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An allergy treatment provider has been found to have misled consumers about the efficacy of its treatments.
Australia’s peak group of obstetricians and gynaecologists has repeated its warning that home births – with or without a midwife – carry too much risk to babies and their mothers and the Government should resist calls to indemnify midwives outside of hospitals.
Health care reform will lower the chronic disease burden on our hospitals by providing more support to general practice to manage these illnesses in the community, says Australian General Practice Network (AGPN) Chair Dr Emil Djakic.
Health Minister Nicola Roxon has failed to make public the Government’s Preventative Health Taskforce report on the effects of obesity, tobacco and excessive consumption of alcohol despite the Senate yesterday, ordering for the report to be tabled by midday on Friday.
Research has shown that swimming aids asthma symptoms in children. The activity has been proven to be an effective non-pharmacological intervention for children and adolescents, according to a study in Respirology published by Wiley-Blackwell.
Organic food production and processing, which prohibits the use of all synthetic nitrogenous compounds in horticulture, livestock feeds and cured meats, has gained further evidence of its health benefits further to the release of research findings that link nitrate intake through foods to increased deaths from such diseases as diabetes mellitus, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.
A new study provides clear evidence of the health benefits of banning TV junk food advertising aimed at children, AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, has said.
The loophole that allowed sales of alcopops to flourish has finally been closed. The single largest investment ever by an Australian Government in preventative health will now be put in place to combat binge drinking.
The projected number of people needing Kidney Dialysis in Australia over the next 10 years and the Government’s drive to make the health system more efficient will inspire better ideas on kidney disease prevention.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved the use of Gardasil for women up to 45 years. This was based on efficacy data from a clinical study involving approximately 3,800 women.
A state-of-the-art radiopharmaceutical production facility, which will aid in early diagnosis of life threatening disease, has been opened by Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research in Sydney.
In the United Kingdom, telecare is increasingly being used as part of the social care systems, with alarms being offered to 33,000 Essex residents aged 85 and over to support independence and improve quality of life.
Scientific research has found that eating a handful of nuts each day can halve your risk of developing heart disease, lower blood cholesterol, help control weight and act as a preventative measure against Type 2 diabetes.
New research shows that nine in ten can survive bowel cancer if found early. A community-based Cancer Council advocacy campaign: (http://www.getbehindbowelscreening.com.au) has motivated 10,000 Australians to call for expansion of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program, amid new research showing 93 per cent of bowel cancer patients can survive if diagnosed early.
Kidney Health Australia’s “Wee Week” aimed to raise much-needed awareness about the importance of keeping healthy to avoid urinary tract infections (UTI) which can lead to chronic kidney disease and even kidney failure.
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