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Cancer Council Urges Doctors to use FOBT to Screen for Bowel Cancer
Cancer Council is urging GPs to encourage asymptomatic patients 50 or over to screen for bowel cancer with a faecal occult blood test (FOBT), which remains the gold standard for population screening. [ + ]
World Asthma Day Highlights Need for Education on Inhaler Use
Research released on World Asthma Day (today, May 6) shows most Australian asthmatics are using their inhalers incorrectly, damaging their health and hitting the country in the hip pocket. [ + ]
Tenders Called for Esperance Health Campus Redevelopment
The $31.3 million redevelopment of the Esperance Health Campus has reached a major milestone with builders being invited to tender for the project. [ + ]
International Day of the Midwife
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF) says International Day of the Midwife today allows us all to recognise the dedication and commitment of Australia’s hard-working midwives. [ + ]
Indigenous Primary Health Care Report Shows Performance Improvements
Performance improvements across a number of areas of Indigenous primary health care are shown in a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). [ + ]
AIHW Report on Australian Hospital Statistics 2012-2013 Now Available
The Australian hospital statistics 2012-13 report, released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows same-day admissions are rising at a faster rate than overnight admissions. [ + ]
Antimicrobial Resistance is a Global Threat
[caption id="attachment_7674" align="alignright" width="200"] MSRA Bacteria[/caption] [ + ]
Australian Researchers Receive $11.4 million in Federal Government Funding
[caption id="attachment_6263" align="alignright" width="160"] Minister for Health Peter Dutton[/caption] [ + ]
New Test to Diagnose TB in Children on its Way
[caption id="attachment_7662" align="alignright" width="200"] Dr Lachlan Coin[/caption] [ + ]
Experts Propose Adoption of a Cohesive Cardiac Care Approach
[caption id="attachment_7636" align="alignright" width="163"] Associate Professor Julie Redfern[/caption] [ + ]
Cancer Council Welcomes Recommended Changes to Cervical Screening Program
Cancer Council has welcomed recommended changes to Australia's cervical screening program announced today by Australia's Medical Services Advisory Committee. [ + ]
International Clinical Trials Could Change Way Prostate Cancer is Treated
The way prostate cancer is treated could have a radical re-think as two international clinical trials go ahead. [ + ]
