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Ambulance call-outs for pregabalin have spiked – here's why

  • Written by: Shalini Arunogiri, Addiction Psychiatrist, Lecturer, Monash University
Ambulance call-outs for pregabalin have spiked – here's whyAt higher-than-prescribed doses, pregabalin causes sedation and euphoria.Bruno van der Kraan

Pregabalin (sold under the brand name Lyrica) is prescribed as an anti-epileptic and a painkiller for nerve pain. Australian prescriptions of pregabalin have risen significantly in the past five years. It’s now in the top ten most expensive...

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avoid, shift, share and improve

  • Written by: Hussein Dia, Chair, Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology
avoid, shift, share and improveUrgent and radical change in urban transport policies and practices will benefit the planet and future generations.blurAZ/Shutterstock

The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently warned that global warming could reach 1.5℃ as early as 2030. The landmark report by leading scientists urged nations to do more to avert an impending...

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Mindfulness can help PhD students shift from surviving to thriving

  • Written by: Karen Barry, Senior Lecturer, Plant Pathology, University of Tasmania
Mindfulness can help PhD students shift from surviving to thrivingSelf-help strategies such as mindfulness now have a proven place for supporting the PhD journey.www.shutterstock.com

Undertaking a PhD can be very stressful, due to a range of challenges. These include having to develop discipline expertise as well as generic skills (such as academic writing and maintaining motivation) during a largely solo...

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Why Christians prefer classical music and non-believers like heavy metal

  • Written by: Haydn Aarons, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Australian Catholic University
Why Christians prefer classical music and non-believers like heavy metalChristians go to fewer concerts and are less likely to listen to genres such as heavy metal. Shutterstock

When Prime Minister Scott Morrison bizarrely used a Fatman Scoop track embedded in a tweet, and then quickly retracted it, he shed perhaps unwitting light on the moral dimensions of our musical taste.

Morrison’s tweet used a section of...

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  2. Labor's 55-45% Newspoll lead adds to Liberals' weekend of woe
  3. Coalition pares back losses in late counting, as predicted chaos eventuates in upper house
  4. Victorian Labor's thumping win reveals how out of step with voters Liberals have become
  5. Labor has landslide win in Victoria
  6. The latest citizenship-stripping plan risks statelessness, indefinite detention and constitutional challenge
  7. how a dust storm, and hazardous air quality, can harm your health
  8. Building our own warships is Australia's path to the next industrial revolution
  9. Innovation could just mean a better kind of co-operation
  10. What skills does a cybersecurity professional need?
  11. Michelle Grattan on Labor's energy plan, and the government's anti-terrorism measures
  12. In the post-APEC scramble to lavish funds on PNG, here's what the country really needs
  13. does Victoria have Australia's lowest rate of public school funding?
  14. Friday essay: 50 shades of Shakespeare
  15. Why Canada's immigration system has been a success, and what Australia can learn from it
  16. Labor's battery plan – good policy, or just good politics?
  17. No, crying doesn't release toxins, though it might make you feel better... if that's what you believe
  18. Designing cities to counter loneliness? Let's explore the possibilities
  19. do I really need a specific shoe for a specific sport?
  20. Blocking Chinese gas takeover won't damage Australia's foreign investment pipeline
  21. Barley is not a random choice – here's the real reason China is taking on Australia over dumping
  22. Labor's energy policy is savvy – now is it scare-proof?
  23. Aboriginal health messages need to be made with us rather than for us
  24. How Australia’s Mandarin speakers get their news
  25. It’s still worth it for overseas students to study in Australia, but universities could be doing more
  26. China's legalisation of rhino horn trade: disaster or opportunity?
  27. Why we should remember Boorong, Bennelong's third wife, who is buried beside him
  28. Here's a tip that could make banks phenomenally successful: radical honesty
  29. Asians out! Not in this suburb. Not in this apartment
  30. Why Australian retailers should respect the past and rename their 'Black Friday' sales
  31. City water restrictions hurt our most vulnerable – especially women
  32. A decade after the invention of the smartphone, we're about to find out how we use our time
  33. With China-US tensions on the rise, does Australia need a new defence strategy?
  34. It's hard to think about, but frail older women in nursing homes get sexually abused too
  35. It looks like an anchovy fillet but this ancient creature helps us understand how DNA works
  36. Households to get $2000 subsidy for batteries under Shorten energy policy
  37. Where has the joy of writing gone and how do we get it back for our children?
  38. Colonial Australia was surprisingly concerned about Aboriginal deaths in custody
  39. If there's one thing Pacific nations don't need, it's yet another infrastructure investment bank
  40. Fresh urgency in mapping out ethics of brain organoid research
  41. An urgent rethink is needed on the idealised image of the ANZAC digger
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  43. the carbon tax that would leave households better off
  44. If you're feeding with formula, here's what you can do to promote your baby's healthy growth
  45. Why adult video stars rely on camming
  46. Why we should worry about Victoria's China memorandum of understanding
  47. The Greens set to be tested on a number of fronts in the Victorian election
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