Help Your Elderly Parents Keep Their Independence
Help Your Elderly Parents Keep Their Independence - Most of us will be caregivers for an elderly parent at some stage in our lives. Some...
New treatment hope for childhood cancers
New treatment hope for childhood cancers - University of Queensland research using “natural killer” cells may lead to the first new treatment for a devastating...
Vaping laws linked to smoking decline
Vaping laws linked to smoking decline - University of Queensland researchers have found smoking rates have declined twice as fast in New Zealand as in...
Launch of national awareness day for those with paralysed bowels
"If people don't get the bowel care they need, they could have a stroke and die, it's as simple as that." Healthcare professionals and patients...
Ukraine: the significant challenges of the present and what the next decade will hold
Travelling through Ukraine, its overwhelming cultural power is palpable and unavoidable. No amount of challenges, obstacles and setbacks, as evil as they might be, seem...
Give your relationship a love MOT
This Valentines Day mental health expert Noel McDermott offers his expert tips for maintaining a healthy relationship. In addition to the traditional romantic meal and floral bouquet,...
Frontotemporal dementia – reasons for misdiagnosis
Frontotemporal dementia - reasons for misdiagnosis - University of Queensland researchers discovered that nearly 70 per cent of suspected frontotemporal dementia patients ultimately did not...
Climate change may be delaying births
Climate change may be delaying births - New Curtin University research has found exposure to outdoor air pollution and extreme temperatures during pregnancy may increase...
What to do if you have an accident when skiing
Skiing is great fun and makes for a fabulous family holiday, but the adrenaline buzz is not without risk. It is estimated that a staggering...
Diabetes drug may have hidden health benefits for older adults
A new and increasingly widely used diabetes medication may have additional health benefits for older adults, according to new research which looked at data from...
