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The following list of links provide you with rapid access to a selection of Australian and international online sources of high quality, up-to-date medical, health & lifestyle news, information and resources. These information centres are available to you twenty four hours a day, seven days a week.

These websites provide a general resource service to the public, including patients, their families and friends; as well as professional health and medical specialists involved in the diagnosis, treatment, and support of people with a medical condition.

These websites provide information on healthcare, lifestyles, drugs, diseases, research, treatments, trials, symptoms, support and breaking medical news.

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ABC Health & Wellbeing News

Man jailed for storing 28kgs of cannabis
A 54-year-old man who was storing cannabis for a friend has been sentenced to six year's jail in the Northern Territory Supreme Court.

AMA hails increase in organ donations
There has been a 31 per cent increase in the number of Australians who have donated their organs in the past year.

Big increase in organ donations
There has been an almost 50% increase in the number of West Australians who have donated their organs in the past year.

Qld Police to crack down on drugs at music festivals
Police will target music festivals across south-east Queensland in the coming months in an attempt to combat the use illicit drugs.

Angola shuts border with Congo to avoid Ebola
Angola closed part of its north-eastern border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday to stop the contagious Ebola virus from spreading into the oil-rich African nation, the health minister said.
      
 
VMC Health News Headlines

A new screening test for chronic abdominal pain
Evaluation of chronic abdominal pain of luminal etiology is a challenging problem for the primary care physicians and gastroenterologists. The exact localisation of lesion to either small or large bow

A low dose of caffeine when pregnant may damage the heart of offspring for a lifetime
A new study published online in <em>The FASEB Journal</em> shows that the equivalent of one dose of caffeine (just two cups of coffee) ingested during pregnancy may be enough to affect foetal heart de

Dialysis treatment clears the blood, but does it cloud the vision?
Magnifying glasses may soon join the dialysis machine as essential equipment in dialysis centres around the country.&nbsp; A new study, published in the December issue of <em>American Journal of Kidne

Evaluation of treatments for benign prostatic enlargement
Research published by the National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme has found that transurethral resection, the most common operation for benign prostati

Scientists make smoking and bowel cancer link
A firm link between smoking and bowel cancer has been established following a review of studies into the area.
   
 
WebMD Feature Stories

What Causes Sinus Problems?
If you are plagued by sinus problems, take a moment to consider these valuable parts of your body. What can turn good sinuses into problem sinuses?

Is It a Cold or a Sinus Infection?
You feel run down, have a low grade fever, post-nasal drip and a sore throat. Common cold or sinus infection? Here are classic symptoms for each illness that can help you tell the difference.

Pain Relief & Breakthrough Pain
If you're experiencing breakthrough pain, new fast-acting narcotics may offer control -- and pain relief.

Chronic Pain Relief: New Treatments
New advances in drugs and technology mean there are now better solutions for chronic pain relief.

How One Woman Quit Smoking - for Good
WebMD Community Member Mary Ann Andersen was a lifelong smoker, but with renewed faith and lots of support, she was able to say goodbye to cigarettes forever.
      
 
 
 
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