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Your eyes may be the window to heart disease
Centre for Eye Research Australia
27/09/2009 - For centuries eyes have been seen as windows to the soul. But medical researchers now believe the eyes may also offer vital clues to your risk of heart disease and stroke.
Read the articleRelieving pain affecting millions
National Pain Summit Leaders Meeting
17/09/2009 - An unprecedented gathering of some of Australia’s leading authorities in pain medicine, together with consumer groups representing chronic pain sufferers, will meet in Melbourne today to work towards a national, coordinated approach to managing chronic pain.
New study to cap growing trend of type-2 diabetes in overweight adolescents
The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
02/06/2009 - Researchers at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead are embarking on a ground-breaking new study to investigate whether a different dietary approach to insulin resistance in overweight adolescents can put the brakes on its progression to type 2 diabetes.
Queensland Government takes a step towards fighting childhood obesity
Queensland Association of School Tuckshops
23/02/2009 - A recent survey of Queensland school tuckshops – A Tuckshop Snapshot 2008 – has found further work is required to ensure the majority of food options available are healthy, tasty and easy for tuckshop workers to serve and prepare.
On your mark, get set go!
2009 Sanitarium Weet-Bix TRY-athlon Series
23/01/2009 - Thousands of Australian kids will soon discover just how fun an active lifestyle can be when they join their mates for the exciting yet challenging 2009 Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRY-athlon.
Study to shatter frailty
University of Western Australia
19/01/2009 - A team of West Australian researchers has been awarded more than $410,000 to find out how frailty in older age can be prevented or even reversed.
Tasmanian kids celebrate 10years of fun and fitness in the KidFit Triathlons
Life. Be in it
01/12/2008 - MBF Foundation KidFit Triathlons in February and March will see hundreds of kids celebrate the 10th birthday of the series while having fun getting active.
Nurses rewarded in $171,000 scholarship program
The College of Nursing
26/11/2008 - Six nurses from Queensland, New South Wales and the ACT – including three overseas-trained nurses and one male nurse – have been awarded a 2008 MBF Foundation Nursing Scholarship.
Women missing out on lifesaving breast cancer treatment
Monash University
26/10/2008 - Hundreds of Australian women have been missing out on lifesaving breast cancer treatment because they do not know if their cancer is sensitive to hormone therapy.
The Magic Garden: MBF Foundation Healthy Kids Unit
The Powerhouse Museum
23/09/2008 - The Powerhouse Museum, with the support of the MBF Foundation, today launched The Magic Garden: MBF Foundation Healthy Kids Unit, a unique interactive play space providing a magical environment for young children to learn lifelong healthy eating and activity habits.
Darwin families swim, run and cycle towards better health
Life. Be in it Family Fun n Fit Day
23/05/2008 - Generations of Darwin locals will come together at Lake Alexander on Sunday June 1 to combat obesity amid studies that show people living outside our big cities have poorer health than their urban counterparts.
Hobart children celebrate nine years of KidFit Triathlons
Life. Be in it
20/02/2008 - More than 500 children are expected to participate in the MBF Foundation KidFit Triathlon on Sunday March 16 when the event returns to Hobart to celebrate its ninth anniversary of encouraging children to be physically active.
George Town children celebrate nine years of KidFit Triathlons
Life. Be in it
20/02/2008 - More than 300 children are expected to participate in the MBF Foundation KidFit Triathlon on Sunday March 2 when the event returns to George Town to celebrate its ninth anniversary of encouraging children to be physically active.
Ulverstone children celebrate nine years of KidFit Triathlons
Life. Be in it
11/02/2008 - More than 200 children are expected to participate in the MBF Foundation KidFit Triathlon on Saturday March 1 when the event returns to Ulverstone to celebrate its ninth anniversary of encouraging children to be physically active.
Aussie and Kiwi kids join the race for a world record with Weet-Bix Kids TRY-athlons!
Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRY-athlon
23/01/2008 - Normally world records are set by elite athletes, but this year tens of thousands of Aussie and Kiwi kids from all walks of life will have the chance to make history when they come together for an amazing world record attempt at the Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRY-athlon series.
Australians more confident in traditional medicine than complementary and natural therapies
Research Australia
13/12/2007 - A national survey has confirmed that most Australians continue to place greater trust in traditional medicines prescribed by their doctors than in complementary and natural therapies.
Thousands join the party as the Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRY-athlon turns 10!
Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRY-athlon
12/12/2007 - Tens of thousands of Aussie kids will come together in 2008 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Sanitarium Weet-Bix Kids TRY-athlon series in Australia.
Helping respiratory disease victims breathe easier
University of Queensland
11/12/2007 - Former smokers and miners dealing with health damage from exposure to fine air particles are among Australians with chronic lung diseases who could benefit from a major study by the University of Queensland to identify the most effective way to manage their conditions.
