2014年8月30日 星期六

2014-08-31 Australia Health

  The Punch   
ZMapp cures 100% lab monkeys  The Punch
An experimental Ebola drug, ZMapp, has cured all 18 of the laboratory monkeys infected with the deadly virus. According to Reuters, these include those suffering the fever and hemorrhaging characteristics of the disease and had been hours from death.
Ebola Drug ZMapp Is 100% Effective   CHANNELS
Experimental Ebola drug heals infected monkeys   Hindustan Times
Monkey tests increase hopes for ebola drug   The Australian
New York Times   
Sky News Australia   
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  BBC News   
Standardized Tobacco Packaging Did Not Change Purchasing Habits  Medical Research News and Interviews_ MedicalResearch.com
Answer: Each November the Cancer Council Victoria conducts a survey asking smokers about their tobacco purchasing habits and smoking attitudes, intentions and behaviours. This study compared what smokers said about where and what they purchased ...

Study Counters Critics of Plainer Cigarette Packaging   U.S. News & World Report
'Plain' packaging not a boost to illegal tobacco use, study suggests   BBC News
Study finds plain cigarette pack fears 'unfounded'   NHS Choices
9news.com.au   
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  The Guardian   
The clod delusion: why Richard Dawkins is wrong on this one  Sydney Morning Herald
It is rare indeed I find myself disagreeing with anything said by the world's foremost atheist and one of the finest minds on the planet, Professor Richard Dawkins. But I take strong exception to a tweet of his earlier this week where his view was that those who ...

The Truth About Down Syndrome   New York Times
Ethics Profs Flunk Richard Dawkins   Daily Beast

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  CNN   
Junk food does more than make you fat, and other studies you missed  CNN
(CNN) -- Here's a roundup of five medical studies published this week that might give you new insights into your health, mind and body. Remember, correlation is not causation -- so if a study finds a connection between two things, it doesn't mean that one ...

Junk Food Rats Ditch Balanced Diet To Eat Just Like Obese People   Science 2.0
Junk food kills appetite for healthy meals: study   Xinhua
Junk food kills appetite for healthy diet   Times of India
Eat. Drink. Better.   
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  TheHealthSite   
Respond to your infant's babbling to help her talk sooner  TheHealthSite
Talk to your child A new study has found that when parent's respond to their infant's babbling, the babies start using language more quickly. According to the study, conducted by University of Iowa and Indiana University, parents respond to their children's ...

Babbling with baby could be beneficial   Free Malaysia Today
Encouraging Your Baby's Babbling May Speed Language Development   HealthDay
Pretending to Understand What Babies Say Can Make Them Smarter   The Atlantic
Daily Mail   
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  Nature World News   
Overweight, Obese Teens More Likely to Smoke Cigarettes  Nature World News
A new study suggests that overweight or obese teenagers are more likely to regularly smoke cigarettes than their leaner peers. Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, wanted to know if weight affects a teen's substance-use behavior.
Overweight Teens More Likely To Pick Up Smoking?   KDramaStars
Statistical analysis finds correlation between high BMI, cigarette smoking in teens   News-Medical.net

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  Irish Independent   
Brain tumour boy found in Spain  NEWS.com.au
ASHYA King, the five-year-old British boy with a brain tumour who was taken from hospital without medical consent, has been found in Spain with his parents, who have been arrested. “Ashya King was found in a hotel three kilometres from de Velez Malaga ...

Ashya King: Missing boy with brain tumour found in Spain   BBC News
Ashya King Case: Missing Boy With Brain Tumor Alive in Spain, Parents Arrested   NBCNews.com
Missing Ashya found in Spain   The Times (subscription)
Irish Independent   
Zee News   
Herald Scotland   
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Drug overdoses on rise in rural areas  Braidwood Times
Alan Fisher is concerned about the prevalence of drug overdoses in regional areas. Picture: DAVID THORPE. Source: The Border Mail. The Border needs more pain and addiction specialists to tackle regional Australia's rising death rate resulting from ...


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  Herald Scotland   
Healthcare experts turn on WHO over calls to ban e-cigarettes  Herald Scotland
HEALTHCARE professionals have warned that a culture of fear surrounding electronic cigarettes could be risking smokers' health by putting them off switching to the safer alternative. HEALTHCARE professionals have warned that a culture of fear ...

Youth who have used e-cigarettes are more likely to try conventional cigarettes   News-Medical.net
E-cigarettes sales will suffer if regulated like tobacco: analyst   Edmonton Journal
India mulls blanket ban on e-cigarettes   Economic Times

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  Brisbane Times   
Queensland government hands out $25m in HIV and STI funding  Brisbane Times
The Queensland government will provide $25.1 million over three years to help community groups combat HIV, sexually transmitted diseases and other blood-borne viruses. Health Minister Lawrence Springborg said the funding, spread over four grants, was ...

Visit your GP, not the hospital, says new Govt ad campaign   Coolum News

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