"Fish oil may stave off schizophrenia"

Source: ABC Health and Wellbeing

Published: 02 Feb 2010

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (5 stars)

Keywords: schizophrenia, anti, psychotic, drugs, adolescents, long, chain, omega, 3, PUFAs

Doctors now know how to tell whether a young person is at risk of developing schizophrenia but what...
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"Scientists to trial world first coeliac vaccine"

Source: ABC Health and Wellbeing

Published: 13 Apr 2009

Category: Other

Rating: (4 stars)

New research could spell an end to gluten-free diets for patients with coeliac disease.
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"Drug found to improve MS effects, experts say"

Source: ABC Health and Wellbeing

Published: 23 Oct 2008

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (2 stars)

A drug developed to treat leukaemia has ended up making significant strides in the battle against...
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"Doctors perform heart valve replacement without major surgery"

Source: ABC Health and Wellbeing

Published: 22 Aug 2008

Category: Surgical Procedure

Rating: (2½ stars)

Few doctors could have imagined that they would one day be able to replace diseased heart valves...
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"Aust scientists develop new test for Crohn's disease"

Source: ABC Health and Wellbeing

Published: 11 Aug 2008

Category: Diagnostic Test

Rating: (1½ stars)

For children suspected of having inflammatory bowel disease, it can mean months of tests and...
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"Aust researchers in Alzheimer's detection breakthrough"

Source: ABC Health and Wellbeing

Published: 18 Jun 2008

Category: Diagnostic Test

Rating: (2 stars)

A group of Australian researchers has found a way to detect signs of Alzheimer's disease up to 18...
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"Researchers hail new arthritis drug"

Source: ABC Health and Wellbeing

Published: 17 Jun 2008

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (2 stars)

A new drug which is described as a breakthrough in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis is...
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"Vaccine 'doubles brain cancer survival time'"

Source: ABC Health and Wellbeing

Published: 03 Jun 2008

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (2 stars)

A cancer vaccine more than doubled the survival time of people with the most common and deadly type...
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"Migraines cured in new LGH procedure"

Source: ABC Health and Wellbeing

Published: 28 May 2008

Category: Surgical Procedure

Rating: (1 stars)

The Launceston General Hospital is using a new method to cure migraines.
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"Cilostazol may be safer than aspirin post-stroke: study"

Source: ABC Health and Wellbeing

Published: 05 May 2008

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (1½ stars)

The anti-platelet drug cilostazol is as effective as aspirin at preventing recurrent stroke and...
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"Aspirin could cut breast cancer risk: study"

Source: ABC Health and Wellbeing

Published: 08 Mar 2008

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (2 stars)

Taking drugs like aspirin regularly could significantly reduce the risk of breast cancer, according...
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"Researchers develop test for ovarian cancer"

Source: ABC Health and Wellbeing

Published: 02 Mar 2008

Category: Diagnostic Test

Rating: (3½ stars)

Medical researchers say they have developed one of the first early detection tests for ovarian...
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"New treatment for burns patients"

Source: ABC Health and Wellbeing

Published: 25 Feb 2008

Category: Surgical Procedure

Rating: (3 stars)

The Royal Adelaide Hospital says it will become the first in Australia to use a new laser-guided...
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"Epsom salts can prevent cerebral palsy: study"

Source: ABC Health and Wellbeing

Published: 01 Feb 2008

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (3½ stars)

A group of US researchers say giving a woman an infusion of Epsom salts when she goes into...
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"US scientists develop transplant without anti-rejection drugs"

Source: ABC Health and Wellbeing

Published: 24 Jan 2008

Category: Surgical Procedure

Rating: (2 stars)

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"Japan designs 'therapeutic' robot baby seal"

Source: ABC Health and Wellbeing

Published: 07 Jan 2008

Category: Other

Rating: (2½ stars)

A robot designed to look like a baby harp seal has received high marks at welfare facilities for...
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"Promising results in ice addicts' trial"

Source: ABC Health and Wellbeing

Published: 03 Jan 2008

Category: Pharmaceutical

Rating: (1 stars)

A Newcastle-based trial treating people addicted to methamphetamine, or ice, is reporting good...
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"Wearable dialysis machine gives hope to kidney patients"

Source: ABC Health and Wellbeing

Published: 14 Dec 2007

Category: Other

Rating: (4 stars)

Patients with chronic kidney failure could be freed from fixed dialysis machines, thanks to a...
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"'Blueberry Punch' could fight off prostate cancer, research shows"

Source: ABC Health and Wellbeing

Published: 08 Dec 2007

Category: Other

Rating: (2 stars)

ELIZABETH JACKSON: A cocktail of antioxidants and blueberry juice have shown to be effective in the...
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"3-D mammography cuts false-positive rates by half"

Source: ABC Health and Wellbeing

Published: 30 Nov 2007

Category: Diagnostic Test

Rating: (3½ stars)

Stereoscopic digital mammography, which gives a three-dimensional view of the inner structures of...
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