Brief exposure to a family of chemicals used as flame retardants early in life can permanently alter fat levels in the blood and liver, raising the risk of liver cancer and heart disease.
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In the hierarchy of diseases, those suffering from 'high prestige' diseases benefit from strong community and clinical support, while others are left in the dark.
A new analysis shows that coffee is associated with a host of positive health effects.
Hepatitis B rates in Indigenous communities are ten times higher than the rest of Australia. Eliminating the infection from Indigenous Australia can make a significant contribution to closing the gap.
Australia has been subsidising drugs to cure hepatitis C since March 2016. Unlike in many other countries, these are available to everyone with the disease and are much cheaper for our government.
A recent study found Australian soft drinks had higher concentrations of glucose than US soft drinks, which had more fructose. Does this mean Australian drinks are worse for health than US drinks?
Scientists have discovered a type of sugar that could actually protect the liver.
Researchers have found that cutting sugar out of kids' diets can improve their blood pressure, cholesterol readings and other markers of metabolic health.
Food distributor Patties Foods has recalled two brands of frozen mixed berries — Nanna’s and Creative Gourmet — due to reports of three people in Victoria, four in Queensland and two in New South Wales…
Almost all companies contribute money to charity and many would argue that corporate donations make a positive difference in the world. But this hopeful take on corporate philanthropy sits uneasily with…
Researchers have discovered a fluorescent protein in a Japanese eel consumed as a popular sushi snack. The discovery could help develop simpler and more sensitive tests to detect jaundice and other diseases…
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Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Professor, Australian National University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, EPFL- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Public Policy, Aston University
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Professor of Public Health/Director, Tobacco Control Research Group, University of Bath
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Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases Research Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute
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Professor of Medicine, Clinical Researcher and Epidemiologist, UNSW
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Professor of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco
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University of California, San Francisco
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Honorary research fellow, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester
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Postdoctural Research Fellow in Nutritional Biochemistry, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
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Head, Metabolic and Vascular Physiology NHMRC, Senior Principal Research Fellow, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
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PhD Student, Metabolic and Vascular Physiology, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
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Associate Professor, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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PhD researcher and Specialist Registrar in Public Health, University of Southampton
