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News: 20-26 Feb 2017

27 February, 2017

Shonky supplements ‘science’ a cash cow: The Four Corners (ABC) report on complementary supplements showed unequivocally that multivitamins are a waste of money and just create “very expensive urine”. The Australian Medical Association president also says there is a lack of evidence showing multivitamins work.… [Read more...]

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News: 13-19 Feb 2017

20 February, 2017

Australian researchers find stem cell breast cancer connection:  Australian researchers have discovered stem cells in the breast that may be linked to a high-risk form of breast cancer.

The three questions that every patient should ask their doctor: Every patient should ask of every … [Read more...]

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News: 06-12 Feb 2017

12 February, 2017

Sorry, alternative health people: feeling better after a therapy is no proof it works: Every day, alternative health practitioners see patients who improve after receiving their treatment and feel it is wrong to doubt their experience. For them, the proof of the pudding is in … [Read more...]

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News: 30 Jan-05 Feb 2017

7 February, 20175 February, 2017

Watchdog with teeth to name, shame and ban dodgy health providers: Dodgy health providers can now be named, shamed and banned in Victoria by a new complaints watchdog with bolstered powers that extend to unregistered practitioners and those providing general health services like massage.

Why … [Read more...]

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News: 23-29 Jan 2017

7 February, 201729 January, 2017

Weekly Roundup:

On Health: Debunking detox diets:A detox diet supposedly gets rid of toxins from the body, helping you to cleanse your system and to lose weight in the process, according to the School of Public Health of University of California, Berkeley. However, this … [Read more...]

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News: 1-8 Jan 2017

7 February, 201726 January, 2017

Weekly Roundup:

The 7 biggest problems facing science, according to 270 scientists: Scientists all over the world, including graduate students, senior professors, laboratory heads, and Fields Medalists, say that in a variety of ways, their careers are being hijacked by perverse incentives. The result is … [Read more...]

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News: 9-15 Jan 2017

7 February, 201725 January, 2017

Weekly Roundup:

Scientists gain new insights into molecular mechanisms of breast cancer development: Researchers from the University of Basel have gained new insights into the molecular processes in breast tissue.

Melbourne study reveals why some men with prostate cancer get more aggressive tumours: A landmark … [Read more...]

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