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Panic attacks tackled in one-week intensive online therapy
Date of Posting: 30-01-2019
A study by UNSW researchers is evaluating a short, online-based therapy that holds great promise for people who suffer from panic disorder. Scientists from UNSW Science’s School of Psychology and St. Vincent’s Hospital are leading worl Read More...
New device that can rapidly diagnose disease could save lives
Date of Posting: 30-01-2019
Scientists have developed a new device that can rapidly screen the blood in just minutes to detect a range of pathogens that cause disease, in a breakthrough that could fast-track the way disease or infection is diagnosed and treated. From a sampl Read More...
Fighting deadly drug resistant bacteria in intestines with new antibiotic
Date of Posting: 30-01-2019
A new antibiotic developed by a Flinders University researcher is being heralded as a breakthrough in the war against a drug resistant superbug. Bacteria are winning the fight against antibiotics as they evolve to fight off traditional treatments, Read More...
The federal government has committed $30 million to help find a cure for Parkinson's disease
Date of Posting: 30-01-2019
The federal government has committed more than $36 million to improve the lives of Australians with Parkinson's disease and help find a cure for the neurological disease. Health Minister Greg Hunt on Wednesday said $30 million will be provided Read More...
Paramedics are failing to meet hand hygiene guidelines
AAP | Date of Posting: 29-01-2019
A new study that tracked paramedics in Australia and overseas has found they're failing to meet hand hygiene guidelines. If you ever need the care of paramedics, you might want to check they've washed their hands first.[subscribe] A new Read More...
According to health officials, three people are critical after festival overdoses
Date of Posting: 29-01-2019
New critical care teams stationed at Sydney music festivals may have stopped several people from dying or receiving serious injuries, health officials say. Three revellers are fighting for life and eight others remain in hospital after a series of Read More...
SA government will fund workers screening for silicosis
Date of Posting: 28-01-2019
Following national concerns, the SA government has announced funding for widespread screening for stone industry workers for silicosis. South Australian stone industry workers will be able to access immediate health screening after a rise in detec Read More...
Several people have been hospitalised due to drug use at NSW festivals
Last Updated: 28-01-2019
More than a dozen people have been hospitalised due to drug use at festivals in Sydney over the Australia Day long weekend. Several people are facing drug charges while more than a dozen people were left critically ill due to drug use at Sydney mu Read More...
Skin safety authorities advice Aussies to use sunscreen daily
Date of Posting: 25-01-2019
Most Australians should be applying sunscreen every single morning under new guidelines backed by the nation's skin safety authorities. Australians should be slapping on sunscreen every day under new guidelines aimed at cutting the nation' Read More...
Research shows Aussies slack on skin cancer checkups
Date of Posting: 24-01-2019
Two in three Australians will be diagnosed with some form of skin cancer before they are 70, but less than half are getting regular skin checks, research shows. Jade Custance never spent time as a teenager lying in the sun trying to get a tan.[sub Read More...
Violence prompts Queensland hospital review
Date of Posting: 24-01-2019
The state's peak nursing lobby group has called on a Brisbane hospital to improve security after staff reported being exposed to violent patients. One of Queensland's biggest hospitals may soon stop outsourcing security after its "sho Read More...
The NSW government will employ more medics but no pill tests at festivals
Date of Posting: 23-01-2019
The NSW government will employ harm reduction measures at music festivals but stopped short of supporting pill testing. There'll be more medics at music festivals across Sydney this long weekend with authorities encouraging youngsters to seek Read More...
Authorities warned Victorians to take heat seriously
Date of Posting: 23-01-2019
Victorians are being urged to stop underestimating the effects of extreme heat as temperatures soar into the 40s later this week. Extreme heat kills more Australians than any flood or bushfire, yet Victorians keep underestimating its danger.[subsc Read More...
