Managing diabetes as you age

Autoimmune link to Processed Foods

In today’s hustle and bustle world, processed foods are commonplace time-savers. But that convenience factor may come with a bigger price tag than previously known, says an international team of researchers. In findings published earlier this year in Autoimmunity Reviews, researchers from Israel and Germany present evidence that processed foods weaken the intestine’s resistance to bacteria, toxins and other hostile nutritional and not nutritional elements, which in turn increases the likelihood of developing autoimmune diseases.

Resolution No.1 - check your stress

Working on your New Year's resolutions? Experts agree that stress management should be at the top of your list. Stress is the physical and emotional response we all experience when faced with demanding situations, according to James Scott, from the The University of Queensland.

2015, the year that was: Health + Medicine

2015 was the year of the health review – on mental health care, the response to ice, Medicare, private health insurance, the pharmacy industry … and the list goes on.

Tips for taking nursing overseas

Have you been considering nursing overseas as a graduate or to do an elective? Working in another country can be rewarding and exciting and a great chance to get up close and personal with a foreign culture. Immersing yourself in another culture through nursing will build your confidence and show you things that not even seasoned travelers have seen.

World 1st serious game technology in dementia

5 tips to avoid post xmas jelly belly

Rebecca Charlotte Reynolds, UNSW Australia What’s to blame? In the large study of 120,000 American adults, the foods associated with weight increase over four-year periods include potato chips, potatoes, sugar-sweetened beverages and unprocessed and processed red meats.

Hang ornaments high to avoid festive tears

A study from Children's Hospital Boston's Division of Emergency Medicine has found that Christmas decorations, particularly glass ornaments, are one more safety hazard parents must consider during the season. A review of records from the Children's Emergency Department revealed an average of five ornament-related injuries per year; more than half of these injuries involve a child eating fragments of these ornaments, including batteries and pieces of glass.

Summer quiz 2015. were you paying attention?

2015: what a year. From toppled prime ministers to a global climate agreement, there’s been a lot on. Thankfully, here is our bumper summer quiz from Todd Shilton, The Conversation to test your hard earned knowledge of the ins and outs, the ups and downs, the lefts and rights of the last 12 months. Good luck! Answers are at the bottom (in case you need to settle any bitter disputes) and don’t forget to share your results with us on Twitter or Facebook.

Penalty rates kill nurses Christmas buzz

While families across Australia are busy making Christmas plans, members of the country’s largest health and aged care union, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (ANMF), are busy planning to work shifts that will take them away from their loved ones.

Advocating for the rights of refugees and asylum seekers to access quality health

Dancing Robot for Aged Care Residents

A humanoid robot standing 57cm high and weighing just 7kg will be joining Perth aged care residents at Brightwater’s Madeley facility for a 12 month trial. Zora is a socialisation robot specifically programmed to provide cognitively and physically stimulating activities activities such as the hosting of exercise and dance classes, book and news reading, joke telling and music classes and have one-on-one interactions with residents.

5 Essential steps for strategic procurement

Protecting health information is everyone’s business

Young people in aged care - An Australian crisis