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Bad news for tall people after cancer and height linked

Short people can breathe easy after Swedish researchers have found that the taller you are the higher your risk of cancer. A major study of more than five million people found that for every extra 10cm or 4 inches of height, a woman was 18 per cent ... >> view original

Cost-effective "mini brains" create accessible neural model

Researchers at Brown University have developed a way to create "mini brains" – 3D arrangements of neural tissue that are able to transmit electrical synapses – that, at 25 cents apiece after fixed costs, could provide an efficient means of conducting ... >> view original

Tas warning over toxic algae shellfish

An outbreak of naturally occurring algae in waters off Tasmania's east coast has sparked a warning not to collect or eat wild shellfish from the region due to high toxin levels which could prove fatal. Oysters, mussels, clams, pipis, scallops, abalone ... >> view original

Report urges doctors to counsel children in the wake of disasters

Madeline Evans of Henryville, Ind., walks the parking lot of her elementary school A girls walks through the parking lot of her Indiana elementary school which was devastated by a tornado. (Photo/Sgt. John Crosby). Disasters take a unique toll on ... >> view original

Number of Aust who have tried ice has doubled

The number of Australians who have tried the drug ice has more than doubled over the past ten years. Geoff Neideck of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) says while the number of Australians using illicit drugs remains steady but over ... >> view original

Queensland blood cancer test a 'game-changer'

A world-first tool helps predict how patients with a specific form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma will respond to standard treatments. Sufferers of a specific type of blood cancer could be spared gruelling chemotherapy regimes thanks to a new test developed ... >> view original

New report reveals that ACT breast cancer mortality rates are falling

Better early detection and treatment options means ACT women with breast cancer are being diagnosed younger and surviving longer, two new reports indicate. A 15-year report into the ACT and south-west NSW Breast Cancer Treatment Group revealed the ... >> view original

Don't punish us by taking codeine painkillers off the shelves, say consumers

The push to make codeine painkillers such as Nurofen Plus and Panadeine Extra prescription-only unfairly punishes people who want flexibility in managing their pain, says a consumer group. The Therapeutic Goods Administration will recommend that ... >> view original