Major review aims to end debate over taking statins
Cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins have gotten a bad rap, say the authors of a comprehensive new review of 30 years’ worth of studies on the medications. Statins – including such popular brand names as Lipitor, Crestor, Zocor and Pravachol – are taken by millions of people. The research, published today in The Lancet, will help doctors and patients make more informed decisions when it comes to using statins, the scientists said in a media briefing. The review focused on the results of ..>> view originalFormer EPA head admits she was wrong to tell New Yorkers post-9/11 air was safe
Christine Todd Whitman, who as head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under George W Bush at the time of the 9/11 attacks told the public the air around Ground Zero in New York was safe to breathe, has admitted for the first time she was wrong. 9/11 tapes reveal raw and emotional Hillary Clinton Among those who were exposed to toxins released when the World Trade Center collapsed, the toll of illness and death continues to rise. Speaking to the Guardian for a report on the g..>> view originalNew Super-lice sweep America, resisting treatment
A recent report has left doctors scratching their heads on how to treat lice. The report, which surfaced in the September/October issue of Pediatric Dermatology sheds light on a wave of reports which describe Lice that resist over-the-counter treatments. Common over-the-counter remedies such as Nix and Rid which contain pyrethrins and permethrin have been monitored since the 1980s with regards to their effectiveness. The dwindling effectiveness of the treatments has been attributed to an increa..>> view originalMother takes 15-year-old daughter to GP to discuss labiaplasty surgery
The surging trend in ‘designer vaginas’. Picture: iStockA MOTHER has said her teenage daughter’s genitalia is “abnormal” and she needs plastic surgery to get a “designer vagina”. Daughter Alana, not her real name, has been told by her mother her vagina is untidy and helped her seek medical help.Her inner labia protrudes past the outer labia and her mother is fighting doctors to change the appearance.“Normal women are neater,” the mother told doctors.“She will never be able to have sex looking li..>> view original'My life turned into a nightmare': dealing with WorkSafe's insurers
Jemile Anderson. There was no single incident that led to Jemile Anderson's unravelling. For two decades, his job brought him face-to-face with the kind of misery and heartache most Melburnians have never seen.The former government outreach worker is haunted by images from the streets of the city and St Kilda: the nine-year-old prostitute, the 12-year-old drug addict; young children who were desperate, many who he couldn't help."I can't remember how many kids I know who have been killed..>> view originalUK surgeons perform first robotic eye op
Labor promises $40 million to add 68 nurses and mobile dental centres
The Barr government has promised to spend $36 million across four years to employ another 68 nurses if re-elected.Oral health would also get a boost, with Labor promising to spend nearly $4 million to buy two more mobile dental centres. The ACT's first mobile dental centre, which began operating last year. A re-elected Labor government would deliver $3.94 million to buy and operate two more mobile centres. Photo: Supplied Extra graduate nurses were the centrepiece of Labor's five-point n..>> view originalAussie model who was told to slim "down to the bone" leads #nosizefitsall fashion campaign
When Rosie Nelson was told by a London modelling agency to come back when she was "down to the bone", the Canberra model was stunned. The then 21-year-old had been dieting furiously, starving herself to lose two inches from her hips, as requested by the leading fashion agency.The moment forced her to rethink her role in a multi-billion dollar industry that is instrumental in the eating disorders and negative body images of many millions of girls, boys and adults around the world. Her petition t..>> view original
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