OUR SAY: Fair go – govern for all
OUR mental health services could be a lot better but, comparing the scope of the issue on the Coast to Brisbane, we're not much worse off. Figures revealed in today's report on mental health services show Brisbane residents are fractionally better off in terms of people either severely distressed or with psychological or behavioural problems. Our suicide rates are identical. In a way, these figures show just how lucky we are to be on the Coast. We live in a beautiful area conveniently c..>> view originalSA hospital reveals infection lapse
Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital has revealed a lapse in infection control measures during surgery on 13 children.SA Health says a recent review revealed that antibiotics delivered to the surgical teams were contained in clean, but not sterile, syringes.The syringes were used to deliver antibiotics into a shunt during cerebrospinal surgery but SA Health says the risk of any harm to the children is extremely low. The procedure was introduced in 2013 as a way of cutting the rate of infe..>> view originalBiotron compounds kill Zika virus in tests
Biotech Biotron says two of its compounds have shown effectiveness against the Zika virus but a drug therapy could be a long way off.Biotron, which develops compounds to fight significant viral diseases such as HIV and Hepatitis C, said on Monday that two compounds from its library killed the Zika virus in "test tube" tests in the United States."These early results are encouraging," Biotron managing director Dr Michelle Miller said on Monday."Identification of these active compounds in our libra..>> view originalLegal highs ban 'will increase drug-related deaths' by moving sales underground
A blanket ban on legal highs due to come into force this week will lead to more deaths and only benefit drug dealers and politicians, critics have claimed. The substances, which mimic the effects of already banned drugs, are being outlawed on Thursday due to concerns their potency is fuelling health problems and anti-social behaviour. But critics have said that the law will simply force users, who are often among the most vulnerable in society, to turn to street dealers and the criminal underwo..>> view originalKidney disease the silent killer, with many not aware they're sick
ELEANOR HALL: An estimated 1.7 million Australians are living with chronic kidney disease, but 90 per cent of them are not aware of it. Kidney Health Australia's annual 'State of the Nation' report says 60 Australians die from kidney related disease every day. The report is calling for new health checks to alert those who don't know that they're sick. Johanna Nicholson reports.JOHANNA NICHOLSON: Ward Kane was shocked to find out he had advanced kidney disease. WARD KANE: Being a 40-year-old a..>> view original'Reliance on mammograms dangerous'
Women aged 50 to 70 are too reliant on mammograms to spot signs of breast cancer, a British charity has warned.Breast Cancer Care says it's vital women in this age group - who are most at risk of cancer - check their breasts between screenings.Its survey of 1012 British women aged 50 and over showed that, despite 84 per cent attending regular screening, one in seven (14 per cent) never checked their breasts between appointments.Most (around 80 per cent) of breast cancer cases occur in women over..>> view originalElection 2016: Turnbull confronted over aged-care funding cuts
A former aged-care worker has confronted Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull over his government's cuts to the sector. The May 3 budget cut $1.2 billion from the amount the government pays aged-care providers to address what it says is unsustainable spending. "I'd like to know one of the reasons why you've reduced the funding for complex care needs of people in aged care," Diane Lang said as she approached Mr Turnbull during a street walk through Merimbula on the NSW Far South Coast on Monday. Mr ..>> view originalHealth Minister says Medicare freeze will be lifted 'as soon as possible'
ELEANOR HALL: Well staying with Federal politics, the Coalition is assuring voters today that its freeze on increasing Medicare payments to doctors is temporary.Labor announced last week that if it wins government, it will abolish the freeze to make sure patients don't have to pay more to see a GP.Now the Health Minister says she's committed to doing the same, but will only say she'd do so "as soon as possible".Political reporter Tom Iggulden has more from Canberra.TOM IGGULDEN: The Health Mi..>> view original
Monday, May 23, 2016
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