NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. RABIPUR (Rab-ee-per) Inactivated Rabies Virus Vaccine Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about RABIPUR (Inactivated Rabies Virus Vaccine). It does not contain all the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. […]
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A first-of-its-kind Australian study has revealed rates of brain lymphoma have quadrupled since the 1980s with only 33% of people surviving five years after receiving a diagnosis. Brain lymphoma is a non-Hodgkin lymphoma in which cancer cells from lymph tissue form in the brain or spinal cord. As the human eye is connected to the brain, the lymphoma can also […]
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LONDON — St. Tropez has picked the model, entrepreneur and body positivity activist Ashley Graham for the role of global ambassador as the brand hopes to turn self-tanning into an everyday skin care routine and appeal to the U.S. and international markets. St. Tropez, which is owned by Britain’s PZ Cussons, a publicly listed manufacturer of beauty, health care and wellness […]
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Dr Zoe Williams discusses visceral fat on This Morning As much as 70 percent of the population in some westernised countries are now considered either overweight or obese. Carrying extra fat around the midriff puts a person at higher risk of serious health risks. By adding apple cider vinegar to your daily routine, you could burn away your belly fat […]
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In genetics, the term junk DNA refers to regions of DNA that are noncoding. DNA contains instructions (coding) that are used to create proteins in the cell. However, the amount of DNA contained inside each cell is vast and not all of the genetic sequences present within a DNA molecule actually code for a protein. Some of this noncoding DNA […]
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DNA is vital for all living beings – even plants. It is important for inheritance, coding for proteins and the genetic instruction guide for life and its processes. DNA holds the instructions for an organism's or each cell’s development and reproduction and ultimately death. Human cells normally contain 23 pairs of chromosomes, for a total of 46 chromosomes in each […]
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This Morning: Dr Ranj discusses treatments for hair loss Long, thick, and healthy hair is the dream for most of us, but it’s pretty difficult to achieve. Tiktok users have been sharing their hair growth journeys, revealing that rice water was the ingredient responsible for the results. But does rice water really grow your hair? How? Tiktok user @mistica.aa took to […]
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As COVID-19 spread across the world, so did conspiracy theories and false information about the virus. This proliferation of misinformation—labeled an “infodemic” by the World Health Organization (WHO)—makes it difficult to identify trustworthy sources and can threaten public health by undermining confidence in science, governments, and public health recommendations. The consequences of misinformation can be tragic: hundreds died and thousands […]
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Researchers from the University of California, Irvine and the University of Minnesota have found that an enriched diet and companionship can reduce pain in mice with sickle cell disease by increasing serotonin. They also discovered that duloxetine, an antidepressant that boosts serotonin levels, could be an alternative to opioids in treating chronic pain. “Finding safe and effective alternatives to opioids […]
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Houston Methodist researchers have developed a mathematical model to predict how specific cancers will respond to immunotherapy treatments, thus enhancing chances for successful treatments from a wide variety of cancer-immunotherapy drug combinations. The results were published last month in Nature Biomedical Engineering in collaboration with researchers at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Immunotherapy activates patients’ immune systems to recognize and attack […]
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