Public Health
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Doctors treat man addicted to Google Glass AAP - 17-10-2014
A US man who wore the Google Glass headset for up to 18 hours a day has been diagnosed as having internet addiction disorder, his doctors report.
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Pharmacists applaud immunisation move Karen Keast - 16-10-2014
Victorian pharmacists have welcomed a move that could enable them to deliver immunisations to adults as early as next year. The Legislative Council Legal and
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Cairns nurse calls for Ebola response Karen Keast - 21-04-2015
The Queensland nurse at the centre of the recent Ebola scare has urged other medical professionals to join the health frontline working to combat the deadly virus in West
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Calls for wider use of overdose antidote AAP - 15-10-2014
Medical experts say the lifesaving drug naloxone must become widely available to reduce opioid overdoses. Health experts, researchers and practitioners
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Vic needs heatwave plan: auditor-general AAP - 15-10-2014
As the temperature heats up, Victorian Auditor-General John Doyle says the state urgently needs an emergency heatwave plan. More people died
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Men give health the cold shoulder: study AAP - 07-10-2014
A Movember Foundation study finds men still have a way to go in taking their health and wellbeing seriously. Gather round gents and lean in
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Livestrong cancer charity head quits AAP - 24-09-2014
The CEO of Livestrong, the cancer charity started by disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong, is leaving after 14 years. AUSTIN, AP - The chief executive of the cancer
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Tribute to Kim Hunt HealthTimes - 23-09-2014
The tragic events in Lockhart in early September will remain with many of us for a very long time. A family tragedy shocked families, a local community and indeed our
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Health spending growth slowest in decades AAP - 23-09-2014
Health spending increased by just 1.5 per cent to $147bln in 2012/13 compared to 5.1 per cent a year over the past decade. Health spending
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Health report disproves Abbot govt claims: AMA AAP - 23-09-2014
The AMA says a new health report makes a mockery of the Abbott government's claims that health expenditure is out of control. A report
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Nurses call on government to boost Ebola response Karen Keast - 21-04-2015
There’s growing calls for Australia to send a contingent of nurses, doctors and other health workers as part of a coordinated international response to the Ebola epidemic
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People rally to legalise medical cannabis AAP - 15-09-2014
About 250 people have gathered in Perth and around Australia calling for governments to legalise cannabis for sick and dying patients. Five-year-old
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Discrimination fears over genetic mapping AAP - 03-09-2014
Qld's health minister says legislation should be updated in light of advances in genetic mapping technology to protect against potential discrimination.
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Plain packaging claims up in smoke: study AAP - 29-08-2014
The Cancer Council says new research shows the tobacco industry's major arguments against Australia's plain packaging reforms have gone up in smoke.
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Swine flu detected at Vic prison AAP - 29-08-2014
Prisoners at a medium security facility in Victoria are in lock down after swine flu was detected there. [subscribe] Swine flu has been
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Nurses and midwives oppose AMA copayment push Karen Keast - 21-08-2014
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) has rejected the Australian Medical Association’s (AMA) push for a $6.15 GP co-payment. The peak
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Vic elective surgery list slashed AAP - 18-08-2014
Victoria's elective surgery waiting list has been cut to a four-year low. The Victorian government says the Department of Health's preliminary figures
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Overhaul blood pressure treatment: experts AAP - 15-08-2014
Overhauling blood pressure treatment could potentially save many lives and reduce the burden of chronic disease on the health system, experts say. A group of
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Australian nurses in Ebola response Karen Keast - 22-04-2015
Australian nurses are on the frontline in the health response to the Ebola epidemic sweeping West Africa. As the death toll from the virus continues to climb,
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Stroke care centralisation hailed AAP - 06-08-2014
Centralising stroke services can save the lives of patients and reduce the number of days people spend in hospital, a new study suggests. Having specialist
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