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NHMRC Releases papers on Complementary Medicine and Evidence of Homeopathy
With revenue from the sale of complementary medicines more than $3.55billion, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has released Talking with your Patients about Complementary Medicine – A Resource for Clinicians. [ + ]
High Blood Pressure Still a Major Health Issue
One in five adults have high blood pressure, despite more than $1billion being spent on managing the condition each year. [ + ]
Whooping Cough Vaccine Boosters Wearing Off Quickly
Whooping cough vaccine protects infants and young children but booster doses wear off quickly, according to University of Queensland researchers. [ + ]
EMA and TGA to Share Assessment Reports Related to Orphan Medicines
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) and Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) will share full assessment reports related to marketing authorisations of orphan medicines intended to treat rare diseases. [ + ]
Increase in Exercise Could Save $40 million a Year in Healthcare Costs
If women increased their exercise, the Australian healthcare system could save $40 million a year, according to new research from The University of Queensland (UQ). [ + ]
Fast Food Franchises Lower Levels of Salt, But Not Enough
A four-year analysis of Australian fast food companies’ nutritional information has found that the franchises have lowered the levels of salt in their products by 2-3% per year, according to research published in the Medical Journal of Australia. [ + ]
Gastric Banding Could Help in Type 2 Diabetes Treatment
Gastric banding can play a vital role in the treatment of type 2 diabetes in people who are overweight but not obese, according to new research. [ + ]
Policy Blue Print Set for Age Services Industry
More than 60 senior provider members delivering the full spectrum of age services in both private and not for profit facilities have banded together to form a policy blue print for the age services industry. [ + ]
Surprising expectations
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Truckies Given Access to Healthcare via Video
National Transport Support Services charity the Trans-Help Foundation is providing truckies with immediate access to healthcare via video conference facilities. [ + ]
Rate of Non-melanoma Skin Cancer Increases in Older Australians
The incidence of non-melanoma skin cancer has continued to increase in older Australians, however those under 45 have shown the first recorded drop. [ + ]
ACN Calls for Greater Emphasis on Managing Health of Climate Change
The Australian College of Nursing's call for a greater emphasis on managing the mental and physical effects of climate change has been reasserted with the release of an international report detailing the affect climate change is having on people’s health in Australia and around the world. [ + ]
ECG Tests Delivered over iPhone Can Diagnose Atrial Fibrillation Easily and Cheaply
An quick and easy ECG test delivered over an iPhone by pharmacists could cheaply diagnose atrial fibrillation, a common abnormal heart rhythm that causes a third of all strokes and doubles the chances of premature death. [ + ]
Multi-drug Resistant E.Coli Strain Could Devastate Communities
An international study has tracked a potentially devastating multi-drug resistant E. coli strain that is only one gene away from being resistant to almost all antibiotics. [ + ]
Researchers Take on Brain Cancer in New Research Program
Glioblastoma is the most common and the most lethal type of brain cancer – and at the moment, there is no cure for it. But that may change as two of Western Australia’s leading medical researchers take on a cancer whose victims usually only survive a few months after diagnosis. [ + ]
