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Govt: A fresh focus for women's health
12 March 2009
The Rudd Government today hosted a roundtable in Canberra with women’s health experts to kickstart development of a new National Women’s Health policy.
Locals focus on eye clinic
11 March 2009
The Prince of Wales Hospital Outback Eye Service has commenced its much-anticipated clinic program from the Cobar Primary Health Care Centre complex and according to the CEO of the Outback Division of General Practice, this will bring a considerable range of services directly to the people of Cobar.
Vaccine changes leave thousands at risk
10 March 2009
Health officials are guilty of a glaring communication breakdown that has left thousands of Sunshine Coast residents vulnerable to the measles virus.
Australia, the healthiest country? Not by a long shot
9 March 2009
Roy Morgan Research indicates that almost 75 per cent of Australians use complementary medicines. In 2007, there were around 69.2 million visits to complementary medicine practitioners - virtually equal to medical practitioner visits, at 69.3 million.
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.
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WEEK COMMENCING 07 MARCH 2009
International news
US: When patients feel abandoned by doctors
12 March 2009
While the doctors were aware that dying patients might feel abandoned and even took what they believed were steps to prevent it, patients and their caregivers continued to feel abandoned by their doctors both in the period leading up to and at the time of death.
US: Our Pigs, Our Food, Our Health
11 March 2009
A Dutch journal has linked swine-carried MRSA to dangerous human heart inflammation. The larger question is whether we as a nation have moved to a model of agriculture that produces cheap bacon but risks the health of all of us. And the evidence, while far from conclusive, is growing that the answer is yes.
When it isn’t really senility
11 March 2009
Since the ’70s, geriatric specialists have been aware of many unusual causes of memory loss, confusion and disorientation in older people. These include not just medical conditions ranging from urinary tract infection to hydrocephalus to the flu, but also side effects from many commonly used medications.
Time is a trickster when cancer runs the clock
10 March 2009
Cancer insists on its own time. If you try to defy it, it can break you, physically and spiritually. I went on Cancer Standard Time last April 7, the moment I learned, at age 50, that I had prostate cancer. I’d had a biopsy three days before, and I thought I fully understood that the odds were 50-50. Yet, I realize now, I secretly believed that I couldn’t possibly have cancer. That only happened to other people.
The methodology behind America's best nursing homes
11 March 2009
In a typical year, about 3.2 million Americans will spend at least some time in a nursing home. The new rankings for nursing homes are built atop the data and ratings found on Nursing Home Compare, a federal website created by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Midwives praise prime minister for awarding them a seat on nursing commission panel
10 March 2009
Midwives have welcomed the chance to influence the prime minister's new nursing commission after being awarded a seat on its advisory panel.
UK: Gordon Brown appoints body to advise on nursing future
10 March 2009
Prime minister Gordon Brown has appointed a body to advise how nurses and midwives can be given more freedom to manage, commission and run their own services.
UK: Nurses have year to shape profession
10 March 2009
Britain's most senior and prominent nurses and midwives are to take part in a government project to map out the future for their profession, it was announced today. A new Commission on "the Future of Nursing and Midwifery" is to be given 12 months to produce a report for Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
US: Breast cancer patients suffer from insomnia
UC Denver College of Nursing started a sleep study last year to see if cognitive behavior changes could help breast cancer patients suffering from insomnia.
Welsh Assembly Government launches consultation on new strategy to improve community nursing
9 March 2009
A new consultation on a plan to strengthen to community health services to support the care of individuals in, or close to, their own homes was launched by Health Minister Edwina Hart today.
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