Asthma prevalence and deaths in Australia still high by world standards, despite declining trends

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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The report, Asthma in Australia 2008, estimates that asthma affects more than 1 in 10 Australians -- equivalent to over 2 million people.


RSV may hide in the lungs, lead to asthma, researchers report

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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Conventional wisdom has been that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) – a common virus that causes infection in the lungs – comes and goes in children without any long lasting impact.


Study shows direct link between health-related behaviors and grades

Medicine & Health / Health

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Lack of sleep, excessive television/computer screen time, stress, gambling, alcohol and tobacco use and other health-related issues are taking a toll on college students' academic performance, according to a study released ...


Child abuse increases risk for later sexually coercive behavior in some men

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Boys who experienced childhood physical or sexual abuse are more likely to use sexually coercive behavior against an unwilling female partner when they are adolescents and young adults.




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