break from Killer Heels, Recommends Australian Study

Tue, 01/31/2012 - 12:28

An Australian research that appeared in the Journal of Applied Physiology has got some bad news for women who love wearing high heels. A group of researchers at the Griffith University in Queensland has concluded from their research that women who regularly walk in high heels have different walk style than women walking without or in different heels.

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Dairy Products May help in Losing Weight

Tue, 01/31/2012 - 11:25

It has been recently revealed according to a new research that as it was previously believed, dairy products are not a dieter’s enemy. For the same, there have been clinical trials done on as many as 883people, and it has been found that consuming, milk, cheese, or yoghurts aren’t going to harm the waistlines of people, and wouldn’t tend to interfere with their dieting. This means that dairy products don’t tend to make people fat.

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Coles Recalls Chicken and Vegetable Pies

Tue, 01/24/2012 - 12:20

A recent report has revealed that Coles has recalled its Chicken & Vegetable Pies over suspicions that it might contain chicken bone fragments. It has asked consumers to return the products to any of the three stores, namely Coles, BI-LO and Pick 'n' Pay, all over Australia and get their full payment back.

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Go for Black Tea to Improve Your BP Levels

Tue, 01/24/2012 - 12:15

Blood pressure is one of those illnesses which have become quite common these days. Every day we come across somebody complaining blood pressure. But, only a few knows that the problems related to blood pressure could be cured through a sip of black tea.

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Human Papilloma Virus: Be Vaccinated, Be Safe

Tue, 01/24/2012 - 12:12

Victorian girls were provided with the first dose of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine earlier in 2007. The vaccine was introduced for girls joining secondary schools. The vaccination was made available under the National Immunisation Program.

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Fruit Fly Outbreak Announced at Ethelton

Tue, 01/24/2012 - 12:09

It has been informed recently that the region around 1.5 km near the suburban Ethelton has been declared as quarantine area due to a suspected fruit fly outbreak. People have been urged not to remove fresh fruits from the zone unless and until an eradication of fruit flies is completed.

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NBN Puts Federal Government in Trouble

Tue, 01/24/2012 - 11:10

As per reports, it has got revealed that housing estate developers have rolled out their own broadband networks as the Federal Government's National Broadband Network is getting delayed for some known and many unknown reasons.

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Children’s Brain Injuries Even out Slowly but Surely, Says Study

Tue, 01/24/2012 - 11:05

Making an immensely interesting disclosure, a recently concluded research, which was carried out by the researchers from the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute has revealed that the development of kids after going through some sort of brain damage need not necessarily decorate over a period of time.

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Australia Day Linked to Maximum Booze-Related Violence

Tue, 01/24/2012 - 11:03

The Drug and Alcohol Office of Australia has recently revealed that Australia Day is the most terrible day of the year when it comes to increase in the number of alcohol-related violence and injuries.

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