Australian Medical Association

MJA release - A quarter of secondary school students are overweight or obese, and lifestyle and socioeconomic status are implicated, according to research published in the 20 February issue of the Medical Journal of Australia.

MJA release - Australia needs to implement world’s best practice in reducing exposure to cancer-causing agents to reduce the toll of work-related cancers, according to an article published in the February 20 issue of the Medical Journal of Australia.

MJA release - Violence and aggression pose significant problems in hospitals, but a formal aggression management system can help, according to a study published the February 20 issue of the Medical Journal of Australia.

MJA release - Almost 40% of people in the community with extensive atherothrombotic disease will suffer a cardiovascular event within a year, according to research published the February 20 issue of the Medical Journal of Australia.

MJA release - A 26-year-old Adelaide woman contracted a potentially fatal illness after close contact with her pet rats, and the disease could become more common as rodent ownership rises, according to a case report published the February 20 issue of the Medical Journal of Australia.

MJA release -Australia could save hundreds of millions of dollars in PBS subsidies if generic medicines were prescribed more often and the system for pricing them was improved, according to an editorial published in the 20 February issue of the Medical Journal of Australia.

MJA release - Paternal depression during a child’s first year can have a negative impact on the child’s behaviour and development, according to research published in the Medical Journal of Australia.

MJA release - Women at high risk of breast cancer are missing out on drugs that have been shown to reduce the risk of developing the disease, according to an article in the December issue of the Medical Journal of Australia.

MJA release - Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, which is being promoted in the UK as a more accurate way to diagnose hypertension, is not the best way forward, according to health experts from the University of Sydney in an editorial in the December issue of the Medical Journal of Australia

MJA release - When it comes to preventing dog bites, outlawing dangerous breeds is futile – our focus should be on teaching children how to be more canine-savvy, writes Queensland paediatric surgeon, Professor Roy Kimble in an editorial in the December issue of the Medical Journal of Australia.