Pig organ transplants back in the spotlight as cell research moves to trial stage
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A specific type of pig cell could soon be transplanted into humans, according to a senior immunology researcher, reigniting the prospect of pig organs ultimately being used in life-saving operations.
Surviving cancer: four tales of beating the odds
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Doctors call Michael Crossland a miracle. They don't know how he is still alive.
Surgery team replaces valve on beating heart
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Sydney doctors have repaired leaking valves on two hearts that were still beating in a pioneering procedure that will save the lives of people at risk of heart failure.
Lancet study shows HRT increases risk of ovarian cancer
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Women who take hormone replacement therapy to ease the symptoms of menopause have a significantly increased risk of ovarian cancer, a study of more than 21,000 women has found.
Clean-water campaigner Erin Brockovich urges people to question water fluoridation while visiting Australia
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Famous clean-water campaigner Erin Brockovich – in Australia to talk about water contamination – has urged her Facebook followers to question the safety, the economics and the addition of fluoride in drinking supplies.
Alcohol benefits might be too good to be true
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Comforted by regular headlines that moderate drinking is good for your health and will prolong your life?
Brain damage from smoking may be reversible - but not until years after quitting
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Damage to the brain's outer layer caused by smoking may be reversible after quitting, but it could take years, a study says.
First Australian use of 'neutron bomb for tumour cells' on cancer in pancreas
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Experimental cancer-treatment technique used on pancreatic tumour last month holds promise, expert says.
Peter Gotzsche, founder of the Cochrane Collaboration, visits Australia to talk about dangers of prescription drugs
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Many of our most commonly used drugs, from painkillers to antidepressants, are dangerous and are killing us off in large numbers, according to a leading researcher visiting Australia next week.
Austin Hospital to scrap surgery services for children
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The Austin Hospital is trying to scrap most of its surgery services for children under a risky plan that could force hundreds of people to travel further for care, a surgeon says.
'Medical tourism' plan revealed: Australia leads top secret push for globalisation of healthcare
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Australia could become part of a global health network, according to a leaked and highly secretive Trade in Services Agreement.
Cancer research goes digital with top-level domain
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ACRF is the first non-profit to launch a generic top-level domain, .cancerresearch.
E-cigarettes may harm lungs, immune system, research suggests
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E-cigarettes generate toxic chemicals similar to those found in tobacco and may harm the lungs and immune system, new research suggests.
'Three parent' IVF: experts urge Australian government to lift ban
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The Australian Government is being urged to reconsider its ban on a controversial IVF technique that can prevent the inheritance of a serious genetic disease.