June 2009

Medical School News

• Faculty academic receives Laureate Fellowship
• New theory for global diabetes epidemic
• MMB study proves some honey more effective than antibiotics
• Faculty expert behind Anglican Church's child protection report
• Canadian Consul General joins students
• Queen's birthday awards to staff, alumni and friends
• Eyes provide clues to a common cause of stroke
• Faculty academic shows TV promotes smoking

News from the Research Institutes

• Children's Medical Research Institute: New drugs may stop epileptic seizures
• The George Institute: New study gets to the bottom of stretching
• Centenary Institute: Chris O’Brien
• The George Institute: Global funding helps establish China's first chronic disease center of excellence
• The George Institute: Alcohol and smoking are key causes for bowel cancer

Events

The NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre is presenting 'Changing practice and policy and improving health through clinical trials research: a celebration of 20 years of research at the Clinical Trials Centre' on Friday 26 June. More