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A national approach to NBN enabled telehealth
Serving Older Australians is one of the demonstration projects funded under the NBN Pilot site program. Rod Young writes that it aims to develop a model of home-based supported clinical monitoring with the intent of demonstrating the capacity of individuals to become actively engaged in the management of their care and services. [ + ]
Dementia Awareness Week - Links Between Chronic Diseases and Dementia
Visiting Dementia Awareness Week lecturer, Dr Kristine Yaffe, says there needs to be greater public awareness of the dangerous links between dementia and some of the country’s most serious chronic diseases that affect millions of Australians. [ + ]
Research shows Diets are Doomed to Fail for Obese People
The way the stomach detects and tells our brains how full we are becomes damaged in obese people, leading researchers to believe that diets are doomed to fail for obese people. [ + ]
New Website Provides Positive Treatment for Amphetamine Users
A new free online service has been launched by Griffith University to overcome negative impacts and provide treatment for amphetamine users. [ + ]
No Truth to Belief that Alcohol Causes Depression
Neuroscientists from The University of Western Australia working on the long-running Health in Men Study (HIMS) find there is no truth to the believe that alcohol causes depression. [ + ]
Experimental Study Compares Codeine and Morphine For Pain Relief
Researchers in the Discipline of Pharmacology at University of Adelaide have conducted an experimental study comparing the pain relieving and pain worsening effects of both codeine and morphine. [ + ]
First Aid App Saves Lives
With one in five first aiders stating 'lack of time' as a reason for not renewing their certification, Red Cross has released a free First Aid App to make learning an easy option. [ + ]
Hospitalisation Rates Due to Asthma Decline
Hospitalisation rates due to asthma are less than they were a decade ago, according to a new report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. [ + ]
Women Get Less Exercise than Men
A new survey revealing differences between the way men and women exercise shows that despite being more inclined to want to exercise, women get less exercise than men. [ + ]
Grants Awarded for Elderly Parent Carer Innovation Trial
Five organisations will share in almost $4.7 million under the first round of a new trial to create innovative living arrangements for people with disabilities and their elderly parent carers. [ + ]
Women Make Up Majority of Allied Health Workers
A new report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows women make up the majority of allied health workers. [ + ]
New Healthy Thinking Online Program Aims to Prevent Suicide
A world-first program developed by researchers at the Black Dog Institute and the Australian National University aims to empower people to take charge of unhelpful thoughts and learn ways to manage them on an ongoing basis. [ + ]
AMA Will Seek an Active Role with the Coalition Government
The AMA will seek an active role with the Coalition Government in the review of Medicare Locals and scrapping the cap on claims for work-related self-education expenses. [ + ]
GS1 Australia and NEHTA launch GS1 Recallnet Healthcare
GS1 Australia and the National E-Health Transition Authority (NEHTA) have officially launched GS1 Recallnet Healthcare, an electronic product recall notification management system for therapeutic goods. [ + ]
Queensland HIV Strategy Launched
The Queensland Government has signed up to a national target to reduce HIV transmission by 50 per cent by 2016 in its Queensland HIV Strategy launched today. [ + ]
