Category: Health & Safety

New Study to Examine Link Between Blood Pressure Meds and Breast Cancer

May 18, 2022
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A new study conducted by Curtin University will examine the link between long-term use of common blood pressure pills and the risks of getting breast cancer. The lead researcher of the study Prof. Rachael Moorin said there were global concerns that the drugs could be causing an increase in breast cancer for women. “The use of calcium…

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As Red Cross Moves to Pricey Blood Treatment Method, Hospitals Call for More Choice

May 18, 2022
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Americans generally don’t spend much time thinking about the nation’s blood supply. That’s mainly because the collection and distribution system is safe and efficient. But there’s a new behind-the-scenes challenge, according to some hospital officials, who fear a change in how blood platelets are handled will sharply increase the cost—and, in some cases, the number…

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CSIRO Collaborating With Australian Pharma to Develop Medicinal Psychedelics

May 18, 2022
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The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has received a license to work with local Australian biomedical companies to “extract, synthesise, improve and then develop manufacturing processes” for up to 15 different psychedelic compounds. The organisation will first be collaborating with Melbourne Natural MedTech which is “working to develop psychedelic treatments for several unmet…

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High Tobacco Tax Associated with Adolescent E-Cigarette Uptake

May 13, 2022
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A study conducted by the University of Queensland (UQ) on teenagers across 44 different countries concluded that increased tax on tobacco was associated with increased e-cigarette consumption among adolescents. “We found that higher tobacco taxes were associated with higher levels of youth vaping,” said lead author Dr. Gary Chan. “This could suggest that young people…

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Experts Discover New Combination Therapy to Combat Superbugs

May 12, 2022
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A preclinical study led by researchers from Monash University has discovered that a combination of phage and antibiotic therapy may be the most effective to combat antibiotic-resistant bacteria. “We have been able to confirm that, even in complex living systems, treatment with our characterised phages can reliably steer bacteria towards a phage-resistant variant that is…

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Victorian Premier Called Out Over His Role in the State Health Emergency

May 11, 2022
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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has been questioned over his role in the state’s health crisis that led to the death of a 14-year-old girl waiting for an ambulance as well as 15 other Victorians’ deaths in the recent months. 14-year-old Lydia Anseline died on April 13 from an asthma attack after waiting for over 30…

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Daughter Beguiled Into Believing She Was Male, Took Hormones: Mother Discusses Her Child’s Detransition

May 10, 2022
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A week before Emma* turned 18, she told her family that she was a boy. “We were really sceptical,” said her mother, Judith Hunter, “She had no history of gender dysphoria, and she was at the end of three years of very poor mental health.” Despite the family’s objection, Emma visited a gender clinic in…

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Scientists Find Age-Related Vision Impairment Not Indicative of Cognitive Impairment

May 9, 2022
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A study conducted by the University of South Australia has gone against the common literature relating poor eyesight to brain decline, finding that cognitive tests can misdiagnose older people with age-related vision decline with cognitive decline by up to 25 percent. “A mistaken score in cognitive tests could have devastating ramifications, leading to unnecessary changes…

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$24 Million in Research Funding to Keep Elderly out of Emergency

May 6, 2022
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The Australian government has committed $24 million (US$16.9 million) to innovative research through Australian universities to find ways of keeping elderly people out of hospital emergency departments (EDs) to relieve pressure. Projects at Flinders University in South Australia, the University of Western Australia, and the University of Tasmania are among ten projects around the country…

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Hydroponic Australian Native Plants Found to Pull ‘Indestructible’ Chemical Contaminants From Water

May 3, 2022
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Research led by the University of South Australia (UniSA) has found that the “indestructible” per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) may actually be removed from water by native hydroponic plants and may serve as a strategy to remediate PFAS water. “PFASs are often referred to as ‘forever chemicals’ because they don’t break down, instead of accumulating in…

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