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Weekly Dose: methotrexate, the anti-inflammatory drug that can kill if taken daily

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imageMethotrexate is used for arthritis, psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease and cancer.FedEx/Flickr, CC BY

Methotrexate, sold under the brand name Methoblastin, is an antifolate drug, which means it inhibits the activation of folic acid in the body.

It is taken once per week to treat a range of conditions. These include rheumatoid arthritis, the skin...

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Will Australia's digital divide – fast for the city, slow in the country – ever be bridged?

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor

This week the Productivity Commission released an issues paper as part of an inquiry into the adequacy of [Australia’s Universal Service Obligation (USO) for telecommunications, in light of changes in technology and demand.

The USO was formulated in a different age when the internet was in its infancy. Today, its requirement to provide access...

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Democracy goes missing in action as politicians obfuscate, avoid and patronise

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imageVoters know when they are being given a 'sell job' by politicians. AAP/Dean Lewins

As we pass the halfway mark of the 2016 federal election campaign (how long is it since you heard so many grown adults effectively asking “are we there yet?”), key message scripts and political performances are daily in evidence.

Media reporting is...

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  7. Coal's formation is a window on an ancient world
  8. Business Briefing: how does Australia's policy costing body, the PBO, compare?
  9. Election 2016: the issues in non-metropolitan Australia
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  12. It's time for a new age of Enlightenment: why climate change needs 60,000 artists to tell its story
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  16. Solved mystery of the deep-sea mushroom just raises new questions
  17. Ivan Sen's Goldstone: a taut, layered exploration of what echoes in the silences
  18. Computing helps with the complex design of modern architecture
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  21. Massive storms are pumping pollution into our oceans: time to clean up our cities
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  23. Australian media deals with China – blind spot, or troubling hypocrisy?
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  27. Lockout laws repeat centuries-old mistake of denying value of cities as messy places
  28. The vaudeville, impact and substance of political name-calling
  29. Safety – or profit? The booming business of CCTV and Safer Streets
  30. Malcolm or Bill: who would you invite to your barbecue?
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  38. High-quality, affordable education at the heart of Labor's new early years policy
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  45. Björk, digital feminist diva, helps cure our wounds in a visceral Sydney show
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