Month: April 2010

Chemo Brain

“Chemo brain” by Fred Lane PhD After years of resistance, “chemo brain” (aka post-chemotherapy cognitive impairment, chemotherapy-induced cognitive dysfunction, et al), is gaining recognition in mental health and allied professional fields. Nearly all cancer patients undergoing powerful chemotherapy report this disorder and many surgical patients experience some kind of memory problem. Maybe 15 or 20 […]

HMAS Whyalla’s last voiyage

HMAS Whyalla: her last long voyage By John Ellis Following the outbreak of World War II, the Government asked BHP if they could develop a shipyard for the war effort. In 1940, BHP Newcastle recruited seven shipbuilding personnel from the United Kingdom to establish a shipyard at Whyalla, SA. One was soon dismissed after expressing […]

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