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Swine flu detected at Vic prison
Date of Posting: 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 detected in a Victorian prison, sending five prisoners into lockdown. The inmates have been isolated in the Read More...
NSW researchers develop bionic pancreas
Date of Posting: 29-08-2014
Australian researchers believe they have built a smartphone-linked "bionic pancreas" for diabetics that is more accurate than other artificial pancreases in development. For more than a decade scientists in Australia and around the world Read More...
New treatment tackle skin sores
Last Updated: 28-08-2014
Treating children for skin sores used to be very painful, but NT researchers have found a way to do it without the tears. [subscribe] Researchers have found a painless way to treat up to 95 per cent of children in indigenous communities for skin Read More...
Depression in cancer patients 'ignored'
Date of Posting: 28-08-2014
A British study says large numbers of cancer patients who suffer from depression never receive any kind of effective treatment. Large numbers of cancer patients suffer from major depression and in the vast majority of cases their mental anguish is Read More...
Ambulance tracking service launched
Last Updated: 27-08-2014
Queenslanders can now pinpoint almost exactly where their paramedics and ambulances are, all at the click of a button. In an Australian first, the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) has launched an online availability map in a bid to show the publ Read More...
Research shows emergency nurses are a special breed
Last Updated: 27-08-2014
New research shows emergency department nurses are far more extroverted, agreeable and open than the general population. And researchers believe it’s those specific personality traits that enable nurses to thrive in the demanding, fast-paced Read More...
First intact organ built from cells
Last Updated: 26-08-2014
British scientists using reprogrammed cells have produced a working thymus, a vital immune system "nerve centre" located near the heart. Reprogrammed cells created in a laboratory have been used to build a complete and functional organ i Read More...
NZ doctor 'forgot' to diagnose cancer
Last Updated: 26-08-2014
A doctor in New Zealand has been criticised for forgetting to tell a patient that she probably had metastatic breast cancer. A doctor has been ordered to apologise to the family of a New Zealand woman who died after he "completely forgot" Read More...
Rarer forms of flu could help with vaccine
Date of Posting: 26-08-2014
Research suggests immunisation against bird flu strains that don't usually threaten humans may provide the nearest thing yet to a "universal" flu vaccine. Rarer forms of flu may be the key to producing a vaccine that protects against Read More...
Bacteria may help food allergies
Date of Posting: 26-08-2014
A bacterium, called Clostridia, appears to minimise the likelihood that rodents will become allergic to peanuts, and researchers want to test it on people. Mice that were raised in a sterile environment or given antibiotics early in life lacked a Read More...
Diabetes research breakthrough in NZ
Date of Posting: 26-08-2014
An Auckland University discovery that a single mechanism causes both types of diabetes may lead to new treatments. A breakthrough in diabetes research by Auckland University scientists may lead to new treatments.[subscribe] Scientists found a s Read More...
Number of youths trying e cigarettes soars
Date of Posting: 26-08-2014
More than a quarter of a million young people in the US who had never smoked a cigarette used e-cigarettes in 2013, a study has found. The number of US youths who have tried e-cigarettes tripled from 2011 to 2013, raising concerns about the potent Read More...
Nurses and midwives oppose AMA copayment push
Date of Posting: 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 body for nurses and midwives is standing firm against the introduction of all co-payments Read More...
Obesity may affect breast cancer treatment
Date of Posting: 21-08-2014
Obesity may reduce the effectiveness of a common breast cancer treatment used on post-menopausal woman, a study has found. A common breast cancer treatment for post-menopausal women may be less effective if the patient is obese, a new study has fo Read More...
ICU after hours discharge rate unchanged
Date of Posting: 20-08-2014
Out-of-hours discharge numbers have remained the same for the past eight years, putting patients at risk of death: study There has been no improvement in the number of patients being discharged from intensive care units (ICUs) after hours, despite Read More...
Three measles cases at Melbourne school
Date of Posting: 20-08-2014
Three Melbourne students have been confirmed to have measles and two other cases are suspected. Three students at a Melbourne primary school have measles.[subscribe] Another two pupils at Essendon North Primary School may also have the infectio Read More...
Why exempt pensioners from copayment asks PM
Last Updated: 20-08-2014
Tony Abbott has questioned why pensioners would be exempt from the $7 GP co-payment when they already pay a charge for subsidised medicines. Tony Abbott has given a strong signal his government won't exempt pensioners from its planned $7 GP co Read More...
Last Updated: 20-08-2014
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Cholesterol drug curbs heart disease
Last Updated: 19-08-2014
A cholesterol-lowering drug cuts heart and stroke risks by 30 per cent in diabetic women, according to a new study. A cholesterol-lowering drug significantly reduces the risk of heart disease in women with type-2 diabetes, a new study shows.[subsc Read More...
Liberia desperately searches for patients
Date of Posting: 19-08-2014
Liberian officials are continuing to search for 17 Ebola patients who fled an attack on a quarantine centre in the capital Monrovia. Liberian officials are continuing to search for 17 Ebola patients who fled an attack on a quarantine centre in the Read More...
