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Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:34:45 +1000 720 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/pregnant-asthmatic-women-warned-of-health-risks/17140 Many pregnant women who suffer from asthma are putting their unborn child's health at risk by failing to use the right medication, according to a University of Adelaide researcher. http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/pregnant-asthmatic-women-warned-of-health-risks/17140 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/eating-to-keep-you-and-the-world-healthy/17141 Australians are eating themselves to death and our food choices are one of the nation's leading causes of environmental damage, according to a new report released today (15 February) by the Public Hea http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/eating-to-keep-you-and-the-world-healthy/17141 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/poor-language-linked-to-lack-of-vitamin-d-in-womb/17142 New research from Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has found that children of mums who had low levels of Vitamin D during pregnancy are twice as likely to have language difficultie http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/poor-language-linked-to-lack-of-vitamin-d-in-womb/17142 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/boiling-point-australians-still-not-controlling-blood-pressure/17137 New research involving more than half a million Australians has found that more than one in three people visiting their General Practitioner records a high blood pressure reading and that at least hal http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/boiling-point-australians-still-not-controlling-blood-pressure/17137 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/internet-a-boost-for-answers-to-mental-health/17138 The researchers assessed a range of on-line and print material on mental health-related topics and found that in the majority of cases, Wikipedia was the most highly rated in most domains. http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/internet-a-boost-for-answers-to-mental-health/17138 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/model-of-particle-inhalation-aids-nasal-drug-delivery/17139 RMIT University researchers have developed computer models to design more effective nasal sprays to provide alternate drug delivery to needles or pills. http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/model-of-particle-inhalation-aids-nasal-drug-delivery/17139 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/pregnancy-related-complications-predict-heart-disease-later/17133 If you develop pregnancy-related hypertensive disorders or diabetes, you may have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease later in life, according to research in Circulation: Journal of the Americ http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/pregnancy-related-complications-predict-heart-disease-later/17133 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/the-next-superbug/17135 University at Buffalo researchers are expressing concern about a new, under-recognised, much more potent variant of a common bacterium that has surfaced in the U.S. http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/the-next-superbug/17135 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/vitamin-c-may-enhance-radiation-therapy-for-brain-tumours/17136 Recent research by the University of Otago, Wellington has shown that giving brain cancer cells high dose vitamin C makes them much more susceptible to radiation therapy. http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/vitamin-c-may-enhance-radiation-therapy-for-brain-tumours/17136 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/researchers-find-natural-extracts-with-anti-obesity-effects/17130 University of Granada researchers have identified four plant extracts that might help in preventing and fighting obesity. The researchers identified the most effective plant extracts through in vitro http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/researchers-find-natural-extracts-with-anti-obesity-effects/17130 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/tell-me-how-you-are-and-i'll-tell-you-how-long-you'll-live/17131 The way people rate their health determines their probability of survival in the following decades. Researchers from the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine at the University of Zurich demonst http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/tell-me-how-you-are-and-i'll-tell-you-how-long-you'll-live/17131 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/a-broken-heart-leads-to-a-broken-brain/17132 Heart disease may kill brain cells, say researchers at The University of Western Australia. Their findings suggest that heart disease may affect a part of people's brains governing mentally demanding http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/a-broken-heart-leads-to-a-broken-brain/17132 Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/hyperbaric-treatment-gives-hope-for-treating-wounds/17127 While many people associate hyperbaric chambers with scuba diving, the same technology is promising new hope for patients with chronic wounds. http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/hyperbaric-treatment-gives-hope-for-treating-wounds/17127 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/new-evidence-for-risks-and-benefits-of-home-births/17128 In a study presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting™, in Dallas, Texas, researchers report findings that indicate that the risk of obstetric i http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/new-evidence-for-risks-and-benefits-of-home-births/17128 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000 http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/phosphate-additives-pose-a-risk-to-health/17129 Excessive consumption of phosphate is damaging to health. Therefore, food that contains phosphate additives should be labeled, as recommended by Eberhard Ritz and coauthors in their article in the cur http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/news/phosphate-additives-pose-a-risk-to-health/17129 Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1000