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• Not enough tax taken out

  Posted on Friday August 22nd, 2008 at 04:41 in aged care, ambulance services, australian medical association, canberra health, carers, chiropractors, depression, education resources, government health, gp news, health, hospitals

  I know this is not about health as such but, i just went and did my tax and for the first time i have to pay the ATO, this is because Greater Southern health and BCS have not taken enough tax out dur...

• What is Valvular dysplasia

  Posted on Tuesday August 19th, 2008 at 00:02 in aged care, canberra health, drugs, education resources, elective surgery, gp news, health, hospitals, medical articles, medical research, northern territory health, nsw health

  http://content.onlinejacc.org/cgi/content/full/48/3/e1 http://www.anesthesia-analgesia.org/cgi/content/full/102/3/694 http://content.onlinejacc.org/cgi/content/full/35/7/1890 Top Abstract Methods...

• Warning about Chinese Medicine

  Posted on Saturday August 16th, 2008 at 05:43 in adelaide, alternative therapies, government health, health, hospitals, south australia health

  Link SA Health has issued a warning about a Chinese medicine after a 60-year-old man had an adverse reaction to it. Nangen Zengzhangshu is promoted as a treatment for sexual and erectile dysfunction a...

• Stroke patients need quicker treatment

  Posted on Saturday August 16th, 2008 at 05:39 in government health, health, hospitals, nsw health

  Link A national medical conference in Sydney has been told that not enough is being done to ensure stroke patients are treated quickly. New research shows that giving patients medical treatment in an ...

• Whistleblower vows justice for Bega victims

  Posted on Friday August 1st, 2008 at 03:03 in australian medical association, depression, drugs, elective surgery, government health, gp news, hospitals, medical articles, nsw health, pediatrics

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/01/2320961.htm Whistleblower vows justice for Bega victims Graeme Reeves is accused of mutilating or molesting scores of women. (Channel 9, file photo) ...

• See your GP not the Emergency Ward - NSW Health

  Posted on Sunday July 20th, 2008 at 01:12 in government health, hospitals, nsw health, nursing

  The New South Wales State Government has launched an advertising campaign aimed at reducing the pressure placed on hospital emergency departments. The Government says the initiative has been designed ...

• New designs released for Royal Hobart Hospital

  Posted on Sunday July 20th, 2008 at 01:09 in australian medical association, government health, hospitals, tasmania, tasmania health

  The State Government has released preliminary designs for the new $1 billion hospital to be built at the Macquarie Point railyards in Hobart. The Deputy Premier, Lara Giddings, says the plan is only a...

• Australia looks to Europe for organ donation model

  Posted on Thursday July 10th, 2008 at 15:46 in canberra health, education resources, government health, hospitals, medical articles, northern territory health, nsw health, nursing, organ donation, queensland health, south australia health, tasmania health

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/08/2298088.htm Australia looks to Europe for organ donation model Donor experts are in Adelaide to work out how to get more Australians to sign up to do...

• DOCS to support ‘vulnerable’ mums-to-be

  Posted on Thursday July 10th, 2008 at 15:42 in carers, depression, drugs, education resources, government health, hospitals, medical articles, nsw health, nursing, pediatrics

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/10/2299832.htm DOCS to support ‘vulnerable’ mums-to-be The New South Wales Government is today launching a six-month trial of a program aimed at...

• Dengue carrying mosquito could threaten Melbourne

  Posted on Thursday July 10th, 2008 at 15:39 in dentistry, education resources, government health, hospitals, indigenous health, infection control, medical articles, northern territory health, queensland health, rural health, victoria health

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/10/2300268.htm Dengue carrying mosquito could threaten Melbourne Map: Thursday Island 4875 Researchers says outbreaks of the potentially deadly deng...

• Hospital apology to war veteran

  Posted on Thursday July 10th, 2008 at 15:36 in aged care, australian medical association, government health, gp news, hospitals, nursing, queensland health, wa health

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/10/2300502.htm Hospital apology to war veteran Long wait at hospital for treatment (ABC News) Map: Perth 6000 Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital h...

• Nurse practitioners ready for a bigger role in health system

  Posted on Thursday June 19th, 2008 at 19:00 in aged care, canberra health, Cancer, dementia, depression, diabetes, drugs, education resources, government health, hospitals, indigenous health, medical articles

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/18/2277900.htm Nurse practitioners ready for a bigger role in health system By Ged Kearney (Reuters: Christian Hartmann, file photo) <!– ...

• New research body targets cure for asbestos illnesses

  Posted on Thursday June 12th, 2008 at 18:49 in asbestos, Cancer, depression, education resources, government health, hospitals, medical research, queensland health

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/11/2271636.htm New research body targets cure for asbestos illnesses Map: Brisbane 4000 It is hoped a new Brisbane-based research group can help imp...

• Health Minister apologises to sex assault victim

  Posted on Thursday June 12th, 2008 at 18:43 in depression, hospitals, nursing, self harming, tasmania health, teenage health

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/12/2272670.htm Health Minister apologises to sex assault victim Health Minister Lara Giddings has apologised to a sexual assault victim sent home from t...

• Staff reject offer to work at new children’s cardiac unit

  Posted on Thursday June 12th, 2008 at 18:34 in depression, drugs, elective surgery, government health, hospitals, medical articles, nursing, pediatrics, queensland health

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/13/2273347.htm Staff reject offer to work at new children’s cardiac unit Map: Brisbane 4000 About 50 medical staff chose not to move a new chil...