First study of Australia’s high cost of pain reveals $34 billion price tag
The Pain Management Research Institute
19/11/2007 - For the first time, a dollar value has been attached to the high cost of pain in Australia in an MBF Foundation funded study that reveals a massive annual cost of $34.3 billion.
Tuckshop snapshot tests schools’ healthy food progress
Queensland Association of School Tuckshops
14/11/2007 - A new statewide Queensland Association of School Tuckshops Inc. (QAST) survey funded by the MBF Foundation is about to test just how much progress schools have made in the past nine years in offering healthy food and drink choices to help combat childhood obesity.
Private hospital nurses rewarded in $171,000 scholarship initiative
The College of Nursing
12/10/2007 - Six nurses from New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania have been awarded a 2007 MBF Foundation Nursing Scholarship as part of a three-year $171,000 initiative to give top flight private hospital nurses career-building education opportunities to further enhance knowledge, skills and standards of care.
New bid to tackle career and life damaging depression in the workplace
depressioNet
04/10/2007 - Depression in the workplace and its damaging impact on lives and careers has led to depressioNet establishing an online support and communication service, www.workingwell.org.au, funded by the MBF Foundation.
Biopolar disorder relapses halved by Melbourne researchers
Mental Health Research Institute
24/08/2007 - Melbourne mental health researchers have succeeded in halving the number of relapses experienced by people with bipolar disorder which strikes two in 100 Australians, accounts for 12 per cent of suicides each year and costs the country at least $1.5 billion annually.
New study counts the economic cost of persistent pain in Australia
Pain Management Research Institute
09/08/2007 - Pain medicine experts are setting out to conduct the first ever study to determine the true economic cost of persistent pain in Australia in a project being funded by the MBF Foundation.
New hope for severe heart patients
Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute
31/05/2007 - Patients with severe heart disease may soon have access to a simple injection to help manage their symptoms and reduce their need for large amounts of pain relief medication if a ground-breaking new study at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute is successful.
Bringing children face-to-face with an unhealthy future a new step to combat childhood obesity
The Powerhouse Museum
02/05/2007 - Children will soon have the chance to view the positive impact of a healthier lifestyle that includes a low-fat, low-sugar diet with plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables and regular exercise while playing at the Powerhouse Museum.
New doctors’ test kit to help prevent debilitating osteoporosis
The Garvan Institute
13/04/2007 - Men and women at risk of developing osteoporosis will soon be working closely with their doctors to prevent the onset of this debilitating and often deadly disease thanks to a new Garvan research project funded by MBF Foundation.
Solving a medical riddle to achieve scar-less burns and wound healing
The McComb Foundation
30/01/2007 - Solving a medical riddle - why older people’s burns take longer to heal but with less severe scarring than experienced by the young - could help to reduce disfigurement from serious burns and wounds.
Publications
The MBF Foundation initiative findings submitted and/or published by peer reviewed journals.
Aspirin Use, Depression and Cognitive Impairment in Later Life: The Health In Men Study
The University of Western Australia
2009 - Professor Osvaldo P Almeida. Abstract submitted to the British Medical Journal.
Download the publicationDepression, Antidepressant Use and Mortality in Later Life: The Health In Men Study
The University of Western Australia
2009 - Professor Osvaldo P Almeida. Abstract submitted to the American Medical Journal.
Evaluating health outcome’s in Australia’s healthcare system - A Scoping Study of potential method and new approaches
The Australian Centre for Health Research
June 2007 - Research Paper prepared by Insight Economics Deloitte.
Persistent pain after breast cancer surgery
The Australian Centre for Health Research
May 2007 - Research Paper prepared by Professor Michael J Cousins.
E-Health and the Transformation of Healthcare
The Australian Centre for Health Research
April 2007 - Research Paper prepared by Professor Michael Georgeff.
A review of joint replacement surgery and its outcomes: appropriateness of prostheses and patient selection
The Australian Centre for Health Research
October 2006 - Research Paper prepared by Professor Stephen Graves and Vanessa Wells.
Making Medicare Better
The Australian Centre for Health Research
October 2006 - Research Paper prepared by Russell Schneider.
Reports
The MBF Foundation annual reports, annual highlights and Foundation driven partnership outcomes.
MBF Foundation High price of pain report - Executive Summary
The Pain Management Research Institute
November 2007 Report
MBF Foundation High price of pain report
The Pain Management Research Institute
November 2007 Report
MBF Foundation Tuckshop Snapshot
Queensland Association of School Tuckshops
2008 Report
Rice Warner Actuaries – Health Gap Report
Rice Warner Actuaries
August 2007 Report
