Diabetes driving psychological burden in Australia

Rising rates of diabetes have driven Australia’s burden of psychological distress since the turn of the century, pointing to inadequate...

High-dose calcium supporters need to prove it, says rheumatologist

Osteoporosis patients should only take calcium supplements when adequate dietary intake of calcium cannot be achieved, a gathering of Australian...

Aussie researchers find BMD genes

Variants in 56 regions of the human genome have been discovered to influence bone mineral density, researchers from Queensland report.

Targeting hyperglycaemia beats junk food tax for diabetes prevention

Getting GPs to enlist hyperglycaemic patients in a lifestyle modification program may be the most effective way to reduce diabetes...

Gestational diabetes diagnosis in limbo

An official overhaul of Australia's gestational diabetes guidelines could be pushed back another year, leaving some hospitals to forge ahead...

93 million with diabetic retinopathy

Diabetic retinopathy may be the leading cause of visual impairment and blindness worldwide with approximately 93 million people living with...

Australian experts rubbish calls for sugar regulation

A controversial call to regulate sugar in the same way as alcohol has drawn a heated reaction in Australia, with...

Metformin may reduce pancreatic cancer risk in women only

The diabetes drug Metformin, previously linked with reduced pancreatic cancer risk, has been found by a new large-scale study to...

Tame Medicare 'monster' says former head of PSR

Medicare is dysfunctional, outdated, and susceptible to rorts totalling as much as $3 billion annually, says the former head of...

Clinicians call for urgent action to reduce brand name confusion

Leading Australian clinicians have called for urgent action to highlight the active ingredients on medicines on packaging in order to...

Specialisation gone 'too far', says workforce guru

The man leading Australia's billion-dollar attempts at workforce reform says the health system needs to "refocus" on generalist medicine, claiming...

Medical journals still haunted by ghostwriters

Ghostwriting in medical journals is equivalent to fraud, argue lawyers who are calling for tougher sanctions for academics who get...

Menopause treatment limited for women

Profiling a woman’s symptoms to predict how long they are likely to experience the menopause could be an effective tool...

Placebo adherence saves lives?

Trial participants who conscientiously take their placebos die less than those who have worse adherence to placebos – and the...

Male contraception via ultrasound?

A few doses of ultrasound to the testes could provide men with a painless, effective form of contraception, a new...

Red wine researcher falsified data

A researcher responsible for studies showing the cardiovascular health benefits of red wine has been found to have fabricated data...