UNLIKE traditional flu vaccines which provide protection against flu strains for a particular year, a newly developed cold and flu treatment promises to provide year-to-year protection from a wide range of respiratory viruses.

 

MOSQUITOES the world over are flying scared, as the work of PhD student, Stephan Karl of the School of Physics, University of Western Australia took out the “Ondek award” at the ASMR (Australian Society for Medical Research) Medical Research Week Symposium, held on the 4th of June 2009 at Curtin University.

 

NEW research from Murdoch University is busting myths about Toxoplasmosis and suggesting there is much more to the infection than meets the eye.

 

 

 

 

 

RESEARCHERS from the University of Western Australia are using advanced computer modeling techniques to forecast the spread of viruses, shedding light on the most effective means of dealing with outbreaks of diseases such as swine flu.

WITH flu season looming and dire warnings from the World Health Organisation (WHO) about swine flu, emergency plans for dealing with pandemics have come under criticism for their ability to protect the population.

IN the wake of the initial swine flu scare, much-needed attention is being paid to respiratory infections - and one pulmonary disease expert at the Lung Institute of Western Australia (LIWA) is dedicated to saving lives with his research.

PEOPLE concerned about swine flu can take precautions similar to those used to avoid the winter flu, according to WA and Australian health authorities.

'SWINE' influenza is a contagious respiratory disease caused by influenza type A, which infects pigs or swines. Until now, similar strains have not infected humans, but this strain is spread between people by coughing and sneezing.

THE difference between preparedness and paranoia over the Mexican swine flu outbreak could be as small as a cake of soap, according to a leading Perth virologist.

The Institute seeks to assemble a unique multi-disciplinary team integrated with clinical care and routine diagnostic medicine and the necessary physical resources to apply the full power of contemporary scientific knowledge and methods with an emphasis on genetics, mathematics, computing, and clinical and laboratory research. The Institute has five programs: HIV-host interaction; hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection; drug hypersensitivity reactions; antiretroviral drug toxicity; and biostatistical methods.

The Centre’s mission is to improve the health of children, adolescents and their families by undertaking research in the prevention and treatment of disease. CCHR undertakes research in eight areas related to child, adolescent and maternal health: Aboriginal child health; asthma, allergies and respiratory diseases; birth defects; cancer and leukaemia; developmental disorders; infectious diseases; mental health; and perinatal epidemiology.

A NEW study encompassing the entire human genome is shedding light on the causes of Kawasaki disease, a serious illness affecting young children worldwide.

AB-CRC’s mission is to protect Australia’s public health, livestock, wildlife and economic resources by developing new capabilities to monitor, assess, predict and respond to emerging infectious disease threats which impact on national and regional diversity.

AUSTRALIA is on the doorstep of a witch's cauldron of emerging infectious diseases that could cause devastating epidemics, a leading expert warns.

POLICY makers must act now to avoid serious health risks from deforestation, according to a local professor of public and environmental health.

NOBEL prize-winner Professor Barry Marshall is investigating how common bacteria could be used to vaccinate against a range of serious diseases.

SWITZERLAND-based Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative (DNDi) will fund a Murdoch University driven collaboration to fast-track the development of new drugs to treat Chagas disease.

WA SCIENTISTS are investigating the spread of diseases from native plant life to introduced crops, warning that climate change could pose an increased threat to agricultural growers.

SCIENTISTS are injecting native trees in WA’s South-West with a potent mixture of nutrients and fungicide in a race to save dwindling populations from extinction.

A WA scientist is saving growers time and money with a unique seed test to detect stripe blight in oat crops.