Why codeine will be even harder to get
CODEINE is about to be even harder to get, with common painkillers being added to a danger list of drugs just months after it was banned from over-the-counter sale.
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Number of obese Australians begins to thin
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Blind patients now reading again due to stem cells
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Medical cannabis clinic to open in Melbourne
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Drug saves hearing for kids after chemo
CHILDREN may no longer be left deaf as a result of lifesaving chemotherapy following a breakthrough that can protect them from the severe side effect.
One in five kids bullied at school
PARENTS don’t know where to turn to protect their kids against bullying as one in five report their child has been a target in the first school term this year.
Older wannabe mums told to find younger men
OLDER women wanting children may increase their chances by coupling with a younger man to help offset the impacts of declining fertility, research shows.
Fake dentist convicted after botched treatments
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Doc saw patients for months after sex assault complaint
A WANGARATTA doctor accused of secretly filming female patients during examinations was allowed to continue practising for three months after sex assault claims were first raised with medical authorities.
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