02/09/2010 | New evidence has emerged to support the use of smoked cannabis for analgesia in people with chronic neuropathic pain.
19/08/2010 | In a paper in the Lancet, researchers have reported the results from rimonabant's large morbidity and mortality study, a report described by editorialists' as "the obituary for a wonder drug."
04/08/2010 | Cystic fibrosis carrier testing should be offered in the community, either in schools or workplaces, Australian experts say.
29/07/2010 | A sensor implanted under the skin can wirelessly transmit blood sugar levels for a year or more, a trial in pigs reports.
24/06/2010 | The "extent of neglect" in the documentation of family histories, revealed by an Australian audit, has sparked calls for renewed emphasis on the recording of family histories.
10/06/2010 | The latest recommendations for the use of testosterone therapy in adult men with androgen deficiency syndromes have been issued by the Endocrine Society this month.
03/06/2010 | Women with polycystic ovary syndrome who also have type 2 diabetes or the metabolic syndrome are at a particularly high risk of heart disease, according to a consensus statement by the Androgen Excess and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Society.
19/05/2010 | Families of female adolescents with disabilities need information and reassurance on how to manage the impact menses has on their daughter’s care and wellbeing, an Australian endocrinologist says.
19/05/2010 | Clinicians should remain vigilant for endocrine complications in individuals with thalassaemia major and consider routine assessment and screening for endocrinopathies as part of their multidisciplinary care, Australian researchers suggest.
05/05/2010 | Australian researchers have justified the ban of growth hormone in sport by demonstrating that it improves sprint capacity when taken alone and in combination with testosterone.