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Ground-Breaking Research Delivers New Treatment For Type 2 Diabetes

Posted 27/4/2009

Ground-breaking research has delivered a new and innovative approach to tackling Australia's fastest growing chronic disease – type 2 diabetes.

Hay Fever

Posted 28/10/2008

Hay fever is the common name for a condition called allergic rhinitis, which means an allergy that affects the nose.

Vision Loss - Help Is Available

Posted 16/10/2008

Vision impairment affects about 80,000 Victorians. Support is available to help people with vision loss live independent lives.

Flu and Pneumococcal Immunisation

Posted 16/10/2008

Influenza (flu) and pneumococcal vaccines are recommended for older people and those with a serious underlying medical condition. These people are more likely to become seriously ill or die from these diseases. Flu viruses change every year and require a new vaccine to be developed and given each year. The pneumococcal vaccine does not change.

Skin prick tests identify asthma risk for toddlers with eczema, says Melbourne research

Posted 4/7/2008

Toddlers with eczema who have a positive skin prick test for allergy have almost triple the risk of developing asthma than those with a negative test, says an Australian study.

Health

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