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Health: Library - 19 June 2003
Q fever is a highly infectious disease that is carried by animals and passed to humans. People who work with livestock are at highest risk of the disease and it is very prevalent in Queensland. But now there is a vaccine available.
Health Minutes - 21 July 2008
Researchers warn that fungi are underestimated as a cause of disease; yet medical technology has created an environment in which fungi thrive.
Health: The Pulse - 17 July 2008
Measles is on the rise again, and health authorities are urging parents to make sure kids are vaccinated.
Health Minutes - 23 June 2008
Living conditions in disadvantaged communities could be helping drug-resistant golden staph to spread outside hospitals.
Health Minutes - 30 October 2007
Research shows that a high proportion of Australians aged over 50 are vulnerable to catching tetanus and diphtheria, and need to be vaccinated against them.
Health: The Pulse - 20 September 2007
This year 200,000 Australians will get the highly infectious gastro virus norovirus, but they can stop it spreading with a few simple measures.
Health Minutes - 09 July 2007
Research has found that people with hepatitis C are more likely to develop non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
Health Minutes - 20 June 2007
According to recent research, a high proportion of Australians aged over 50 are vulnerable to catching tetanus and diphtheria and need to be vaccinated against them.
Health: The Pulse - 03 May 2007
Climate change is going to affect our health for the worse - but state and federal governments have done little contingency planning.
Health Minutes - 17 April 2007
A recent study suggests the chicken pox vaccine is less effective after five years, so children between the ages of six and eight may need a chicken pox booster shot.
Health Minutes - 12 February 2007
The rate of increase in chronic diseases in Indigenous communities may be slowing, according to new figures from the Northern Territory.
Health Minutes - 19 September 2006
Researchers investigated anti-flu drugs like amantadine and rimantadine - as well as newer versions such as Tamiflu and Relenza - and found them to be far from 100 per cent effective.
Health Minutes - 14 August 2006
Breathlessness can be a sign of heart disease or another condition such as diabetes and high blood pressure - and it should be investigated.
Health Minutes - 27 June 2006
According to recent research, a high proportion of Australians aged over 50 are vulnerable to catching tetanus and diphtheria and need to be vaccinated against them.
Health Minutes - 03 February 2006
Researchers investigated anti-flu drugs like amantadine and rimantadine - as well as newer versions such as Tamiflu and Relenza - and found them to be far from 100 per cent effective.
Health Minutes - 14 November 2005
Breathlessness can be a sign of heart disease or another condition such as diabetes and high blood pressure - and it should be investigated.
Health Minutes - 05 October 2005
According to recent research, a high proportion of Australians aged over 50 are vulnerable to catching tetanus and diphtheria and need to be vaccinated against them.
Health Minutes - 23 March 2005
Human Herpesvirus 6, or HHV 6 as it's known, could be the culprit behind those lingering and mysterious viruses in babies and toddlers.
Health Minutes - 28 October 2004
One of the big worries in bioterrorism is the smallpox virus, especially since people are no longer immunised. Would it be possible to dilute existing stockpiles of the vaccine, to make it go further if necessary?
Health Minutes - 30 September 2004
Erythromycin, a commonly prescribed antibiotic, can cause potentially deadly complications when taken at the same time as some other medications.
Health Minutes - 04 August 2004
A US intensive care unit identified a nurse with artificial nails as one of the culprits of an outbreak of infections in babies.
Health Minutes - 17 March 2004
A salutary tale about food safety comes from a dramatic episode in the US a few months ago. They had one of the largest ever outbreaks of hepatitis A, affecting over 550 people with three deaths. The disease detectives got on the job to find out what these people had in common.
Health Minutes - 26 November 2003
After the September 11 attacks on New York there was an international scare about the prospects of biological terrorism involving smallpox. But there is also a large number of people who did have smallpox vaccination when they were children and who are wondering whether they are still immune. The difficulty is that no-one is really sure which part of the immune system best fights smallpox.
Health Minutes - 07 October 2003
One theory of heart disease is that it's caused by an infection. The germ that's often talked about is Chlamydia pneumoniae. So could taking antibiotics reduce the liklihood of heart disease? A recent study of people taking antibiotics showed that they had no effect.
Health Minutes - 10 April 2003
Whenever we humans change the way we live, by changing our behaviour or the things we do to the environment, new diseases emerge.
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