• ‘Higher death risk’ in sleep apnoea sufferers

  Posted on Wednesday June 11th, 2008 at 01:03 in aged care, alternative therapies, canberra health, drugs, gp news, hospitals, medical articles, medical research, northern territory health, nsw health, nursing, queensland health

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/09/2269077.htm ‘Higher death risk’ in sleep apnoea sufferers A new Australian study shows patients with moderate to severe sleep apnoea are at g...

• Nurses ask for greater role in primary health

  Posted on Wednesday June 11th, 2008 at 00:59 in aged care, canberra health, government health, gp news, hospitals, northern territory health, nsw health, nursing, queensland health, south australia health, tasmania health, victoria health

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/10/2269501.htm Nurses ask for greater role in primary health A nurse clasps the hand of a patient in a hospital. (ABC News: Giulio Saggin) <!–...

• Nurses’ union welcomes cars over wheelbarrows

  Posted on Wednesday June 11th, 2008 at 00:41 in drugs, government health, hospitals, nursing, queensland health, rural health

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/11/2270780.htm Nurses’ union welcomes cars over wheelbarrows Nurses also wanted improvements to the security of their accommodation and clinics. (...

• Anti-retroviral treatment not keeping pace with new infection: UN report

  Posted on Wednesday June 4th, 2008 at 02:55 in aids, depression help, drugs, education resources, gp news, hiv - aids, hospitals, infection control, medical articles, medical research, northern territory health, nsw health

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/03/2263216.htm Anti-retroviral treatment not keeping pace with new infection: UN report A report from the United Nations says more HIV-positive people are g...

• Petrol prices ‘threatening rural dialysis patients’

  Posted on Sunday May 25th, 2008 at 02:38 in aged care, Cancer, cancer treatment, diabetes, government health, hospitals, kidney disease, medical articles, rural health

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/25/2254815.htm Petrol prices ‘threatening rural dialysis patients’ Kidney Health Australia says the rising cost of petrol is threatening dialysi...

• ‘Genetic barcode’ could help predict and prevent disease

  Posted on Sunday May 25th, 2008 at 02:25 in Cancer, dementia, diabetes, hospitals, medical articles, medical research, nursing, parkinsons disease, queensland health

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/23/2253273.htm ‘Genetic barcode’ could help predict and prevent disease The technology could predict and prevent diseases before symptoms ap...

• Nurses set deadline for industrial action

  Posted on Sunday May 25th, 2008 at 01:32 in education resources, government health, hospitals, nsw health, nursing

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/22/2252092.htm Nurses set deadline for industrial action Related Story: NSW teachers stop work over staffing changes Related Story: Police threat: Pa...

• Cancer, heart disease and crashes set to be big killers: WHO

  Posted on Wednesday May 21st, 2008 at 03:30 in Cancer, cancer treatment, education resources, government health, gp news, hospitals, medical articles, medical research, nursing, overseas health news

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/20/2250793.htm Cancer, heart disease and crashes set to be big killers: WHO Deaths from road accidents, cancer and heart disease are set to soar over the ne...

• Outback marks 80 year of Flying Doctors

  Posted on Wednesday May 21st, 2008 at 02:53 in ambulance services, education resources, elective surgery, gp news, hospitals, medical articles, northern territory health, nsw health, nursing, queensland health, rural health, south australia health

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/17/2247937.htm Outback marks 80 year of Flying Doctors Map: Cloncurry 4824 Celebrations are being held to mark 80 years since the first flight of th...

• Brisbane scientists close to pain-free chemo

  Posted on Wednesday May 21st, 2008 at 02:48 in breast cancer research, canberra health, Cancer, cancer treatment, education resources, hospitals, medical articles, medical research, northern territory health, nsw health, queensland health, south australia health

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/20/2249649.htm Brisbane scientists close to pain-free chemo Map: Brisbane 4000 Side effects from traditional cancer treatments could soon be a thing...

• Democrats call for single-sex wards

  Posted on Wednesday May 21st, 2008 at 02:45 in canberra health, government health, hospitals, nsw health, nursing, queensland health, south australia health, tasmania health, victoria health, wa health

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/16/2247492.htm Democrats call for single-sex wards The Democrats want all hospitals in Australia to keep men and women patients in separate wards to improve...

• 2008 Federal budget - Health Perspectives

  Posted on Tuesday May 13th, 2008 at 19:21 in aged care, australia, federal government, government health, hospitals, nursing

  Link Health Budget targets hospitals, Indigenous gap Posted Tue May 13, 2008 7:35pm AEST The Rudd Government’s first Budget has allocated $10 billion for a Health and Hospitals Fund to support i...

• Call for nurses to get prescription powers

  Posted on Monday May 12th, 2008 at 17:54 in canberra health, drugs, education resources, government health, hospitals, medical articles, northern territory health, nsw health, nursing, queensland health, south australia health, tasmania health

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/12/2241433.htm Call for nurses to get prescription powers The Australian Nursing Federation says nurses should be given more responsibilities, such as presc...

• Nurses forced to do ‘non-clinical jobs’

  Posted on Monday May 12th, 2008 at 17:41 in aged care, drugs, elective surgery, government health, hospitals, medical articles, nsw health, nursing

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/12/2242155.htm Nurses forced to do ‘non-clinical jobs’ Map: Newcastle 2300 An inquiry into the New South Wales hospital system has been ...

• Townsville Hospital staff ‘at breaking point’

  Posted on Monday May 12th, 2008 at 17:35 in depression, government health, hospitals, nursing, queensland health, rural health

  http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/12/2242459.htm Townsville Hospital staff ‘at breaking point’ Map: Townsville 4810 The Townsville Hospital in northern Queensland admits ...