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The link between obstructive sleep apnoea and cardiovascular events has become closer

Could H. Pylori infection be protective against asthma and allergies ?

The amount of physical activity required to achieve 10% weight loss and sustain it has been clarified with a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

A new drug called PBT2 has shown promise in phase 2 trials against Alzheimers disease.

Another blow for patients with diabetes, with the finding that women who have diabetes before pregnancy are at least 3 times more likely to have babies with birth defects

A simple saliva test may one day be used in ambulances, pharmacies or other places in the community to quickly tell if a person is having a heart attack.

A U-S study has found that melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, is much deadlier when it appears on the scalp or neck than elsewhere on the body.

The AMA says there have been no problems with the blood-thinning drug heparin in Australia, despite the recall of batches of one particular heparin product.

A medication commonly used to lower blood pressure has been shown to protect ‘healthy but high-risk’ Australians from heart attack, heart failure, stroke and even death – regardless of blood pressure levels, according to the results of the largest study of its kind that involved more than 1,300 Australians.

A study funded by a German pharmaceutical company claims the anti clotting drug Angiomax works as well as heparin – a commonly used blood thinner being recalled around the world.

Australia's first medical unit specifically for eating disorders in children will be established at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne.