SOME herbal medicines have been found to contain harmful chemicals and toxins that could lead to an increased risk of heart attack or stroke. A review of multiple studies on the ingredients in herbal medicines, which are often thought to be a natural substitute for pharmaceutical drugs, was undertaken by researchers from the University of […]
ENT researchers are targeting cytokine-producing cells they believe could be among the chief causes of chronic rhinosinusitis. Dijana Miljkovic, who works in a team led by one of the world’s foremost sinus surgeons Peter-John Wormald at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in South Australia, recently discovered the presence of TH17 cells in chronic sinusitis sufferers. Following […]
RESEARCHERS have uncovered a group of genes that can suppress the hepatitis C virus (HCV) from infecting the liver. Associate Professor Michael Beard, who heads the University of Adelaide’s Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory, said his team have been able to show for the first time that antiviral proteins (known as the IFITM proteins) produced by the […]
IT HAS been treasured by food lovers for thousands of years for its rich golden colour, peppery flavour and mustardy aroma…and now turmeric may also have a role in fighting cancer. Researchers at Flinders are investigating whether an active ingredient of the turmeric plant, called curcumin, can be used alone or in conjunction with standard […]
Breast Cancer Patients May Not Be Getting Enough Exercise Physical activity after breast cancer diagnosis has been linked with prolonged survival and improved quality of life, but most participants in a large breast cancer study did not meet national physical activity guidelines after they were diagnosed. Moreover, African-American women were less likely to meet the […]
