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Soaring pollen levels to boost hay fever
Date of Posting: 06-11-2014
Researchers are predicting higher levels of carbon dioxide will boost pollen production to the detriment of hay fever sufferers in coming decades. Hay fever sufferers could reach new heights of misery over the next century as pollen levels soar, t Read More...
Colon cancer 'could surge among young'
Date of Posting: 06-11-2014
A projected rise in young colon cancer sufferers is based on unhealthy eating and other lifestyle factors. Colon cancer among people under 34 may nearly double over the next 15 years, raising new concerns about how to fight one of the most common Read More...
Managing Aggressive Behaviour In Aged Care Facilities
Last Updated: 06-11-2014
Working within the aged care sector can be rewarding, but it requires an immense level of compassion, diplomacy and tact. With many residents in aged care facilities suffering from illnesses such as delirium, depression, and dementia, their mental st Read More...
Survey reveals missed patient care concerns nurses
Date of Posting: 05-11-2014
A new study shows New Zealand nurses are concerned about missed patient care. The Eastern Institute of Technology survey of nurses working in hospitals, aged care and the nation’s primary health care sector found nurses hold concerns about m Read More...
Red meat heart harm path revealed
Date of Posting: 05-11-2014
A new study has illustrated drawbacks to eating red meat, with new research pointing to the build up of hard fat on the walls of arteries. Red meat can harm the heart because of the way one of its nutrients is broken down by gut bacteria, research Read More...
Height linked to dementia death risk
Date of Posting: 05-11-2014
Men under 1.68m in height are 50 per cent more likely to suffer death from Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia than those taller than 1.78m. Being short increases a person's chances of dying from dementia, new research has shown.[subscr Read More...
Mechanism for spontaneous HIV cure found
Date of Posting: 05-11-2014
Scientists say they have found the genetic mechanism for spontaneous curing infected patients of HIV, holding out new hope for AIDS sufferers. French scientists have unveiled the genetic mechanism by which they believe two men were spontaneously c Read More...
The changing landscape of dementia care
Last Updated: 04-11-2014
Statistics show more than 332,000 people in Australia are living with dementia and that number is forecast to rise to almost 900,000 by 2050. An Australian university is changing the way nurses, allied health professionals and even ordinary Australia Read More...
How to make the most out of your income
Last Updated: 03-11-2014
In this three-part series, we explore how 50-year-old pathologist assistant Georgie and her husband Nate can make the most of their income and how financial advice might be able to improve their circumstances as they approach retirement. Toda Read More...
NZ patient had chemo after wrong diagnosis
Date of Posting: 30-10-2014
A patient in New Zealand was given several unnecessary doses of chemotherapy after doctors misdiagnosed her with breast cancer. A doctor's incorrect diagnosis of a biopsy meant a New Zealand patient had to go through several doses of chemother Read More...
Nurses say tougher penalties are not the answer
Date of Posting: 29-10-2014
The Queensland Nurses’ Union says the state government’s new double penalty laws will do little to deter violent offenders who are often not competent to stand trial. The government has doubled the maximum sentence to 14 years in priso Read More...
Prostate cancer risk less for Lotharios
Last Updated: 29-10-2014
A new study has found that men who sleep with multiple women are 28 per cent less likely to develop prostate cancer than their one-partner counterparts. [subscribe] Sleeping with numerous women protects a man from prostate cancer, a study has fou Read More...
Genes that cause violent crimes identified
Date of Posting: 29-10-2014
Researchers have linked violent crimes to two genes, one which affects feelings, mood and behaviour, and the other, impulsivity. Two genes have been identified that may be partly responsible for extremely violent crimes.[subscribe] Scientists w Read More...
'Ambulance drone' prototype unveiled
Date of Posting: 29-10-2014
An 'ambulance drone' prototype, a flying defibrillator able to reach heart attack victims in precious life-saving minutes, has been unveiled in Holland. A Dutch-based student has unveiled a prototype of an "ambulance drone", a fl Read More...
NZ flight grounded over norovirus fears
Date of Posting: 29-10-2014
A plane was forced to delay disembarking after fears that unwell passengers on an Air New Zealand flight could be infected with norovirus. An Air New Zealand flight was forced to stay on the tarmac at Christchurch Airport amid fears some passenger Read More...
QLD Health detects deadly software fault
Date of Posting: 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. A medication software problem in Queensland's public hospitals had the potential to Read More...
Date of Posting: 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 patterns of thousands of genes has been created by scientists.[subscribe] The five-year-project i Read More...
Eye test could identify Alzheimer's
Date of Posting: 27-10-2014
High-definition images of the eye could be the key to the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. [subscribe] Researchers are investigating whether a simple eye test could be used to identify the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. A Read More...
Dead heart transplant 'huge breakthrough'
Last Updated: 27-10-2014
Australian surgeons have successfully transplanted hearts that had stopped beating for 20 minutes into heart failure patients. In a world first, Australian surgeons have successfully transplanted "dead" hearts into patients at Sydney' Read More...
The Art of Listening as Affirmation
Last Updated: 22-10-2014
As a public health researcher I worked for a time in an acute inpatient ward of a large mental health facility. In this ward some of the staff had worked with particular consumers over many years, knowing their capacities and difficulties well. A kee Read More...
