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Pregnant women falling short on nutrition | News 
Pregnant women are skimping on fruit and vegetables and gaining too much weight, according to a new Australian study.
High blood pressure: the silent killer of the century | Features 
High blood pressure is often referred to as a ‘silent killer’ because most people do not feel any symptoms until it has caused considerable damage to their body. High blood pressure affects more than two million Australians and contributes to thousands of deaths every year.
Be careful of salt | News
A high salt diet can cause serious health problems including high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease.
Weight-loss proves effective cure for sleep apnoea | Features
For obese men, dramatic weight loss can be an effective way to improve moderate to severe sleep apnoea, according to scientists at Karolinska Institutet.
Reducing carbon can improve health | News
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) has called for the introduction of comprehensive policies to address climate change following the release of a series of six papers in The Lancet demonstrating that policies to tackle climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions can substantially improve health at the same time.
Obesity – are drugs the answer? | News
Australia is losing the battle against obesity and more attention must be given to the role of drugs in managing weight loss, according to leading obesity researchers from the University of New South Wales.
Failure to express anger doubles heart risk | Features
Men who do not openly express their anger about unfair treatment at work double their risk of having a heart attack or dying from serious heart disease, suggests research published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Transcendental meditation lowers heart disease | Features
Patients with coronary heart disease who practiced the stress-reducing Transcendental Meditation® technique had nearly 50 percent lower rates of heart attack, stroke, and death compared to nonmeditating controls, according to the results of a first-ever study presented recently during the annual meeting of the American Heart Association in Orlando, Fla.
Do not take your lungs for granted | News
November is Lung Health Awareness Month and the Rudd Government is encouraging Australians not to take their lungs for granted.
Heart shows the head how it’s done | News
Methods used for analysing a person’s risk of cardiovascular diseases are shedding new light on assessing and modifying a person’s risk of depression, according to a study from The Australian National
University.
Help for people with sleeping disorders | News
Philips has launched a new Sleep Therapy System to treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Using intelligent technology, this new system simplifies patient management by monitoring patients and recognising when therapy needs are changing, while offering sophisticated comfort enhancements.
Men need to get tough about their health | Features
Health professionals, researchers and educators gathered in Newcastle recently as part of the National Men’s Health Gathering 2009 to raise awareness about failings in men’s health and how they need to be addressed, urgently.
New side effects found in statins | Features
They have been hailed as wonder drugs — lowering cholesterol and helping heart patients recover their health — but side effects of some statin therapies may be loss of muscle mass and premature fatigue, especially in older people, the largest patient group taking them.
Call for cardiovascular health checks | News
Four leading health charities have called for the implementation of a national program of regular cardiovascular health checks, saying it could prevent thousands of premature deaths and ease pressure on hospitals by better identifying people at high risk of developing disease and ensuring they received the needed treatment and on-going care.
Men need to change lifestyle to live longer over 50 | Features
Middle aged men who smoke, have high blood pressure and raised cholesterol levels can expect a 10–15 year shorter life expectancy from age 50 compared with men without these risk factors.
Couch potatoes under attack | News
Ahead of the footy party season, leading nutritionist Zoe Bingley-Pullin has warned couch-potato fans against ‘heart-attack’ snacking and urged footy supporters to make healthy choices to beat the battle of bulge.
Psychologists welcome overhaul of health | News
Australian psychologists have welcomed the wide-ranging recommendations contained in the Government’s three recent reports on the restructuring of health services in Australia.
Nutrition experts welcome Preventative Health Taskforce report | News
Australia’s peak nutrition body has welcomed the release of the Government’s National Preventative Health Taskforce report – ‘Australia: The Healthiest Country by 2020’, which outlines a series of proposals to improve the health of Australians.
New trial supports community nursing | News
With almost half the adult population obese or overweight and even more making unhealthy lifestyle choices involving alcohol and tobacco, Australia is facing a crisis of premature death and rising health costs, a fact highlighted this week in the federal government’s National Primary Health Care Strategy.
Taking on kidney disease head on | News
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.
Nuts good for heart, eyes and gut | News
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.
Help GPs spend more time preventing illness | News
The Medicare rebate system should be reformed to enable General Practitioners to spend more time helping patients to avoid preventable health problems, the AMA has said.
IQ affects heart disease risk for less well off | Features
IQ is part of the reason that people from poorer backgrounds have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to a new study.
Hey man, take charge of your health | News
AMA Queensland is urging all Queensland men to take greater care of their health and so reduce their chance of developing potentially preventable disease.
Smoking cravings are down | News
As millions of dollars continue to be spent on anti-smoking advertising, an Australian study has been the first to identify that anti-smoking advertisements reduce tobacco cravings in smokers but are not enough to make them quit
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