Industry News
Don't bother with hayfever tablets
Opting for a nasal spray only strategy may be better than adding hayfever tablets to the mix. [ + ]
Avatars put a face to schizophrenic voices
Patients who conversed with avatars in this study experienced significant improvements. [ + ]
Govt seeks input to Specialist Dementia Care Units
Health and aged-care professionals invited to make submissions. [ + ]
How booze is linked to emotions
A UK study has mapped the feelings people associate with types of tipples. [ + ]
Aggressive surgery best for first-stage lung cancer
Research finds that the more aggressively early lung cancer is treated, the better the outcome. [ + ]
Health, aged care workers taking on too much work
The situation is likely to worsen as the population ages. [ + ]
Get the 'goss' on gossip
According to researchers, not all gossip is bad. [ + ]
Older, but not blinder
The risk of age-related macular degeneration seems to decrease in baby boomers and gen-Xers. [ + ]
Medtech agreement with government an opportunity for reform
A new agreement should ensure patients save money in insurance costs. [ + ]
Your coffee addiction is safe — but ditch the cake
Moderate coffee drinking "more likely to benefit health than to harm it", say experts. [ + ]
Gut instinct: tapeworm drug fights prostate cancer
Tapeworms and Giardia medications contain a substance that kills prostate and colon cancer. [ + ]
High-tech solution to floaters
Patients may soon be able to zap away annoying flecks in their vision. [ + ]
Digital pill tracks if patients have ingested their meds
The product is approved for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar I disorder, as well as for use as an add-on treatment for depression in adults. [ + ]
Flu vax to be mandatory for aged-care facility staff
Following several flu deaths in aged-care facilities this winter, the federal government is moving to mandate flu vaccinations for staff. [ + ]
Updated EMM guide: supports safer medication use in hospitals
As many as one in nine doses of medicine administered in hospitals are associated with a clinical error. [ + ]
