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A program aimed at bringing nurses back to the workforce falls behind targets
4 March 2009
A $40 million program aimed at enticing almost 9000 nurses back into the workforce by mid-2012 is way behind target.
Another confirmed measles case at Qld school
4 March 2009
Another student from Beerwah High School on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland has been confirmed as having measles.
Recent changes to mental health legislation
5 March 2009
Big rise in number of elderly people falling over in nursing homes
4 March 2009
The number of frail, elderly residents admitted to hospital after a fall in a nursing home or other aged care facility has significantly increased, putting further pressure on beds in the public system, a report has found.
Children under 12 face ban from cough medicines due to side effects
4 March 2009
Children under 12 may be banned from using cough medicines because of possible side effects including allergic reactions and hallucinations.
Baby bonus results in more babies
3 march 2009
Australia has seen a spurt in the birth rate in what appears to be in answer to the former treasurer's Peter Costello's exhortation for Australian couples to have another child "for the country".
Beautiful bubs designed to perfection
3 March 2009
A Los Angeles fertility clinic is offering to design a baby to the parents' preferences.
Health Council chases super clinic bid
3 March 2009
A bid by Sydney-based medical centre giant Primary Health Care to provide a GP super clinic in Bundaberg will be followed through by the regional Health Community Council (HCC).
Hospital security gets $600,000
3 March 2009
Drunks, drug abusers and other violent patients will be targeted with an immediate $600,000 cash injection by Queensland Health into the emergency department of Bundaberg Hospital.
No-fuss nips and tucks
2 March 2009
For a truly uplifting experience, go up a cup size in an hour without surgery.
Monash scientists debug superbug
2 March 2009
An international team of scientists, led by Monash University researchers, has uncovered the workings of a superbug that kills elderly hospital patients worldwide - a discovery that has the potential to save lives and health care systems billions of dollars each year.
It's a jungle out there
2 March 2009
Being in an urban environment impairs basic mental processes, researchers have found. After a few minutes on a crowded city street, the overstimulated brain is less able to remember things, a study performed at the University of Michigan discovered.
New Government-subsidised medicines: PBS Listings
1 March 2009
From today patients with hypertension will benefit from increased treatment options, as a result of new PBS listings and new medication strengths.
Aged-care staff get dental training
1 March 2009
About 3000 staff in aged-care facilities will be trained in dental hygiene under a $3 million plan to be announced by the Federal Government today.
Serious business of being happy
1 March 2009 12:00am
The principles of positive psychology are actually a significant departure from the themes that have dominated mental health and education in recent decades - particularly since the Prozac-dominated 1990s, psychological therapies and resilience-building have been shunted aside by the trend towards medication.
Study uncovers motor neurone disease gene link
28 February 2009
A new gene variant believed responsible for hereditary cases of motor neurone disease has been discovered by an international team of scientists.
Health carers stars of an ailing show
28 February 2009
This column is in praise, or at least acknowledgement, of nurses and doctors. Dealing as they often do with matters of life and death on a daily basis, many of them have working lives that are much more grim than those of almost any other occupation.
Watchdog nips cosmetic code in bud
28 February 2009
A peak body for cosmetic physicians says it is undaunted by a proposal by Australia's competition watchdog to deny authorisation to its code of practice, saying revisions to fix the objections are already under way.
Shrinks in their sights
28 February 2009
Coming to a doctor's surgery near you: a sparky little DVD, saying "psychiatrists occupy the lowest rung of the medical profession", has been dispatched to GPs across Australia.
Motor neurone disease culprit identified
27 February 2009
A new gene variant believed responsible for hereditary cases of motor neurone disease has been discovered by an international team of scientists.
New test for common heart problem
27 February 2009
A team of scientists has come up with the first test to predict who is at risk of developing the most common of all heart conditions.
HIV proves to be a fast learner
26 February 2009
The AIDS virus is quickly adapting across large groups of people to avoid triggering the human immune system, posing another challenge in the search for a potential vaccine, say researchers.
Closing the gap: Rudd eyes trachoma eradication
26 February 2009
A year after his historic apology to Indigenous australians, the Prime Minister has set a new goal to wipe out the eye disease trachoma.
Breast cancer screening peril
19 February 2009
There are harms associated with early detection of breast cancer by screening that are not widely acknowledged.
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WEEK COMMENCING 28 FEBRUARY 2009
International news
Heartbreaker: a bad marriage raises cardiac risk
5 March 2009
Women in strained marriages are more likely than other wives to have high blood pressure and other risk factors for heart disease, US researchers have found.
Critical care nurse discusses challenges, satisfactions of job
3 March 2009
Ask Anything: 10 questions with Tina Dennis, Critical Care Nurses Association. How do you maintain balance and take care of yourself while working in such a high pressure, important job. You literally hold people's lives in your hands and we all owe you a debt that cannot be repaid?
UK: Nurse research academy launched
3 March 2009
Professional nursing organisations have joined together in a new bid to improve the status and quality of research.
US: Nursing homes find mixed bag in Obama's proposed budget
2 March 2009
Nursing home operators are praising President Obama's proposed 2010 budget for provisions that would help educate and train nurses. But they fear that other parts, including those that call for “bundling” of some Medicare funding for post-acute care, will be harmful.
US: Local hospitals faring well as the nation braces for nursing shortage
2 March 2009
A severe nursing shortage is predicted in the next six to eight years when a wave of aging baby boomers is expected to crash down on hospitals nationwide. However, it seems that local hospitals are faring well for now, due in part to the ailing economy.
US: ACP urges doctors and NPs to work together
2 March 2009
The theme of a paper released Feb. 17 by the American College of Physicians is simple -- doctors and nurse practitioners must collaborate to improve primary care.
US: Nursing students get intensive lessons in Vietnam
1 March 2009
Each spring, nearly a dozen Salt Lake Community College students travel halfway around the world to use their nursing knowledge to help children with birth defects and others who may have never seen a medical professional.
US: Nurses still in demand in recession
1 March 2009
The struggling economy does not appear to have harmed prospects for nurses seeking work in central Wisconsin, though they might face more competition for openings.
Book review: 'World War II Front Line Nurse,' by Mildred A. MacGregor | Nightingale on the front lines
1 March 2009
"World War II Front Line Nurse" is Mildred Radawiec MacGregor's memories of being on a ship zigzagging through U-Boat Alley, huddling through air raids in England, living through 120-degree heat in North Africa and following the First Army across Europe.
The nurse will see you now
28 February 2009
Nurses perform much of the patient care that TV shows attribute to the much more glamorous profession of doctor.
US: Nursing home tragedy shows we don't care
28 February 2009
On average, a certified nursing assistant in Illinois makes less than a dog walker. Really. I ran across an ad offering $8.50 [AUD $13.25] an hour to work as a certified nursing assistant at a suburban location.
In Chicago, "best friends" are victims of recession, too
27 February 2009
Animal shelter experts say more and more animals are becoming relinquished pets, given up by their owners who could no longer afford to take care of them.
All-American rejects
13 February 2009
Our hypersensitivity to rejection can have surprisingly destructive consequences.
More than just 'quirky'
13 November 2008
Because they may have different symptoms than boys do, some girls with Asperger's syndrome don't get diagnosed.
UK: Senior nurses need respect
28 February 2009
Senior nurses are undervalued and too burdened with paperwork and patient care to do their jobs properly, according to new evidence.
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