Scientists make malaria 'breakthrough'
Sarah WiedersehnAustralian Associated PressAustralian scientists believe they've found a new and more effective way to cure people of malaria by stimulating the immune system to fight the disease.Scientists from the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Brisbane have developed a synthetic protein, called PD-L2, that completely cured mice of malaria.The protein was discovered on the surface of a particular immune cell that plays a crucial role in fighting malaria infection - spread to huma..>> view originalHere are the five correct shapes for a woman's body to be
Have you heard of a gym? It's a place where people pay money to gather together in a room with various types of equipment and move their bodies about until sweat forms on their skin. Gyms are big business, catering to everyone from men with big muscles and egos lifting up heavy things and looking at themselves and each other in the mirror but not in a gay way obviously, to people swinging by after work to release some of the pent up anger that has built after a day at a job they hate, to mums a..>> view originalHeart disease map reveals Tasmanian hotspots
Heart disease map reveals Tasmanian hotspots By Keiva de Gooyer Updated August 17, 2016 12:38:54 Tasmania's West Coast and Derwent Valley are the state's top heart attack hotspots, according to new Heart Foundation data. Key points:Eight areas with highest admission rates are in the top three of the ten poorest categoriesTasmania also ranks above nation in high cholesterol, blood pressure and smokingDoctor calls for education and for better services The Australi..>> view originalBrisbane City Council turns property developer in westside project
Brisbane's Labor councillors have called on Lord Mayor Graham Quirk to resign and pursue a career in property development after it emerged a council-owned shelf company had invested in a Toowong apartment development, which the council itself approved last year.The 90-unit Augustus Street development was approved last October, but the Quirk administration's civic cabinet authorised Brisdev to borrow $24.95 million from Bankwest on July 18. Lord Mayor Graham Quirk says the deal will bring a..>> view originalThis 3D-printed clitoris model is set to transform sex ed classes in France
Women have erections, penises and clitorises are made of the same tissue and pleasure is the sole function of the clitoris. While we're at it, the clitoris is shaped a little like a sycamore seed, with two distinct arms, two bulbs, a body and a glans. None of this I learnt in sex ed. Indeed, in the respected and much-republished book Understanding Human Sexuality, the clitoris is depicted merely as the glans. Sex education as it exists in most schools is rife with misinformation. 3D prin..>> view originalSnake bites woman at Gold Coast primary school
A woman was taken to hospital after she was bitten by a snake at a Gold Coast primary school on Wednesday.Paramedics were called to Miami State School on Oceanic Drive at Mermaid Waters to treat a woman who had reportedly been bitten by a snake on her lower leg, above her ankle, about 10am. The woman was transported to hospital after being bitten by a snake. Photo: File/Nick Cubbin The woman, who was a staff member at the school, was transported to Gold Coast Robina Hospital in a stable ..>> view originalStop 'fiddling around' with Medicare: AMA president
The new head of the Australian Medical Association has warned conservative politicians to stop "fiddling around" with Medicare, saying it is a "totem" for voters who do not want it changed.Dr Michael Gannon told the National Press Club in Canberra that Labor's so-called Mediscare campaign in the federal election campaign was successful because there was a "very strong undercurrent of fear and uncertainty" among voters as a result of the Coalition's 2014 budget. More News Videos Pr..>> view originalLast days documented in photo series
A day in an Australian palliative care hospital has been documented in a moving photo series.With the consent of patients and families, Carlos Furtado was given the opportunity to photograph the dying at Mount Druitt Hospital's Supportive and Palliative Care Unit in Western Sydney.The images have been released to highlight the important work palliative care nurses do on a daily basis.Nursing unit manager Trish Dalgleish says her team's job is to make a difference to those facing one of life's b..>> view original'Sharelarium' cosmetic tanning business owner found guilty in Australian first
'Sharelarium' cosmetic tanning business owner found guilty in Australian first By Matthew Smith Updated August 17, 2016 16:29:29 A former Adelaide man has become the first person in Australia to be convicted of providing cosmetic tanning for a fee, admitting to a court that he ran a solarium from his garage.Jake Martin-Herde, 28, has admitted to two counts of offering and providing cosmetic tanning for a fee to the public.He used social media to promote his northe..>> view original
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
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