High risk medicines a bitter pill
Last Updated: 22-10-2014
New Zealand health professionals are being urged to be more vigilant with how high risk medicines are prescribed, dispensed, supplied, stored, administered and taken. The Health Quality & Safety Commission is shining the spotlight on internati Read More...
Thin melanomas still dangerous: Qld study
Date of Posting: 22-10-2014
Thin melanomas are killing more Australians than thick ones, demonstrating that prevention is the only reliable defence against the skin cancer. Thin melanomas kill more people than thick ones, showing that prevention is the only reliable defence Read More...
Exercise lowers breast cancer risk
Date of Posting: 22-10-2014
Studies have shown that frequent, endurance-oriented exercise is particularly beneficial in reducing breast cancer risk. Women who exercise vigorously for 30 to 60 minutes daily are less likely to develop breast cancer than those who aren't so Read More...
Bondi accident led to spinal breakthrough
Date of Posting: 21-10-2014
A Bulgarian man paralysed in 2010 is walking again with the help of a frame as a result of research linked to a tragic accident at Bondi a decade ago. A freak accident at Bondi beach more than a decade ago has led to a medical breakthrough that co Read More...
Another health chief gone in Brisbane
Date of Posting: 21-10-2014
The executive director of Queensland's largest hospital is the latest health chief to depart from Brisbane's metro north health service. The executive director of Queensland's largest hospital has abruptly left the job, sparking questi Read More...
3D printer saves cancer patient's leg
Date of Posting: 21-10-2014
Doctors have used a 3D printer to build a Melbourne man a new heel bone and save him from losing his leg to cancer. Doctors have used a 3D printer to help save a Victorian man from losing his leg to cancer.[subscribe] After Len Chandler, 71, wa Read More...
Illness hits late-life hearing, study says
Date of Posting: 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. Common childhood illnesses such as tonsillitis and ear infections can cause hearing loss later in life, a Read More...
Drink rise lifts death rates: Study
Date of Posting: 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. A startling jump in the number of people dying of liver disease has been triggered by an increase in alcoho Read More...
Viagra 'could treat heart disease'
Date of Posting: 21-10-2014
Viagra's active ingredient improved the heart performance of patients in trials while having no adverse effect on blood pressure. Viagra could provide a treatment for heart disease as well as problems in the bedroom, a study suggests.[subscrib Read More...
Measles outbreak on Jetstar flight
Date of Posting: 21-10-2014
Three people who travelled with Jetstar from Indonesia to Brisbane last week have contracted measles. Passengers who flew from Indonesia to Brisbane last Wednesday are being urged to contact their GP if they feel unwell after three people on the f Read More...
Working intestine grown in lab
Date of Posting: 20-10-2014
Scientists have created the first functioning human intestine from stem cells in the laboratory, paving the way for new gut disorder treatments. Functioning human intestine has been grown from stem cells in the laboratory, paving the way to new tr Read More...
Bionic leg helps jockey ride again
Date of Posting: 17-10-2014
A bionic leg has helped a British teenage jockey who was paralysed in a car crash to walk and ride again. A teenage jockey paralysed in a car crash has amazed doctors by walking and riding again - thanks to a pioneering bionic leg.[subscribe] K Read More...
New test for patients in vegetative state
Date of Posting: 17-10-2014
Recent brain scan studies have revealed that some patients classified as vegetative are able to carry out conscious tasks. A fingerprint of consciousness has been found in the brains of patients who appear to be in a vegetative state, but remain a Read More...
Vic elective surgery rates at record high
Date of Posting: 17-10-2014
Despite hospitals failing to reach key waiting period benchmarks, a record 170,190 elective surgery patients have been treated in Victorian hospitals. A record number of elective surgery patients have passed through Victoria's hospitals, despi Read More...
Doctors treat man addicted to Google Glass
Date of Posting: 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. An American man has been admitted into the US Navy's substance abuse program after showing signs Read More...
Forget slow weight loss advice: Aust study
Date of Posting: 17-10-2014
Dieters should forget the advice about losing weight slowly rather than shedding the kilos rapidly, according to Victorian researchers. Dieters should ignore advice that shedding the kilos slowly is better than rapid weight loss, a new study sugge Read More...
Experiences of person centred care patients' perceptions
Last Updated: 16-10-2014
Patient care models have been implemented and documented worldwide. Many studies have focused on features that hinder and facilitate the shift to such models, including the implementation process, staff involvement, resistance to new models and cultu Read More...
Pharmacists applaud immunisation move
Last Updated: 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 Social Issues Legislation Committee’s Inquiry into Community Pharmacy in Victoria h Read More...
GPs 'struggle to spot lung cancer'
Date of Posting: 15-10-2014
Family doctors need more help in recognising patients at a high risk of lung cancer, new research has found. One in three lung cancer sufferers die within 90 days of diagnosis, suggesting GPs are struggling to spot the early signs of the disease.[ Read More...
Calls for wider use of overdose antidote
Last Updated: 15-10-2014
Medical experts say the lifesaving drug naloxone must become widely available to reduce opioid overdoses. Health experts, researchers and practitioners are calling for a lifesaving antidote for victims of drug overdoses to be more widely used in r Read More...
