Monthly Archives: July 2008

Media Release: Overweight, insulin resistant women at greater risk of breast cancer diagnosis, says study (July 8th, 2008)

July 8, 2008 – 10:21am

Media Release, Tuesday 8 July 2008
Women who have risk factors commonly associated with Type 2 diabetes also have much greater odds of being diagnosed with an advanced breast cancer, according to research to be presented today (Tuesday 8 July 2008).
University of Melbourne researcher Dr Anne Cust was a key collaborator on an international study which [...]

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Media Release: Aggressive treatment of childhood eczema could help prevent asthma, says new study (July 7th, 2008)

July 7, 2008 – 10:22am

Media Release, Monday 7 July 2008
More aggressive treatment of childhood eczema may be an important step in preventing asthma, says a new Australian study.
The study, published online in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, calls for trials of aggressive therapies against childhood eczema in attempt to reduce the incidence of asthma in later life.

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