A Western Australian study has questioned the efficacy of
long-term stimulant medication to treat children with ADHD.
Energy drinks mixed with alcohol - for example, Red Bull and
vodka - may be popular drinks of choice among teenagers and young adults, but
the mix can be dangerous, even lethal.
Researchers at the Prostate and Breast Cancer Research
Program at Monash University claim to have found a treatment using oestrogens
to treat castrate-resistant cells in recurrent prostate cancer.
A recent report of a study by The George Institute
suggests that GPs in Australia often treat low back pain in ways that do not match the
care endorsed by international clinical guidelines.
UK research has taken issue with previous findings by US researchers
that chronic fatigue syndrome might be linked to a recently-discovered virus
known as XMRV.
A Sydney collaboration has
reported on a study that suggests that paracetamol, as well as relieving pain,
could also be used to prevent conditions associated with free radicals.
A study by the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at
Yeshiva University in New York has reported on an association between
migraine and heart attack.
Consuming two or more soft drinks led to an
87% increased risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a University of Minnesota
study.
