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Agilent Technologies new genome analysis technology set to accelerate Australia fight against mesothelioma

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that its breakthrough Human Genome CGH Microarray technology will be used by researchers at Melbourne's Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in a three-year study designed to better understand mesothelioma, a cancer found in the lining of the chest, the abdominal cavity and around the heart, usually caused by exposure to asbestos. Due to its act...

Did humans cause ecosystem collapse in ancient Australia?

Massive extinctions of animals and the arrival of the first humans in ancient Australia may be linked, according to scientists at the Carnegie Institution, University of Colorado, Australian National University, and Bates College.* The extinctions occurred 45,000 to 55,000 years ago. The researchers traced evidence of diet and the environment contained in ancient eggshells and wombat teeth over t...

Australian first to save sight

A new system of storing eye tissue, to be launched on Tuesday 14 February at the Lions Corneal Donation Service (LCDS), will help save the sight of hundreds of Victorians a year by extending the time between donation and needing to perform the transplant. Thanks to the new facilities, LCDS can now store corneas at human body temperature levels (34C) for up to a whole month. Previously, cor...

Diabetes hits 275 Australians each day as pandemic spreads

A new national health study funded by the NH&MRC, industry and state governments released today by the International Diabetes Institute in Melbourne shows diabetes is hitting up to 275 new victims each day throughout Australia. The findings of the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab) were presented today to the Federal Minister for Health and Ageing, Mr Tony Abbot...

West Australian fossil find rewrites land mammal evolution

A fossil fish discovered in the West Australian Kimberley has been identified as the missing clue in vertebrate evolution, rewriting a century-old theory on how the first land animals evolved. Monash University PhD students Mr Erich Fitzgerald and Mr Tim Holland were part of the research team, led by Museum Victoria's Head of Science Dr John Long, that made the spectacular discovery by stu...

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Australian company will sell TeraMedica's medical imaging software

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Australian Scientists 'Silence' Cancer Gene

This new treatment claims to treat the cancer by 'gene silencing.' This process apparently turns off a single gene in a cancer cell responsible for the continued development and spread of the cancer. This means that the other genes // are left unharmed. If successful, this new method promises to beat the conventional methods of treating cancer which include radiation and chemotherapy. These two t...

Australia earmarks $74 Million to Fight Bird Flu

Australia has earmarked $74 million to combat the bird flu threat over the next four years. Prime Minister John Howard was to announce the funding in Busan, Korea, where he is attending the Asia Pacific // Economic Co-operation (APEC) forum. International agencies, like the World Health Organization (WHO), would get around 20 percent of the money while 10 percent would go on...

Australian Government To Stockpile Anti-Bird Flu Drug Relenza

The Australian Government has announced that it will be spending $60 million to buy 1.8 courses of the anti-bird flu drug Relenza from Biota Holdings. //Australian Health Minister Tony Abbott confirmed the order yesterday. The drug had been licensed by Biota to pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline, but Biota had alleged that GSK failed to market this properly. GSK has refuted this alle...

Obesity among The Poor in Australia.

A recent research survey conducted by The Melbourne University reveals that poor people in Melbourne weigh an average three kilograms more than those on high incomes. The $400000 survey was funded by VicHealth//. The survey included 4913 people found neighbouring factors play an essential role in obesity. The quality of footpaths for exercise, the location of parks, and the pr...

Increase In Health Insurance Premium Likely In Australia

With the ever increasing technological advancement, improved health care and a significant rise in medical costs, an increase in the private health premium is likely be to be implemented sooner or later in Australia. // Despite reports of profit, insurers have approached the Federal Government to approve a 5 to 7% increase for the fifth consecutive year. If the proposal were to be app...

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Centrifuge 4-15C *Avaiable in Europe and Australia*

Description:The Centrifuge 4-15C is designed to accommodate the deep-well Plate Rotor 2 x 96 and provide the necessary force of more than 5600 x g for centrifuging QIAGEN 96-well plates. A wide range of both fixed-angle and swing-out rotors are available from Sigma Laborzentrifugen GmbH for centrifuging 5 ml, 15 ml, and 50 ml tubes, as well as 1.5 ml and 2.0 ml microtubes....
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Allergen, Tree, Pine/Australian Tree

Description:ARUP Laboratories is a national reference laboratory and a worldwide leader in innovative laboratory research and development. ARUP offers an extensive test menu of highly complex and unique medical tests in clinical and anatomic pathology. Owned by the University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories' clients include more than half of the nation's university teaching hospitals and children's hospitals, maj...
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MaxCyte and Medinet to Present at the 13th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT) in Sydney, Australia

"Electroloading of mature dendritic cells with tumor lysatetriggers robust antigen-specific CTL response" GAITHERSBURG, Md., and YOKOHAMA, Japan, June 22, 2007/PRNewswire/ -- MaxCyte, Inc. and Medinet Co., Ltd. announce ajoint poster presentation at the 13th Annual Meeting of theInternational Society for Cellular Therapy. The meeting is beingheld June 24-27, 2007 in Sydney, Australia....

Data Showing that ReGen's Colostrinin Supports Healthy Cognitive Function Presented at the 2007 International Congress on Natural Medicine in Australia

London, UK, June 11, 2007-ReGen is pleased to announce thata review of scientific and clinical information on Colostrinin, itsnutraceutical product which the Company believes has the potentialto support healthy cognitive function, was presented today at the2007 International Congress on Natural Medicine in SurfersParadise, Queensland, Australia by Dr Marian Kruzel, ReGen's ChiefScientifi...