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Could a cannabis pill reduce chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting? Here's how we find out

  • Written by Peter Grimison, Medical oncologist from Chris O`Brien Lifehouse cancer hospital, Lead researcher NSW Government clinical trial into the role of cannabis-derived medicines in chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, Clinical Associate Professor., Universi

For some cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, the thought of joining their loved ones for a meal can be, quite literally, sickening. Nausea and vomiting due to chemotherapy can cause devastating physical side effects and wreck a patient’s social and family life.

Patients say they find it difficult to manage the expectations of...

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Health Check: do home remedies for common warts really work?

  • Written by Rodney Sinclair, Professor of Dermatology, University of Melbourne
imageCovering warts with duct tape is one home remedy for this common skin condition. But does it work?from www.shutterstock.com

Common warts can be hard to get rid of, so many people turn to home remedies. An internet search suggests everything from mashed banana to duct tape. But do these home remedies actually work?

Warts develop when the human...

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Why don't more people volunteer? Misconceptions don't help

  • Written by Kirsten Holmes, Associate Professor, School of Marketing, Curtin University
imageThe kinds of activities volunteers can do have changed, from long-term activities to more short-term, episodic volunteering.AAP/Dan Peled

Volunteers in Australia are essential to the provision of a range of services. This includes emergency services, hospitals and schools – and volunteers also support the social and cultural life of many...

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Governments need to look beyond education rankings and focus on inequities in the system

  • Written by Radhika Gorur, Senior Lecturer In Education (Pedagogy & Curriculum), Deakin University
imageShould we base education reforms solely on Australia's international ranking?from www.shutterstock.com

The latest Programme of International Student Assessment (PISA) results will be released around the world on December 6. And as usual, there will be a flurry in the news media.

Australia will likely have dropped further in the rankings which test...

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More Articles ...

  1. Neighbours' fears about affordable housing are worse than any impacts
  2. From 'fascists' to 'feminazis': how both sides of politics are biased in their political thinking
  3. The worst year for mosquitoes ever? Here's how we find out
  4. Can we blame climate change for thunderstorm asthma?
  5. The Business Council of Australia and its new head need a reality check
  6. Imitation game: how copies can solve our cultural heritage crises
  7. What can Australia learn from Germany's remarkable energy transition?
  8. Nitrogen pollution: the forgotten element of climate change
  9. The Christmas Film Recommendables - Part 3
  10. The underbelly of sport: Dirty Games
  11. Trump rewrites the diplomatic rule book
  12. Will Italy's referendum trigger the next crisis?
  13. A New Politics of Time
  14. ABCC amended local content rules will help Australian steelmakers compete against low-quality imports
  15. Pinchgut's Theodora brings the irrational power of love to uncertain times
  16. Inquiry into Lyme-like illness calls for more research and better treatment
  17. South Australia's reasons for voting down euthanasia go against the evidence
  18. Great Barrier Reef report to UN shows the poor progress on water quality
  19. Three ways to boost science performance in Australian schools
  20. On the pleasure of smoking
  21. Looking back at Italy 1992: a country stuck in the centre in 2016
  22. Everyone's talking but no-one's listening: it's time to reclaim the art of communication
  23. Parliament finishes for 2016, capping off a messy, turbulent year
  24. Don't expect a rerun of the Asian Financial Crisis
  25. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the final week of parliament
  26. A tiny wasp could save Christmas Island's spectacular red crabs from crazy ants
  27. Why the health and agriculture sectors need to work together to stop antibiotic resistance
  28. Why Australia should trial the new phonics screening check
  29. The Christmas Film Recommendables - Part 2
  30. How hard will it be for Australia to extradite and prosecute Neil Prakash?
  31. Look up: how policy gaps and failure blind us to what's going on in Indigenous affairs
  32. Explainer: what is scurvy and is it making a comeback?
  33. Friday essay: the Rise and Fall of oil in popular culture
  34. Despite the hype, batteries aren't the cheapest way to store energy on the grid
  35. Investors and speculators aren't disrupting the water markets
  36. Vital Signs: the data that won't help the government on housing supply
  37. Why people love to delude themselves with sports rituals and superstitions
  38. Grattan on Friday: Can Malcolm Turnbull persuade sceptical voters he is delivering?
  39. The age of uncertainty is upon us, and we'd better get used to it
  40. Government gives Greens $100 million for Landcare to get backpacker tax deal
  41. Australia's Google Tax may be the second in the world but it's too early to tell if it's the 'toughest'
  42. Got high cholesterol? Here are five foods to eat and avoid
  43. What to say if your child asks, 'what's the point of maths?'
  44. How microplastics make their way up the ocean food chain into fish
  45. It's good the government will report GDP per capita, but it shouldn't stop there
  46. From warm to swarm: why insect activity increases in summer
  47. Why the world needs superheroes
  48. Hope, certainty and trust: issues abound in US refugee resettlement deal
  49. Unfaithfully yours: what happens when virtual reality affairs get real?
  50. The Christmas Film Recommendables - Part 1
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