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Tony Abbott announces lifeline for John L. Grove rehab centre

A Launceston rehabilitation centre will stay open for another two years after a late funding pledge by Prime Minister Tony Abbott. Mr Abbott flew into Tasmania late today and revealed a $10 million deal to fund the John L. Grove Centre. The ... >> view original

Free dental clinic opens on Westside

Community Health Outreach celebrated the grand opening Thursday of its new Healing Hands Clinic, the only free dental clinic for nearly 200,000 qualified, low-income adults in Duval County. The clinic is at 5126 Timuquana Road, near the Jacksonville NAS ... >> view original

Ice addict 'gouged out eyes and ate them'

AN ice addict in a hospital emergency department gouged out his own eyeballs and ate them, a Federal Liberal MP has revealed. The horrific story was revealed today at an Ice Summit on the Central Coast organised by the Express Advocate to address the ... >> view original

One adult and seven children hospitalised after gas leak in Tammin

It is understood the adult and children, aged 1-15, suffered gas exposure from a leaking generator at their home on Turon Road. They were taken to hospital in Kellerberrin before being transferred to Merredin Hospital. A WA Country Health spokesman said ... >> view original

Teen model with Down syndrome is the true meaning of beautiful

Maddy Stuart is no regular teen — she wants to change the world's view of people with Down syndrome, one pose at a time. The 18-year-old Australian aspiring model is using the platform of social media to spread her message. With 322,000 Facebook fans ... >> view original

Walk Safely To School Day 2015 on Friday

PARENTS and carers of primary school aged children are being urged to take part in Walk Safely To School Day, on Friday. The annual community event was developed by the Pedestrian Council of Australia, is funded by Transport for NSW and aims to ... >> view original

Morrison defends plan to strip mental health welfare

Social Services Minister Scott Morrison has defended his bid to strip welfare payments from forensic mental health patients, saying the measure is targeted at “people who have been charged with heinous crimes”. The proposal had sparked outrage among ... >> view original

Tackling dreaded flu

DOZENS of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Warwick now have a better chance of combating this year's influenza strain thanks to co-ordinated efforts of local health care workers. Since the beginning of April, staff from the Darling Downs Public ... >> view original

Egg de-boiler enlisted to boost cancer treatments

An Australian machine which captured world headlines in January, when Californian scientists used it to unboil an egg, has been harnessed to boost treatments for lung and ovarian cancer. Australian researchers have used the “vortex fluidic device”, ... >> view original

OSA: Sleep Apnea leads men to depression

Sleep Apnea A study suggests that sleep apnea can cause men to suffer from depression. The potentially dangerous Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) can cause high blood pressure and increases the risk of a possible stroke. Due to the inadequate supply of ... >> view original