Radioactive treatment potentially life-saving for prostate cancer sufferers

A new treatment using radioactive material sourced from Australia’s Lucas Heights nuclear reactor, could prove life-saving for men with aggressive prostate cancer.

 

The small clinical trial published in the journal, Lancet Oncology, has shown to have remarkable results.

 

The trail involved more than 30 patients who had exhausted all other treatment options and not only did it kill the cancer cells, it reduced bone pain and improved quality of life.

Bullying pushes doctors away from Queensland public hospitals

Bullying and negative culture in Queensland public hospitals is pushing doctors towards to the private sector.

 

The Australian Medical Association says bed and staffing shortages as well as the early discharging of patients is contributing to the mass walkouts.

 

Dr Michael Gannon says exhaustion and toxic culture is linked to more medics taking their own lives and the problem will continue as it extends up to health department levels.

A woman is fighting against being deported

A Filipino woman is fighting to keep her family together in Australia.

 

The Brisbane woman is begging the Home Affairs Minister, Peter Dutton, to stop her being deported as she’ll be torn away from her eight-year old son who cannot go with her.

 

She is concerned that since her visa has expired she will be deported after living in Australia for eleven years.

Stones Corner Festival

The lineup for the free Stones Corner Festival looks a bit like an Australian alternative playlist circa 1998; with headliners Custard joined by The Mavis’sScreamfeeder and Diana Anaid among others.

Irish Abortion ads blocked on Facebook

Irish abortion adverts will be blocked on Facebook this month, leading up to the referendum on May 25.

 

The social media conglomerate says the move will provide transparency and prevent people being influenced by either the for or against campaign.

 

Abortion is currently illegal in Ireland, but the law change will see abortion become legal within the first twelve weeks of pregnancy.

Kim Kong-Un meets China's president

Chinese President Xi Jinping has met with Kim Jong-Un in China.

 

Kim was spotted on a stroll by the sea with China’s president during his second visit since March.

 

Kim Jong-Un reportedly said that as long as the hostile policies and security threats against North Korea are removed, they don’t need nuclear weapons and can achieve denuclearisation.

Woman remains in Hospital after eating infected Pomegranates

A sixty-four year old woman remains in a South Australian hospital after contracting Hepatitis A from frozen pomegranates.

 

This follows 11 other people across Australia affected by the infected fruits.

 

A recall of the Creative Gourmet frozen product from Coles in NSW was initiated last month by Entyce Food Ingredients.

Smartphones tracking frogs

Dr Jodi Rowley, an amphibian researcher at the Australian museum hopes to mobilize citizen scientists to help track the health of local frogs using a smartphone app.

 

The push for a wider tracking of the frogs comes as a new study reveals 42 per cent of all frogs and other amphibians are threatened with extinction.

 

The app called FrogID, will record the sound of the frog and send it back to Dr Rowley and her colleagues where they can then identify and properly map out the location of the endangered species.

Retired carpenter suing Asbestos company

A former carpenter who developed a deadly lung disease from James Hardie’s asbestos products is suing the company for almost six million dollars.

 

The 73-year old man is deaf and has undergone chemotherapy whilst looking after his wife who is also deaf and suffers from severe and debilitating epilepsy.

The retired carpenter says it’s not enough for the company to only compensate him, but must also pay for his wife’s future care.