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Parent education and complementary therapies reduce birthing risks

  • Written by Kate Levett, Research Fellow University of Notre Dame Australia; Adjunct Fellow (National Institute of Complementary Medicine), Western Sydney University
imageA new study has found birth education and complementary therapies such as yoga and acupressure can reduce caesarean rates. from www.shutterstock.com.au

Most women and their partners are offered or recommended childbirth education classes as part of routine care during pregnancy. Most first-time parents attend these classes but this declines...

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Weekly Dose: Valium, the 'safer choice' that led to dependence and addiction

  • Written by Moira Sim, Professor and Dean of School, Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University
imageLong-term use is not recommended because of the known side effects. But it took two decades, after its release in the 1960s, to recognise this.3 0 d a g a r m e d a n a l h u s Follow/Flickr, CC BY-ND

Valium is a brand name for diazepam, which belongs to a group of drugs called benzodiazepines. Also included in this class are temazepam, oxazepam,...

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What's made Pokémon GO such a viral success?

  • Written by Thuong Hoang, Research fellow, University of Melbourne

Technology often needs a “killer app” to gain mass market appeal.

For the touch screen, it was the iPhone; for wearables, the Fitbit. Augmented reality games have been around for more than a decade, so what was it about Pokémon GO that allowed it to become a global phenomenon?

We believe it can be attributed to three core social...

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Views from abroad: how does the world see Australia's political instability?

  • Written by Andrew Mycock, Reader in Politics, University of Huddersfield
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Australia finally has a new government after a protracted count. To understand how this political uncertainty is being seen elsewhere, we reconvened our panel of experts from the United Kingdom, United States, Indonesia and New Zealand to respond to the election results.

New Zealand can teach Turnbull how to manage crossbenchers

Grant Duncan,...

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  1. Can the government realistically cut funding by 20% for each student in higher education?
  2. Politics podcast: Darren Chester on the Nationals' success
  3. We're hiring editors and web developers
  4. How apps and other online tools are challenging racist attacks
  5. The Oxford dictionary's new words are a testament to the fluid beauty of English
  6. Pokemon GO gets people out and about, and that's a good thing
  7. Understanding the NDIS: how does the scheme view music therapy?
  8. Have Western Australians elected an ineligible One Nation Senate candidate?
  9. Future of higher education: 'The situation in research is clearly unsustainable'
  10. Business Briefing: Trouble in the South China Sea
  11. Demystifying the blockchain: a basic user guide
  12. Are Australia’s political parties past their use-by date?
  13. Explainer: what happens now to the bills that triggered the double-dissolution election?
  14. How to keep more women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)
  15. Many Australians pay too much for health care – here's what the government needs to do
  16. Unhealthy sport sponsorship continues to target kids
  17. Harder, faster, louder: challenging sexism in the music industry
  18. Cold and calculating: what the two different types of ice do to sea levels
  19. South China Sea: China waives the rules
  20. Nationals leader Barnaby Joyce injured by sheep
  21. AIDS epidemic no longer a public health issue, but HIV still is
  22. New dwarf planet in the outer solar system
  23. Explainer: how the paperless property market works
  24. A snapshot of the challenges facing the new Turnbull government
  25. Some places should be off limits for games such as Pokémon GO
  26. Here's looking at: Dibirdibi Country – Topway by Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori
  27. The off-topic Conversation #101
  28. Just how representative are the houses of parliament of how Australians vote?
  29. India soon to have have largest tertiary-age population in the world
  30. Coalition's lost ground on women MPs shows we need to tackle new gender biases
  31. Turnbull's economic plan will divide both the Senate and business lobby groups
  32. The policy agenda: what the government should do now
  33. Time to learn the many lessons from a long campaign
  34. What the government should do now: economic growth
  35. Why do some galaxies stop making new stars?
  36. Health funding: something else for Turnbull to worry about
  37. Greyhound ban shows need for joined-up thinking across all animal industries
  38. Explainer: the terror behind Keep Calm And Carry On
  39. Nationals' ministerial claims complicate Turnbull's reshuffle
  40. The Pokémon GO craze sees gamers hit the streets but it comes with a warning
  41. Reading three great southern lands: from the outback to the pampa and the karoo
  42. Health Check: which fruits are healthier, and in what form?
  43. It’s a fallacy that all Australians have access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene
  44. If it needs it, Australia can draw on significant experience of minority government
  45. Three reasons free trade has become a political football
  46. Explainer: who are the independents and minor parties in the lower house?
  47. Beating heart of the Crab Nebula
  48. Greening cities makes for safer neighbourhoods
  49. Coalition scrapes through but Turnbull needs to alter course
  50. Labor has cause for hope – and some concern – in this election loss
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