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  • Why do your ears ring after hearing loud music? Do ants know when it's going to rain? How many times can a mosquito bite you? And can you break your penis?...Photo iconAudio icon
    Thursday 18 March 2010
  • Physicians often behave like medical detectives to diagnose patients. Jonathan Edlow's book <em>The Deadly Dinner Party: and Other Medical Detective Stories</em> delves into these mysteries. Jonathan Edlow is an Emergency Room Physician in Boston and he is a writer. A previous book was ...Photo iconAudio icon
    Thursday 18 March 2010
  • The finding may offer a new strategy for fighting cancer
    Instead of killing off cancer cells with toxic drugs, scientists have discovered a molecular pathway that forces them to grow old and die....Photo icon
    Thursday 18 March 2010
  • Now to an issue of growing concern to many of our Pacific Island neighbours, with new research revealing the region faces a growing problem with alcohol. A report, commissioned by the Australian National Council on Drugs and compiled by the Burnet Institute, shows increasing availability of ...Photo iconAudio icon
    Thursday 18 March 2010
  • WA Labor to fight health privatisation
    The State Opposition plans to introduce legislation to prevent the Government from privatising services in hospitals....Photo iconVideo icon
    Wednesday 17 March 2010