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UNIVERSITY of WA research has exposed the alarmingly high levels of alcohol television advertising screened during potential child viewing times, at odds with efforts to reduce alcohol-related harm in Australia.

A CURTIN-MONASH study has found there is no compelling evidence that restricting power-to-weight ratios on high-performance vehicles for novice drivers will reduce their chance of serious injury crashes.

A PERTH-based paediatrician has led an international collaboration to develop a highly anticipated meningococcal serogroup B vaccine, broadly protective against a variety of strains.

A NEW survey has shown most Western Australians support tough new anti-smoking measures, with a majority of support coming from active smokers.

A NEW development in acupuncture research, recently published in BMJ’s ‘Acupuncture in Medicine’, reveals the origin of the referred itch scratching points to correlate with acupuncture points, therefore proving the biological existence of acupuncture meridians.

THE definition of nemaline myopathy, a type of congenital muscle disease, has been turned on its head thanks to the contribution from a team of WA researchers.

BASSENDEAN-born entertainer Rolf Harris has contributed his voice to an informative and emotive new online resource, the Australian Asbestos Network.

FOUR Australian doctors have warned coal mining and combustion present serious health risks that are not taken into account when considering the country’s energy future.

MEDICAL researchers have found that hospital emergency departments (ED) are not utilised effectively in reaching youth infected with the sexually transmitted infections (STIs) — gonorrhoea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) and chlamydia (Chlamydia trachomatis).

A NEW study has found more time spent watching television could have adverse effects on glucose homeostasis, increasing the risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease.