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FindNews: Health - 5/15/2008 11:16:28 PM The Rural Doctors Association of Queensland says medical staff working in remote areas will not stay in their jobs if the State Government can not promise long-term housing improvements.
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FindNews: Health - 5/15/2008 10:24:19 PM Reuters - Results from a mid-stage trial showed treatment with Genentech Incs Avastin improved survival for patients with recurring brain cancer, the company said on Thursday.
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FindNews: Health - 5/15/2008 10:24:10 PM LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Results from a mid-stage trial showed treatment with Genentech Incs Avastin improved survival for patients with recurring brain cancer, the company said on
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FindNews: Health - 5/15/2008 9:53:07 PM The federal Opposition says it will oppose the Governments move to impose a $1.3 billion tax increase on pre-mixed alcoholic drinks, or alcopops as they are also known.
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FindNews: Health - 5/15/2008 9:53:06 PM The University of Queensland (UQ) has admitted it may have over-reacted when it asked one of its senior lecturers to apologise to pharmaceutical company CSL over public criticism of the marketing of
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FindNews: Health - 5/15/2008 9:53:06 PM A university study has found binge drinking is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to teenage risk-taking behaviour.
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FindNews: Health - 5/15/2008 9:53:05 PM The Australian Egg Corporation has expressed surprise at the discovery of a gecko inside a chicken egg.
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FindNews: Health - 5/15/2008 9:53:03 PM A medical conference being held in Canberra today has heard calls for more rigorous testing and labelling of medications used for children.
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FindNews: Health - 5/15/2008 9:53:02 PM The South Australian Opposition says public sector doctors are facing gruelling conditions that threaten their health.
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FindNews: Health - 5/15/2008 9:31:42 PM WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A drug prescribed to prevent fractures in breast cancer patients whose tumors have spread may actually help slow the cancer itself, U.S. researchers reported on
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FindNews: Health - 5/15/2008 9:30:08 PM WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Breast cancer patients who get newer scans called magnetic resonance imaging are more likely to opt for mastectomies, U.S. researchers reported on
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FindNews: Health - 5/15/2008 9:27:59 PM <p><a href=http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080516/hl_nm/cancer_children_dc><img
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FindNews: Health - 5/15/2008 9:27:50 PM CHICAGO (Reuters) - Children who survive cancer while they are young are five to 10 times more likely than their healthy siblings to develop heart disease, U.S. researchers said on
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FindNews: Health - 5/15/2008 9:25:03 PM WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Breast cancer patients with lower levels of vitamin D were far more likely to die and far more likely to have their cancer spread than women with normal levels, Canadian
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FindNews: Health - 5/15/2008 9:23:18 PM WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Nearly two-thirds of kidney cancer patients taking Novartis AGs RAD001 had progression of their disease delayed by a year, a significantly better result than in those
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FindNews: Health - 5/15/2008 9:03:38 PM AP - A growing number of women with early stage breast cancer seem to be choosing to have the whole breast removed instead of just the cancerous lump, doctors are reporting.
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FindNews: Health - 5/15/2008 9:03:12 PM AP - Children who survive cancer face a much greater risk of heart problems later in life than their brothers and sisters who did not have cancer, new research shows.
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FindNews: Health - 5/15/2008 9:01:07 PM AP - Evidence is growing that vitamin D, which the skin makes from sunshine, is linked to lower risk of breast cancer and other cancers. But that doesn't mean it's good to get a golden tan
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FindNews: Health - 5/15/2008 9:00:30 PM How two small actions can improve the way your family eats.
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FindNews: Health - 5/15/2008 8:25:52 PM A caravan park at a central Australian Aboriginal community remains closed because the managers say they cannot guarantee tourists staying there will be safe.
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