St Vincent’s scandal
By Nial Wheate, University of Sydney – originally published on The Conversation. (ONA Editor’s note: The final section of…
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How aspirin does more than kill pain
By Emma Young – Mosiac Science. As inflammation in our bodies is being linked with…
False-positive cancer readings due to faulty testing kits, says Health Minister Jack Snelling
ABC Adelaide An error in testing which saw 100 South Australian men being wrongly told…
Australia’s melanoma rates overtaken by New Zealand
Researchers from QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute have found that Australia no longer has the…
Researchers discover ‘Holy Grail’ of cancer treatment
By Caleb Radford – The Lead SA. Researchers are developing nanotech “smart packages” to target and…
9 in 10 don’t link alcohol and cancer
Almost 90 per cent of people in England don’t associate drinking alcohol with an increased…
BPA changes foetal development of the mammary gland and can raise breast cancer risk
A new culture system that tests the role of chemical exposure on the developing mammary…
New study links coffee consumption to decreased risk of colorectal cancer
Whether you like your coffee black, decaf, half-caff or even instant, feel free to drink…
History of chicken pox may reduce risk of brain cancer later in life
The chicken pox is one of those pesky illness that affects kids and pains their…
Ageing impacts therapeutic response of melanoma cells
Cancer risk increases with one’s age as accumulated damage to our cells and chronic inflammation…