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New research tackles child obesity through the introduction of a computerized nutritional tool known

With government figures estimating 30 percent of all U.S. children are overweight or at risk for being too heavy, there is a necessity for innovative new strategies to prevent these young people from becoming overweight or obese adults.

10 Oct 2004

Pilot study of mind-to-movement device shows early promise

In March 2002, Brown University researchers published an astounding piece of science. Three rhesus monkeys, they reported, could control a computer cursor without their hands. They used their minds instead.

10 Oct 2004

Food allergies are a growing health and safety concern in the classroom

A new study, "Impact of Food Allergies on School Nursing Practice" released in the October issue of The Journal of School Nursing findings reverberated what many in the medical community and educators have believed for years.

8 Oct 2004

Medical education is a process of socialisation - into the population that the future doctors will serve

Allowing medical students to interact with patients earlier in their medical course would better prepare them for their future role as a doctor, suggest researchers in this week's BMJ.

8 Oct 2004

A new guide on how to set up healthy vending machines

A new guide on how to set up healthy vending machines and make a profit in secondary schools – selling drinks such as milk, pure fruit juice and water – is launched today.

7 Oct 2004

Patients suffering from diseases as varied as Type II diabetes, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's have one thing in common

Patients suffering from diseases as varied as Type II diabetes, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and dozens of lesser known maladies have one thing in common: they suffer from a large build up of amyloids

5 Oct 2004

Richard Axel has won the 2004 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine

Richard Axel of the Columbia University Medical Center has won the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine along with Linda B. Buck of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center for clarifying how the olfactory system works.

5 Oct 2004

Lack of understanding concerning Asian New Zealander health issues

The population of Asian New Zealanders is increasing faster than that of any other ethnic group in the country, yet there is still a lack of understanding concerning their health issues.

5 Oct 2004

School physical education programs are the place to score in the battle with obesity

Researchers from the School of Human Movement Studies at UQ, believe the focus of school physical education (PE) should be to nurture “physical literacy” and PE should be compulsory from preschool to Year 12.

5 Oct 2004

Four out of 10 medical students feel they can justify having a sexual relationship with a patient

Four out of 10 medical students feel they can justify having a sexual relationship with a patient, suggests a small study in the Journal of Medical Ethics. Furthermore, their views seem to change little as they move through their training, shows the study.

4 Oct 2004

College students may be ignoring the threat of heart disease

In a groundbreaking study, a former Arizona State University student found college students may be ignoring the threat of heart disease and putting themselves at risk.

4 Oct 2004

South American knife fish may hold one of the keys to our understanding the development of the human brain

Do South American knife fish hold one of the keys to our understanding the development of the human brain? They might, according to Dr. Kent Dunlap, associate professor of biology at Trinity College.

4 Oct 2004

British Medical Association says no place for bullying in medical schools

Commenting on a paper in today's (Friday 1 October) British Medical Journal on 'the hidden curriculum' in medical schools, Dr Peter Dangerfield, chair of the BMA's Board of Medical Education, said:

30 Sep 2004

Study reveals 'hidden' curriculum of humiliation in medical school

A 'hidden' curriculum of haphazard tuition and teaching by humiliation exists in undergraduate medical education, finds a study in this week's BMJ.

30 Sep 2004

Mouse study suggests that survivors of severe heart attacks may have problems learning certain tasks

A new study in mice suggests that survivors of severe heart attacks may have a difficult time with some learning tasks.

29 Sep 2004

Parents' injury fears stop kids playing sports

More than a quarter of parents of primary school-aged children stop or discourage their children playing sports because of injury fears, new research has found.

29 Sep 2004

Complete laparoscopic skills training curriculum based entirely in the laboratory

A pilot in training doesn’t fly a plane at his first lesson. And so it goes for surgeons in training. To learn such complex skills, it’s safer and more effective to practice first on a simulator.

29 Sep 2004

Outbreak of whooping cough in South Australia

South Australia's Department of Health is urging parents to make sure their children are immunised against whooping cough as an outbreak is beginning in SA.

28 Sep 2004

Men more than women favor paternity testing at birth

Substantially more men than women favor routine paternity testing when a baby is born, according to a recent University of Washington survey, but the surprise to researchers is that the percentage of men favoring such testing wasn't higher.

28 Sep 2004

Don't choose tomatoes based on colour

If a tomato is bright red, round and reasonably large, it should be a tasty tomato, right? Wrong!

27 Sep 2004

Students News and Research

New research tackles child obesity through the introduction of a computerized nutritional tool known

Pilot study of mind-to-movement device shows early promise

Food allergies are a growing health and safety concern in the classroom

Medical education is a process of socialisation - into the population that the future doctors will serve

A new guide on how to set up healthy vending machines

Patients suffering from diseases as varied as Type II diabetes, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's have one thing in common

Richard Axel has won the 2004 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine

Lack of understanding concerning Asian New Zealander health issues

School physical education programs are the place to score in the battle with obesity

Four out of 10 medical students feel they can justify having a sexual relationship with a patient

College students may be ignoring the threat of heart disease

South American knife fish may hold one of the keys to our understanding the development of the human brain

British Medical Association says no place for bullying in medical schools

Study reveals 'hidden' curriculum of humiliation in medical school

Mouse study suggests that survivors of severe heart attacks may have problems learning certain tasks

Parents' injury fears stop kids playing sports

Complete laparoscopic skills training curriculum based entirely in the laboratory

Outbreak of whooping cough in South Australia

Men more than women favor paternity testing at birth

Don't choose tomatoes based on colour

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