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"Honey - a sweet solution to superbugs"

NineMSN

19 Jun 2009

Rating: (1 star)

Australian researchers have identified a type of bacteria-blasting honey capable of taking on the superbugs that have infected the nation's hospitals.
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"Honey, I killed the superbug"

The Australian

18 Jun 2009

Rating: (1 star)

AUSTRALIAN researchers have been astonished to discover a cure-all right under their noses -- a honey sold in health food shops as a natural medicine.
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"A wrinkle cream that works"

Sydney Morning Herald

16 Jun 2009

Rating: (3 stars)

A cream used to treat the early signs of skin cancer may erase wrinkles and leave behind younger-looking skin, US researchers said on Monday.
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"Games technology may save unborn babies"

NineMSN

10 Jun 2009

Rating: (4 stars)

Technology that allows mobile phones and computer games to sense motion is being used in a world-first Australian project aimed at preventing stillbirths.
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"Cancer patients given hope as reovirus shrinks tumours"

The Courier Mail

09 Jun 2009

Rating: (3 stars)

A COMMON virus that causes stomach upsets is giving hope to cancer patients by boosting their immune system and blasting away tumours.
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"Melbourne HIV test could help millions"

The Age

04 Jun 2009

Rating: (4½ stars)

MELBOURNE scientists have developed a HIV test that could significantly improve the lives of millions of people living with the disease in developing countries.
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"Schizophrenia drugs may halt cancer"

ABC Science Online

03 Jun 2009

Rating: (2½ stars)

An Australian researcher says a drug used to treat schizophrenia could help treat cancer.
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"New therapies treating breast, lymph cancer"

The West Australian

01 Jun 2009

Rating: (3 stars)

New therapies developed following groundbreaking clinical trials are effectively target breast cancer and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, according to research unveiled overnight.
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"Prozac, Zoloft could inhibit cancer drug"

Sydney Morning Herald

01 Jun 2009

Rating: (4½ stars)

DRUG combinations may increase breast cancer survivors' risk of having the disease return if they use certain antidepressants while taking the cancer prevention drug tamoxifen, worrying new research from the US shows.
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"Stem cells used to restore sight for corneal disease sufferers"

The Australian

28 May 2009

Rating: (3½ stars)

THREE Australians have had their sight restored thanks to their own stem cells and ordinary contact lenses.
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"Prostate drug offers best hope in 60 years"

The Courier Mail

28 May 2009

Rating: (2½ stars)

A POWERFUL drug to fight prostate cancer could be available in two years in a development scientists have hailed as a major breakthrough.
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"Coating contact lens with stem cells could fight blindness"

The Courier Mail

28 May 2009

Rating: (2½ stars)

COATING a common contact lens with stem cells could help restore a person's sight within weeks of treatment, Australian scientists have found.
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"Drug offers hope on prostate tumours"

The West Australian

28 May 2009

Rating: (2 stars)

A prostate cancer pill that shrinks tumours in more than two-thirds of men while relieving their pain could be available within two years, according to British scientists.
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"Heart pill for over 55s backed"

The West Australian

21 May 2009

Rating: (4 stars)

"Hope for cancer sufferers"

Today Tonight

20 May 2009

Rating: (2½ stars)

Cancer is still a leading cause of death and despite decades of research it appears scientists are still no closer to curing it but there is hope.
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"New chocolate bar 'reduces acne'"

Daily Telegraph

20 May 2009

Rating: (1 star)

A REVOLUTIONARY new chocolate that is claimed to reduce acne is set to hit Australian shelves.
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"Heat treatment eases severe asthma: study"

ABC Science Online

19 May 2009

Rating: (4½ stars)

An experimental asthma treatment that uses heat to reduce airway constriction provided some relief from severe asthma, say US researchers.
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"Ginger capsules ease chemotherapy nausea"

NineMSN

17 May 2009

Rating: (5 stars)

Ginger, long used as a folk remedy for soothing tummy aches, helped tame one of the most dreaded side effects of cancer treatment - nausea from chemotherapy, the first large study to test the herb for this has found.
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"'Fake' acupuncture helps relieve back pain"

The Australian

13 May 2009

Rating: (4 stars)