Young Aussies are being warned not to be sucked in to downing sugary drinks
Date of Posting: 22-01-2019
They might be tasty, but Aussie teens are warned sugary drinks are doing them more harm than good. Aussie teens could soon be flashing shonky smiles if they don't give up their addiction to sugary drinks that not only affect their health, but Read More...
Drug treatment experts will have a pill testing demo to NSW MPs
Date of Posting: 22-01-2019
Drug treatment experts behind a pill testing trial at a 2018 music festival in the ACT will demonstrate the service and testing equipment to interested NSW MPs. Experts behind the pill testing trial in the ACT are set to demonstrate the service to Read More...
What's wrong with textured implants and why is Allergan withdrawing them?
Last Updated: 21-01-2019
So what’s wrong with textured implants? And Why is Allergan withdrawing them? Dr Ross Farhadieh, leading plastic surgeon, explains... [subscribe] First a little lesson in history. Breast augmentation is the most popular Read More...
How to provide adequate staffing at all times in a rural hospital
Date of Posting: 21-01-2019
Hawker Memorial Hospital is located in South Australia, approximately 365 kilometres from Adelaide. Hawker is a regional town with a population of roughly 300 residents. The hospital has eight residential aged care beds, four acute beds and an outpat Read More...
The rate of golden staph infections in the community is increasing in Victoria and WA
Date of Posting: 21-01-2019
The rate of golden staph infections is on the rise in Victoria and Western Australia, with men and older Aussies more likely to fall victim, research reveals. Doherty Institute experts found Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections acquired in Read More...
An expensive lung cancer drug added to PBS
Date of Posting: 21-01-2019
A drug that helps patients suffering lung cancer has been added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. Australians with lung cancer could save as much as $90,000 a year after the federal government announced the listing of a cancer-fighting pill o Read More...
Police and security services should work in conjunction with health authorities
Date of Posting: 18-01-2019
World leaders are being urged to get police, armed forces and the health sector working together to reduce the costs of disengagement. Police and security services should strive to work in conjunction with health authorities, rather than being see Read More...
Embracing a dialogue about cost in physiotherapy education
Last Updated: 18-01-2019
Physiotherapy education cannot occur without resources. A pragmatic approach to education design is required, with explicit consideration for the cost of our teaching and learning practices. In this editorial, we explore the concept of cost-conscious Read More...
Red meat is bad both for people and our planet
Last Updated: 17-01-2019
Meat is bad both for the health of people who eat too much of it and for the planet, a report says. Aussies are the world's number one consumers of meat, but scientists warn our love affair with beef is killing us, and the planet.[subscribe] Read More...
The availability of public defibrillators is helping save lives of heart attack victims
Date of Posting: 17-01-2019
The availability of public defibrillators is helping save the lives of increasing numbers of heart attack victims in Victoria, new data shows. Victoria's paramedics were called to more than 6000 heart attacks during 2017/18.[subscribe] The Read More...
Current system continues to fail the people it's designed to protect
Date of Posting: 17-01-2019
Dementia Australia is very concerned to learn of further reported instances of the misuse of anti-psychotics and restraints in residential aged care as shown by the ABC 7.30 program. Dementia Australia CEO Maree McCabe said the story highlights, i Read More...
Keeping healthcare professionals safe while working in the community
Date of Posting: 17-01-2019
The MePACS 24/7 personal alarm has made huge advances in saving and improving the lives of everyday Australians over the last 25 years. Now Australian healthcare workers in the community can be added to the list of people who are benefitting from MeP Read More...
Study uncovers community misconceptions about what causes childhood cancer
Date of Posting: 17-01-2019
A new study by UNSW medical researchers sheds light on an understudied area – community beliefs into what causes childhood cancer. Most members of the community who have not been affected by childhood cancer mistakenly believe that childhood Read More...
Sitting for a long period of time may be bad for your bones
Last Updated: 17-01-2019
Australian researchers are working with an international team to understand the relationship between sitting for long periods and bone health. Sitting for long periods may be bad for your bones, with Australian researchers contributing to a global Read More...
