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While Type 1 diabetes among Australia’s children remains a cause for concern, things do not appear to be worsening, according to a report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
Prostate health advocates have called on whichever party wins the Federal election to fund a major national campaign encouraging Australian men aged 50 and over to speak to their GP about prostate health testing.
Alzheimer’s Australia has called on both major parties to urgently commit to a National Dementia Preventative Health Strategy to reduce the projected 1 million Australians who will have dementia by 2050.
A report released recently by the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation has highlighted the positive role tea tree oil (TTO) may play in the future in treating people with skin cancer.
At least half of all heart attack victims are suffering from depression 12 months after hospitalisation but a simple exercise regime can reduce the anguish, a new study by Victoria University (VU) has found.
Australians are more stressed in 2010 than they were in 2009, that’s according to Lifeline’s annual stress poll.
A new report released recently discredits the commonly held belief that heart conditions only affect older men.
Urgent action on public dental services is required to ensure all Australians have access to ‘first world’ standards of oral health care, according to the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA).
The first of a number of community events around the nation focusing on Indigenous youth has started, as part of the Rudd Government’s National Binge Drinking Campaign.
A new study has found a high rate of preventable health problems among older Australians who are relying on home and community care services in order to remain in their homes and independent.
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists urges the Australian government to urgently consider further mental health funding as part of its overall health system reform.
Primary health care organisations need real teeth, real funding and real opportunity to change the system to achieve improvements in health care delivery, access and services to patients, said Australian General Practice Network (AGPN) Chair Dr Emil Djakic.
New research has revealed that stressful life events are unlikely to cause stroke. Researchers set out to determine the relationship between life events and subarachnoid haemorrhage – the most lethal type of stroke, that is most often due to rupture of aneurysms (‘blisters’) of the blood vessels in the brain.
The Australian Self-Medication Industry (ASMI), the industry body representing non-prescription consumer healthcare products has called on the Federal Government to embrace Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) as part of its package to help reduce smoking rates.
Adelaide researchers have found evidence of a link between a common hormonal disorder in women and heart disease – and they’re seeking more women to take part in a new study to confirm their results.
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