Medical students must realise the root of diseases
Future doctors and health care professionals are not being effectively taught to address the “causes of the causes” in health curricula, an international public health expert says.
Switching off to ‘too much’ health info
“Information overload” about healthy nutrition means patients who have serious conditions may fall back on bad eating habits, a Flinders University study has found.
Diabetes testing program ‘an answer to prayer’
A Flinders University program driven by former international students is an “answer to prayer”, according to a doctor on the front line of the battle against diabetes in Papua New Guinea.
Thin people get diabetes too
Pointing the finger at fat as the major or sole contributor to contracting type 2 diabetes is misleading and wrongly promotes the idea that the condition is entirely self-induced, research at Flinders has found.
African births to benefit from AusAID funding
The Discipline of Public Health has won $500,000 of AusAID funding to bring a group East African Fellows to a short course that will benefit child and maternal health.
Safety first: reporting food scares
Journalists believe their primary role in food scares is to inform the public of potential health risks, according to Flinders research.
Trust in government linked to services
The public’s degree of trust in the different tiers of government is associated with the extent of services available.
When the cost of healthy eating gets too high
Preaching the benefits of healthy eating has little point when the cost of purchasing healthy foods can cost as much as a third of a low-earner’s income.
Community combats dengue fever
Developing community consultation strategies based on local expectations and concerns can overcome misgivings about programs of biological control.