Public Health
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QLD Health detects deadly software fault AAP - 28-10-2014
The Queensland Premier says he's "comforted" by the early detection of a glitch in a medication software that had the potential to kill patients.
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Timing affects medication AAP - 28-10-2014
Timing is an important but often ignored factor in drug effectiveness, scientists say. A body-clock "atlas" mapping the 24-hour activity
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Illness hits late-life hearing, study says AAP - 21-10-2014
Common childhood illnesses such as tonsillitis and ear infections can cause hearing loss later in life, according to results from a UK study.
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Nursing in the war of Ebola Karen Keast - 21-04-2015
Libby Bowell was walking to the supermarket when a woman collapsed in front of her. As a nurse of 30 years, normally Libby would stop and render assistance.[subscribe]
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Drink rise lifts death rates: Study AAP - 21-10-2014
A jump in the number of people dying of liver disease has been triggered by an increase in alcohol consumption, Public Health England says.
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Pharmacists rate high in customer satisfaction Karen Keast - 02-08-2016
Pharmacists have received top marks in yet another public poll - this time for customer satisfaction. The Roy Morgan Customer Satisfaction Awards reveal Australia’s
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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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