Women with AF at higher stroke risk regardless of anticoagulant therapy

Experts are calling for more effective stroke prevention therapy in older women after their research revealed those diagnosed with atrial...

‘Dot to dot’ test predicts stroke mortality

A simple test similar to a ‘dot to dot’ can identify silent cerebrovascular disease in healthy elderly people and predict...

TPA safe in warfarin-treated ischemic stroke

Experts have questioned the “underuse” of tissue plasminogen activator in warfarin-treated ischemic stroke patients after the largest study of its...

MS Australia praises establishment of NDIS

MS Australia has praised foundation funding for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, outlined in last week’s federal budget, as “courageous”.

Alzheimer’s drug not useful for agitation

The Alzheimer’s drug memantine does not improve clinically significant agitation in Alzheimer’s patients, a UK study finds.

Drug firm fined over stroke website

A drug company has been fined $125,000 over its high-profile online campaign against the Federal Government's decision to defer listing...

Betaferon reduces MS deaths

The longest follow-up study of any MS treatment has confirmed betaferon (interferon beta-1b) reduces long term death rates compared to...

Botox of “minimal benefit” for migraine

Botulinum toxin A injections can slightly lower the frequency of migraine if the condition is chronic but not if it...

Pressure on specialists over GP letters

Private specialists should be compelled to send reports to referring doctors as is the case with pathology and imaging services...

Voting for RACP President nears pointy end

With the race for President of the Royal Australian College of Physicians set to be settled in two weeks, candidates...

PBS listing for new antiplatelet

Experts have cautiously welcomed the imminent PBS listing of a new oral antiplatelet agent — a move tipped to cost...

New fitness to drive guide hits street

An overhaul of fitness to drive guide­lines means patients whose illness is well controlled or only moderate will not be...

'Brain freeze' linked to increased blood flow

The anterior cerebral artery dilates and floods the brain with blood during ‘brain freeze’, finds a Harvard Medical School study.

PolyQ diseases protect against cancer

Patients with PolyQ diseases such as Huntington’s Disease have a markedly reduced risk of cancer, according to a large study...

Not so painful findings in fibromyalgia study

Hypervigilance is not the cause of painful sensations in fibromyalgia, a new study has found to the surprise of its...

Comorbid conditions in people with autism increase with age

The risk of schizophrenia, type one diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease in younger people with autism spectrum disorders increases significantly...