Rapid HIV Testing Service Opens in South Australia
Rapid testing for HIV will be available in South Australia for the first time following the opening of a new testing service in Adelaide.SHine SA Chief Executive Officer Jill Davidson said the new service, known as Rapido, will encourage more people to undergo HIV testing and sexual health screening. Davidson said, “This is the first time that South Australians will be able to attend a clinic where rapid testing for HIV is available. “Operated by Shine SA, the Rapido service will provide HIV re..>> view originalWomen More Prone to Anxiety Than Men, Review Finds
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Hawthorn Hawks' Jarryd Roughead begins cancer treatment Video will begin in 5 seconds. Jarryd Roughead undergoes immunotherapy Roughead's year-long treatment for melanoma won't have the same physical impact as traditional chemotherapy, but Hawthorn club doctor Michael Makdissi admits the side effects are still unknown. PT1M49S 620 349 Jarryd Roughead on Tuesday began a year-long course of immunotherapy to treat spots of cancer on his lungs, with his wife by his side.Doctors..>> view originalTarantula venom could help develop new pain treatments
You might hate (or love) spiders, but they’re actually great contributors to modern medicine. A new study on tarantula venom has provided researchers with insights on pain, which could eventually lead to better drugs for migraines or irritable bowl syndrome. An international team of researchers, including neurophysiology experts from the University of Queensland, Flinders University, and the University of Adelaide, used a toxin from the venom of the Togo starburst tarantula (Heteroscodra macula..>> view originalMedical Professionals urge people to get active to fight off Cancer
There’s even greater reason to get out and exercise, with medical experts now claiming that keeping fit can reduce the risk of 13 types of cancers. Researchers from the National Cancer Institute in the United States carried out 12 large-scale health studies involving 1.44 million men and women across America and Europe, focusing on whether the participants exercised, and how vigorously and frequent. The study then compared the participants exercise records with whether they developed 26 dif..>> view originalPeople can't stop laughing at this anti-plain packaging ad and its 'terrible' Australian accent
Video will begin in 5 seconds. Plain packaging targeted by US ad Tobacco consumption was not reduced in Australia after plain packaging for cigarettes was introduced in 2012, says US lobby group. PT1M12S 620 349 A US lobby group has released a volley of attack ads targeting Australia's plain packaging laws complete with a dubious Australian accent and copious use of permanent markers that have left policy advisers and viewers in stitches. "In life, not everything you hear is ..>> view originalAustralian gov't, Telstra to build National Cancer Screening Register
Australia's Commonwealth Department of Health has partnered with Telstra to operate the Australian National Cancer Screening Register, a ground-breaking initiative in the fight against cancer.Under the plan, the National Cancer Screening Register will manage cancer screening for more than 11 million Australians, integrating and extending the existing national bowel cancer register and the eight separate state and territory-based cervical cancer registers.Telstra Health will link a number of gove..>> view originalSydney drug deaths prompt coroner to warn of 'strong or corrupted' heroin batch
Sydney drug deaths prompt coroner to warn of 'strong or corrupted' heroin batch Updated June 07, 2016 16:09:51 A "strong or corrupted" batch of heroin is believed to be responsible for 13 drug deaths across Sydney in the space of a month, prompting an urgent warning from the New South Wales coroner. Key points:'Unusually strong' heroin being sold on Sydney streets13 deaths attributed to bad batchEmergency doctor says use increasing over past 15 years Coroner Michael B..>> view originalBiological Mom Decides to Keep Baby Born with Birth Defects After Adoptive Mom Rejects Her: 'She Is My Heart'
Christina Fisher holds her baby Abigail Lynn OKSANA PEERY PHOTOGRAPHY By Tiare Dunlap @tiaredunlap 06/06/2016 AT 04:45 PM EDT A Florida woman is keeping the baby girl she put up for adoption after the adoptive mother fled seconds after seeing the child had been born with a rare birth defect. When Christina Fisher of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, found out she was pregnant last year, she knew she wasn't in a position to raise a child by herself. The 36-year-old described herself as "basical..>> view originalCollege Athletes Rape Study: More Than Half Have 'History'
A college athletes rape study conducted by a team of researchers lead by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Fellow Belinda Rose-Young is claiming that more than half have a “history” of sexual coercion. The news has gotten more than a few media outlets talking about it with the Independent and Russia Today broadcasting that as much as 54 percent of college athletes admit to rape of their partners. When any society becomes saturated with #psychopaths, their depraved inner nature and “val..>> view original
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