USING acupuncture to treat chronic back pain is more effective than standard treatments alone, a leading scientific study has found.
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"Cholesterol drug may protect against cancer"

The West Australian

13 May 2009

Rating: (2 stars)

Common cholesterol-lowering drugs could also protect against lung cancer and emphysema, New Zealand researchers have found.
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"Acupuncture works - even without needles"

Sydney Morning Herald

12 May 2009

Rating: (3½ stars)

Acupuncture brought more relief to people with back pain than standard treatments, whether it was done with a toothpick or a real needle, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a study that raises new questions about how acupuncture works.
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"Kava helps treat anxiety: research"

The West Australian

11 May 2009

Rating: (1 stars)

Kava, used for generations in traditional ceremonies by Pacific islanders, is an effective and safe treatment for anxiety, university researchers say.
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"Super small aid offers new hearing hope"

NineMSN

08 May 2009

Rating: (2½ stars)

Former AFL footballer Russell Greene admits that a few too many knocks around the head during his footy days contributed to his hearing loss which made everyday conversations difficult.
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"Men set to have birth control injections"

The West Australian

06 May 2009

Rating: (4 stars)

Sexual health experts say men could soon be taking more responsibility for contraception after development of a testosterone treatment found to be highly effective in preventing pregnancy.
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"New drug gives longer life to cystic fibrosis sufferers"

Daily Telegraph

06 May 2009

Rating: (1½ stars)

PEOPLE with cystic fibrosis could now live longer after scientists announced the discovery of a new drug, the first major breakthrough in 10 years.
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"Warning issued on weight products"

The Australian

06 May 2009

Rating: (2½ stars)

AUSTRALIA'S drug watchdog has warned consumers to stop using a range of weight-loss products bought on the internet from the US, after 23 reports of serious liver problems, including one death.
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"Tea touted as weight cure"

The Courier Mail

03 May 2009

Rating: (1½ stars)

IS A new tea coming out of Brisbane really a magic bullet for weight loss? Huge waiting lists at chemist shops throughout the state would suggest that many Queenslanders are true believers.
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"Honey - a sweet solution to superbugs"

NineMSN

19 Jun 2009

Rating: (1 star)

"Honey, I killed the superbug"

The Australian

18 Jun 2009

Rating: (1 star)

"A wrinkle cream that works"

Sydney Morning Herald

16 Jun 2009

Rating: (3 stars)

"Games technology may save unborn babies"

NineMSN

10 Jun 2009

Rating: (4 stars)

"Cancer patients given hope as reovirus shrinks tumours"

The Courier Mail

09 Jun 2009

Rating: (3 stars)

"Melbourne HIV test could help millions"

The Age

04 Jun 2009

Rating: (4½ stars)

"Schizophrenia drugs may halt cancer"

ABC Science Online

03 Jun 2009

Rating: (2½ stars)

"New therapies treating breast, lymph cancer"

The West Australian

01 Jun 2009

Rating: (3 stars)

"Prozac, Zoloft could inhibit cancer drug"

Sydney Morning Herald

01 Jun 2009

Rating: (4½ stars)

"Stem cells used to restore sight for corneal disease sufferers"

The Australian

28 May 2009

Rating: (3½ stars)

"Prostate drug offers best hope in 60 years"

The Courier Mail

28 May 2009

Rating: (2½ stars)

"Coating contact lens with stem cells could fight blindness"

The Courier Mail

28 May 2009

Rating: (2½ stars)

"Drug offers hope on prostate tumours"

The West Australian

28 May 2009

Rating: (2 stars)

"Heart pill for over 55s backed"

The West Australian

21 May 2009

Rating: (4 stars)

"Hope for cancer sufferers"

Today Tonight

20 May 2009

Rating: (2½ stars)

"New chocolate bar 'reduces acne'"

Daily Telegraph

20 May 2009

Rating: (1 star)

"Heat treatment eases severe asthma: study"

ABC Science Online

19 May 2009

Rating: (4½ stars)

"Ginger capsules ease chemotherapy nausea"

NineMSN

17 May 2009

Rating: (5 stars)

"'Fake' acupuncture helps relieve back pain"

The Australian

13 May 2009