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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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  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?
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  24. A snapshot of the challenges facing the new Turnbull government
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