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Long Hours in Low Socioeconomic Jobs Linked to Type 2 Diabetes
The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology journal has published the results of the largest study into the field of diabetes and long working hours so far, and found that people working more than 55 hours per week in a manual or low socioeconomic job have a 30% greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes. [ + ]
New Postgraduate Programs in Maternity Care at Griffith University
Griffith University will launch a new suite of postgraduate programs aimed at reflecting the changing face of maternity care. [ + ]
Public Health Association Supports Legalisation of Medical Cannabis
Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) has supported the legalisation of cannabis by launching a new organisation policy aimed at recognising the needs of seriously and terminally ill individuals. [ + ]
New Campaign Encourages GPs to Remind Older Patients They're 'Not Out of the Woods'
A new campaign titled 'Not Out of the Woods', to be launched on September 23, will be encouraging general practitioners to talk to their more senior patients about the risk of contracting shingles and subsequent complications, including severe pain caused by postherpetic neuralgia, which can last for years. [ + ]
Mantis Shrimp Eyes Inspire New Cameras to Detect Cancers
The design of new cameras that can detect a variety of cancers and visualise brain activity is being inspired by Mantis shrimp eyes. [ + ]
Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services Compared in New Report
The Deeble Institute for Health Policy Research has published its latest evidence brief, The relative effectiveness of Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS) compared with mainstream health service. [ + ]
Change of Approach in Testing for Fatigue
With fatigue complaints constituting about 3-7% of all presentations to general practitioners, NPS MedicineWise has launched a new program titled Back to basics for fatigue: a diagnostic approach to aid health professionals in understanding the limits and appropriate uses of fatigue-related tests. [ + ]
Charity Funds Research into Alzheimer's Disease
The University of Western Australia's Centre for Health and Ageing Research will use a donation of $150,000 from the Theodore and Isabella Wearne Charitable Trust to help find better ways to treat depression in people with Alzheimer's disease. [ + ]
New Asthma Management Tool Available to Pharmacists
To help people pharmacists educate people to achieve better asthma control, NPS MedicineWise has launched new Asthma Management tool. [ + ]
Dementia Awareness – September is a Time for Reflection
Commissioner for Senior Victorians, Gerard Mansour, reflects on Dementia Awareness Month. September is Dementia Awareness Month and Sunday 21 September is World Alzheimer’s Awareness Day where organisations around the world concentrate their efforts on raising awareness about Alzheimer's and dementia. [ + ]
Nanopatch Vaccine Will Help WHO Fight Polio
World Health Organisation’s (WHO) battle against polio has a new weapon after joining up with Vaxxas, the biotechnology company responsible for developing revolutionary vaccine delivery method the Nanopatch. [ + ]
New Chronic Pain and Drug Dependence Service in Brisbane Hospital
New Brisbane service to help tackle chronic pain and pharmaceutical dependence [ + ]
Geographic Variations in Health Care Report Released
A new report, Geographic Variations in Health Care: What do we know and what can be done to improve health system performance?, examines regional variation in health care in 13 participating countries, including Australia [ + ]
The Future of Disease Epidemics
The University of Sydney's professor Eddie Holmes is encouraging Australia to take up US-style centres for disease control, after warning that the number of disease epidemics will rise in the future. [ + ]