Two unvaccinated children with measles have flown into Sydney from Sri Lanka
Date of Posting: 16-01-2019
A second measles warning has been issued for Sydneysiders who may have come into contact with two infected children on a flight into the city. Two unvaccinated children with measles have flown into Sydney from Sri Lanka prompting a health warning Read More...
Older Australians are drinking at risky levels as the Baby Boomer generation ages
Last Updated: 16-01-2019
Scientists have uncovered what they believe is a worrying new trend of more older Aussies drinking alcohol at "problematic levels". Not only is there an increase in the number of older drinkers in the past year, but more are also drinkin Read More...
SEATO nurses forced to wait for DVA card unjustifyable, says ANMF
Date of Posting: 15-01-2019
Twenty years after an application made by a Southeast Asian Treaty Organisation nurse for access to Veteran’s benefits was rejected by the Veterans’ Review Board, the Australian Government has recognised and awarded SEATO nurses a Departm Read More...
A website that will help millions of older Australians to live longer
Date of Posting: 15-01-2019
The federal government's Life Checks website has gone live, allowing over-45s to check their health and make "choices for a longer life". The Life Checks website, which has gone live on Tuesday, enables users to make "choices fo Read More...
The government is injecting $25 million into a new drug research centre in Melbourne
Last Updated: 14-01-2019
A new research centre aimed at hastening the process of developing medicines is set to receive a $25 million funding injection from the federal government. Cutting edge robotics equipment will be used at the Drug Discovery Centre at Melbourne' Read More...
A scientists says a genetic testing could lead to more effective use of medication
Date of Posting: 14-01-2019
A University of South Australia scientists says genetic testing could lead to the more effective use of medication in Australian patients. Pharmacogenetic testing or mapping a person's genetic make-up could deliver medication more effectively Read More...
To reduce the threat of fires, smokers are urged to quit
Date of Posting: 11-01-2019
Victorian smokers are being urged to give up cigarettes as authorities make a fresh appeal to reduce the threat of fires being sparked. Firefighters have joined the call for smokers to quit cigarettes, citing not only health risks but the threat o Read More...
Major health insurers have slashed some benefits
Date of Posting: 11-01-2019
Major health insurers have slashed some benefits, in particular for natural therapies, in response to the government's reforms to simplify health insurance. Benefits under private health insurance are being slashed, with some policy holders pa Read More...
A new drug developed holds hope of treating the cause of motor neurone disease
Date of Posting: 11-01-2019
Researchers in Melbourne have developed a drug called CuATSM that has had a major effect in slowing the progression of motor neurone disease in patients. A new drug developed by Australian researchers holds hope of treating the cause of motor neur Read More...
A girl and an elderly woman have been bitten by a shark in the Whitsundays
Date of Posting: 10-01-2019
A girl and a woman have been attacked by a shark in shallow waters off Queensland's Hamilton Island. The pair had been in shallow waters at Catseye Beach on Hamilton Island when they were attacked about 9.30am on Thursday, a Queensland ambulan Read More...
A global study shows bowel cancer deaths to increase
Date of Posting: 10-01-2019
A global study predicts death rates from rectal cancer will increase in Australia by almost 60 per cent by the year 2035. Death rates from a form of bowel cancer are predicted to increase by almost 60 per cent in Australia by 2035, a study shows.[ Read More...
Exercise and funding to combat soaring rates of osteoarthritis
Date of Posting: 09-01-2019
At present, there are more than 2.2 million Australians living osteoarthritis (OA), a joint disease which causes chronic pain, and rates continue to soar. The escalating prevalence has prompted a National Osteoarthritis Strategy which was presente Read More...
Study shows mosquito eggs could lead to virus control
Date of Posting: 09-01-2019
Scientists are targeting eggs in their quest to eradicate the threats of pathogens carried by mosquitoes. Blood-sucking, disease carrying mosquitoes with their maddening midnight whine are one of the animal kingdom's biggest killers so there i Read More...