Vic elective surgery list slashed
Date of Posting: 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 show the number of people waiting for elective surgery has dropped by 11,000 despite a r Read More...
Diet pill effective, but hard to tolerate
Date of Posting: 18-08-2014
A combination diet pill to help obese people lose weight has been found to be effective but hard to tolerate, researchers say. A combination diet pill, which may soon become available in Australia, helps obese people shed the kilos and maintain th Read More...
Chikungunya test vaccine shows promise
Date of Posting: 15-08-2014
A test vaccine for the joint disease chikungunya shows promise, its makers say, after its first human trials yielded positive results. A candidate vaccine against the joint disease chikungunya, endemic to Africa and South Asia but moving north and Read More...
Overhaul blood pressure treatment: experts
Last Updated: 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 international researchers - including those from the George Institute in Sydney - analyse Read More...
Immune cell find brings cancer cure closer
Date of Posting: 14-08-2014
Researchers have identified a protein that is vital for boosting the body's natural killers cells, which are the first line of defense against cancer. [subscribe] An immune cell discovery by Melbourne researchers has brought scientists one st Read More...
Date of Posting: 14-08-2014
Implementing the federal government's $7 GP co-payment proposal would be disastrous for indigenous healthcare, the Australian Medical Association president says. Associate Professor Brian Owler has been touring the Northern Territory since Mon Read More...
200 living patients told they're dead
Date of Posting: 14-08-2014
A Melbourne hospital has mistakenly sent out death notices to the GPs of 200 living patients. A Melbourne hospital has erroneously sent out death notices for hundreds of its living patients.[subscribe] More than 200 patients were mistakenly kil Read More...
Bush dwellers' high risk of heart disease
Date of Posting: 14-08-2014
Australians living in rural and regional areas are more likely to experience cardiovascular disease than those in the city. Bush dwellers are 26 per cent more likely to suffer from cardiovascular disease than those living in major cities, research Read More...
Pensioners still "lose out" on safety net
Date of Posting: 14-08-2014
The government says pensioners and other concession card holders won't have to make more than 10 co-payments but figures say they only visit eight times. Pensioners and other concession card holders may not benefit from a capped number of GP c Read More...
Quiet nursing key to patient recovery
Date of Posting: 13-08-2014
Getting a good night’s sleep could soon be a part of the recovery process for patients at Canberra Hospital. Nurses will work to reduce their noise levels and provide tailored individual clinical care, instead of routine care such as vital s Read More...
Clotting drug may aid hip patients
Date of Posting: 13-08-2014
Giving hip or knee replacement patients a clotting drug may reduce the need for a blood transfusion during surgery, experts say. Patients undergoing hip or knee replacement surgery could benefit from taking a clotting drug before their operation, Read More...
Psychology leader develops app for headaches
Date of Posting: 13-08-2014
A team of Australian researchers are developing a unique app that could assist in the treatment of headaches. Australian psychology expert Professor Paul Martin, an international authority on the treatment of headache pain, is leading the research Read More...
Salt injection 'kills cancer cells'
Date of Posting: 13-08-2014
Scientists have created a molecule that can cause cancer cells to die by carrying sodium and chloride ions into the cells. Scientists have created a technique which can cause cancer cells to self-destruct by injecting them with salt.[subscribe] Read More...
Pharmacist survey aims to shape profession
Date of Posting: 12-08-2014
Pharmacists are being asked to participate in a major survey designed to shape the future of the pharmacy profession. The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has launched the survey to gauge pharmacists’ opinions as it works to position Read More...
Support for Noarlunga Hospital nurses
Last Updated: 12-08-2014
Nurses working at an Adelaide hospital have been offered counselling and support after a patient was charged with the murder of another patient. South Australia Police have arrested and charged a 23-year-old Woodcroft man with murder after the dea Read More...
Healthy ways of coping with night work
Last Updated: 12-08-2014
Quiet surroundings and dark curtains are important in getting a good day's sleep for those who work night shifts, a psychologist says. Night workers who have trouble sleeping after their shifts shouldn't rely on sleeping pills, a German ps Read More...
Doctors urged to spot rheumatic fever
Date of Posting: 12-08-2014
Indigenous people are at increased risk of contracting acute rheumatic fever, which is preventable but leads to deadly heart disease if undetected. When Kenya McAdam's joints started hurting when she was 15, she thought it was due to a recent so Read More...
Swine flu cases rising in Australia
Last Updated: 12-08-2014
Nearly 21,000 cases of flu have been confirmed in Australia so far this year, double the number of cases at this time last year. There has been a sharp increase in the number of cases of flu this year.[subscribe] Nearly 21,000 cases of influenz Read More...
Cancer survivors face challenges
Last Updated: 12-08-2014
When GP Elysia Thornton-Benko suspected something wasn't quite right with her body she did everything she tells her patients not to - ignored the symptoms and carried on. "In typical doctor fashion I didn't take my own advice," s Read More...
First DNA based colon cancer test approved
Last Updated: 12-08-2014
The US health regulator has approved the first DNA-based test for colon cancer, which has proven to be more accurate than traditional tests. The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first screening test for colon cancer that uses patie Read More...
