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Aged care reforms a stepping stone

Posted: 13 Apr, 2010

The national peak body representing not-for-profit aged and community care providers welcomes the Federal Government’s moves to reform aged care.

Worrying helps heart patients

Posted: 13 Apr, 2010

Australian researchers have made the surprising finding that patients who are worriers are likely to be better off after being hospitalised with an acute heart condition.

Government criticised for diabetes plan

Posted: 13 Apr, 2010

Allied Health Professions Australia (AHPA) has commended the Federal Government for its new funding initiatives to promote allied health in rural and regional areas but is disappointed with the lack of consultation over increased funding for diabetes care.

Preventative approach to wound management

Posted: 30 Mar, 2010

The Australian Wound Management Association (AWMA) has elected Associate Professor Bill McGuiness, as its new President at their National Conference in Perth.

Prevention back on the health reform agenda

Posted: 30 Mar, 2010

Prevention is back in the spotlight with the announcement by the Minister for Health and Aging, Nicola Roxon, that twelve local government areas have been selected to pilot community based approaches to tackling obesity under the $72m Healthy Communities program, according to the Australian Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance.

96% of working age people report health risk factors

Posted: 29 Mar, 2010

Nearly all working age people reported at least one health risk factor, and three quarters reported multiple health risk factors, according to a report released recently by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

Uncovering early stages of Alzheimer’s disease

Posted: 29 Mar, 2010

A major Australian study has provided new insights into the loss of structure in regions of the brain and its potential association with Alzheimer’s Disease.

Salt reduction targets agreed

Posted: 23 Mar, 2010

The Reformulation Working Group of the Rudd Government’s Food and Health Dialogue has secured the agreement of leading manufacturers and retailers to salt level reduction targets across a variety of bread and breakfast cereals.

What happened to prevention?

Posted: 23 Mar, 2010

The Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) is disappointed that the Rudd-Abbott debate hardly touched on prevention and other areas such as mental health, chronic disease, ageing and remedying inequities.

Depression; finding answers for older people

Posted: 23 Mar, 2010

The older generation, their children and people who care for them tell their personal stories in an insightful look into how depression impacts the over 60s in the latest Black Dog Institute writing competition.

300,000 future breast cancer cases could be prevented

Posted: 22 Mar, 2010

IBIS-II, a major international breast cancer prevention study, has reached an important milestone with 500 women from Australia and New Zealand volunteering to take part in the Prevention arm of the study.

“Too big a leap” to conclude that rhubarb can protect against cancer

Posted: 16 Mar, 2010

Rhubarb contains natural chemicals called polyphenols that have been shown to kill cancer cells in the lab, or prevent their growth.

Pain management on national radar

Posted: 16 Mar, 2010

A major new collaborative initiative to improve the management of pain in Australia – the National Pain Summit – was held recently in the Great Hall of Parliament House, Canberra.

Australia on cancer collision course

Posted: 15 Mar, 2010

A leading international cancer expert has warned that Australia is on a cancer collision course, with a huge spike in cancer cases expected within the next 20 years unless action is taken on the growing obesity epidemic.

Record attendance expected at Brisbane natural health event

Posted: 15 Mar, 2010

More than 400 healthcare professionals, naturopaths, massage & beauty therapists, pharmacists and health food retailers have registered from around Australia and New Zealand to attend Australia’s largest natural Health event.

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