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   <title><![CDATA[Yearly zolendronate linked to more fractures]]></title>
   <description><![CDATA[Once yearly intravenous zolendronate is associated with a higher rate of fractures in patients with osteoporosis compared to treatment with weekly bisphosphonates, a study by a Sydney rheumatologist finds.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[Obese children as young as 3 years old have been found to have elevated levels of inflammatory markers, particularly CRP.
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   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Vioxx case on misleading GP promotion ]]></title>
   <description><![CDATA[The landmark award of $287,000 compensation to a Melbourne man who had a heart attack in 2003 while taking rofecoxib (Vioxx) was based on the way the drug was promoted as safe to GPs.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[A trial comparing the metabolic benefits of swimming and walking has challenged the assumption that all kinds of aerobic exercise give similar effects on parameters such as body weight, lipid levels and blood glucose.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[Combined oral contraceptive use is associated with higher bone mass in pre-menopausal women, an Australian study has found.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[A diabetes researcher has been awarded a National Health and Medical Research Council Excellence Award this week.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[The Federal government has announced significant structural reform by which it would take control of hospitals, funding them from a new national network that would dish out money to local authorities in charge of small groups of hospitals.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[A study of more than 6,000 Australians which found approximately 40% were obese and one third were overweight has revealed overweight Australians are costing the health care system significantly more than previously estimated.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[Fifty per cent more Australian women will be diagnosed with gestational diabetes under new international recommendations that change the diagnostic threshold. ]]></description>
   <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[An Australian specialist is warning practitioners to be cautious when using the bisphosphonate alendronate in patients with a history of cardiac arrhythmia after finding the drug was associated with a higher incidence of atrial fibrillation.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Avandia safety debate continues]]></title>
   <description><![CDATA[A document released by the Committee on Finance of the US Senate once again highlights the health risks associated with rosiglitazone (Avandia) but an advisory published by the American Heart Association says the evidence is still limited and inconclusive. ]]></description>
   <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Kidney disease requires local action]]></title>
   <description><![CDATA[Countries must urgently take local action to increase awareness of diabetic kidney disease and address its ramifications for global health, an Australian specialist says.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[Treatment of mild gestational diabetes during pregnancy substantially reduces macrosomia at birth but has no effect on BMI at 4-5 years, Australian researchers conclude. 
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   <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Strategies help doctors say 'no' to patients ]]></title>
   <description><![CDATA[Using shared decision making strategies to deny patient requests for treatment may lead to more appropriate care plans and preserve physician-patient relationships, researchers conclude. ]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[The makers of rosuvastatin are likely to try to broaden its indication in Australia in line with regulatory changes in the US. ]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <description><![CDATA[The selective oestrogen receptor modulator raloxifene may have a role in treating postmenopausal women with schizophrenia, a small pooled analysis finds. ]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Placebos provide benefit ]]></title>
   <description><![CDATA[The placebo effect is far more than an inert treatment and instead represents a "genuine psychobiological event", according to a review in The Lancet co-authored by Sydney pain specialist Dr Damien Finniss. ]]></description>
   <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Consider bisphosphonate holiday for long-term users ]]></title>
   <description><![CDATA[Most patients on long-term bisphosphonate therapy should be offered time off treatment, a personal perspective concludes. ]]></description>
   <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Statins slightly up diabetes risk]]></title>
   <description><![CDATA[People taking statins are at a slightly increased risk of type 2 diabetes, but this risk is low in absolute terms and is greatly outweighed by the benefits, researchers say. ]]></description>
   <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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   <title><![CDATA[Study confirms diabetes, fatty liver disease risk]]></title>
   <description><![CDATA[A study has confirmed patients with type 2 diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease are at a substantially increased risk of death.]]></description>
   <pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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