Prolactin is a hormone that stimulates the breasts to produce milk in pregnant women. Researchers in the U.S. have discovered a connection with prolactin and breast cancer. A recent article in the British Medical Journal reviewed autoinflation for treatment of glue ear. They say that the ban will cause a huge increase in malaria related deaths. A French researcher and his team have studied the pattern of autism in the population of Languedoc in France.
Most people believe that the full moon influences violence and aggression in psychiatric settings.
An Australian study which was published last year came to the conclusion that there is no phase of the moon which influences violent or aggressive behaviour. Nick Stuart was an ABC Foreign Correspondent in South East Asia until seven years ago, when his career was cut short by a terrible car accident in Bangkok. This is his story. This is the 35th Anniversary of drug evaluation in australia - the scientific process of assessing new medication before they're allowed onto the market. Recent research into brain imaging can tell us what's going on in children's brains while they learn to read or do arithmetic.