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Albury tabbed NAIA Scholar-Athlete

PIPPA PASSES - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced Wednesday that 402 softball student-athletes had been named 2015 Daktronics-NAIA Softball Scholar-Athletes. Alice Lloyd College senior pitcher Whitley Albury was ... >> view original

'They just ignored me': Mental illness stigma still a reality among immigrants

She stayed quiet for years, burying the pain she suffered while growing up in an emotionally abusive family in Shanghai, China. "Lucy," who doesn't want her real name published, now lives in Canada, where she was eventually diagnosed with schizoaffective ... >> view original

Researchers create new combination vaccine to fight Streptococcus A

Griffith University Professor Michael Good, of the Institute for Glycomics has developed a groundbreaking combination vaccine that may finally beat Strep A infections. Credit: Griffith University. Griffith University's Institute for Glycomics has developed a ... >> view original

Employers should make staff stand for 2 hours a day: experts

If you're sitting down while you're reading this, you might want to stand up. In fact, if you're an office worker you definitely should. The risk caused by prolonged periods spent sitting down at work has led an international team of experts to call for all ... >> view original

Australian government to crack down on antibiotic overuse in humans and animals

Australia's consumption of antibiotics is among the highest in the world, according to the health minister, Sussan Ley. Photograph: Alamy. Melissa Davey · @MelissaLDavey. Tuesday 2 June 2015 00.39 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 2 June 2015 00.42 EDT. >> view original

English toddler, 2, removed from parents' care due to extreme cigarette smoke in ...

A 2-year-old boy who had been living in a "cloud of smoke" will be placed for adoption after a judge ruled he be removed from his parents' care. The child, who needs an inhaler to breathe, was also forced to live in a home full of drug paraphernalia and had ... >> view original

Hard-core porn is rotting teenage minds

Choking girls in porn movies, that is, which out there in the teenage bedrooms means choking of young women who may your daughter. Torture is so hot right now too we're told, so do watch your 14-year-olds for ligature marks, cuts, burns or bruises. The sex ... >> view original

University of Adelaide researchers call to cut Caesareans as genetics get bigger ...

ADELAIDE researchers have called for the end of “defensive Caesarean'' deliveries aimed at avoiding potential lawsuits, as new research shows genetics play a far bigger role in the cause of cerebral palsy. The researchers also say the findings should lead ... >> view original

Make July dry for cancer research

NEW research recently released reveals Australians are spending 91.5 million hours a month hungover, which is leading to issues with partners, friends, families and bosses. Nearly half (44%) of Aussies have skipped significant social events as a result of ... >> view original

Bendigo child being treated for meningococcal disease

Health officials have confirmed a child in Bendigo, in central Victoria, is being treated for meningococcal disease. The child fell ill in recent days and is said to be responding well to treatment at the Bendigo Hospital. A spokesman for the Department of Health ... >> view original