Health & Medicine
Chicken pox vaccine cuts hospitalisation rates
Saturday, 11 May 2013 06:00
A NATIONAL surveillance study of hospitalised cases with chicken pox before and after the introduction of the freely available varicella vaccine in Australia has reported a drop of almost 70 per cent in cases with complications needing medical attention.
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GIS describes links between Ross River virus and mosquito wetlands
Friday, 15 February 2013 10:00
LIVING close to the eastern margins of the Leschenault inlet increases your risk of contracting Ross River virus (RRV) says new research.
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Child health study unravels impacts of stress in later life
Tuesday, 16 October 2012 06:00
A NEW study into how stress in early life impacts on the health of children and then adults is underway in the Peel region.
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