Posts tagged Health

Patients living with kidney failure can now plan holidays without the worry of missing life-saving treatment, with the launch of the first mobile dialysis service …

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard says Blacktown Hospital will have “the best of the best” Blacktown will have “the best of the best” health care …

Unvaccinated children would be banned from childcare centres and preschools under an Australian government plan. Unvaccinated children would be banned from childcare centres and preschools …

Ambulance Helicopters have commenced aeromedical operations to provide rescue and retrieval services in partnership with New South Wales (NSW) Ambulance The first fleet of eight new …

The new icare program is responsible for administering compensation and care schemes for people injured at work or on roads The NSW Government today launched the …

There will be no respite for Canberra hay fever sufferers this year with The Australian National University’s (ANU) Canberra Pollen project forecasting another nightmare pollen …

More Australians dying from cancer than heart diseases, new report from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows SYDNEY – Cancer has become Australia’s biggest …

The new study would inform of clinical guidelines on appropriate treatment for differentiated thyroid cancer and also help educate the public about the condition. Doctors …

Government’s policy sees 5,700 immunise children and another 148,000 update vaccinations to avoid cuts of up to $15,000 a year The federal government’s ‘no jab, …

Australia is the first country in the world to introduce plain cigarette packs aimed at reducing the number of children who start smoking, and support …

Ninety per cent of all water in Gaza is classified as “unsuitable for human consumption” — and is contaminated by human faeces spewing from a …

World Health Day 2016 is dedicated to raising awareness of diabetes in the hope that we can finally beat it On Thursday 7th April for …

Airlines are offering refunds to passengers who have booked flights to central and south American countries caught up in the Zika virus outbreak The mosquito-borne …

4,000 operations have been cancelled and patients warned to stay away as thousands of junior doctors around the UK have begun a 24-hour strike Thousands …

While many people make promises to eat better or exercise more in new year, others look to land a new job or switch careers. If …

More than 2,400 suspected cases of microcephaly have been reported this year in 20 Brazilian states, compared with 147 cases last year. Doctors are investigating …

Lights, TV, smartphones and computers are often blamed for depriving modern humans of sleep. But a new study suggests that our prehistoric ancestors didn’t get …

Extra funds to flow into western Sydney hospitals Blacktown Hospital and Westmead Hospital of Western Sydney are set to receive extra $100 million in funds that …

Wearing skinny jeans can be a health hazard After squatting in them for hours while emptying kitchen cupboards, an Adelaide woman collapsed and spent four …

By James Hamblin John “Johnny Appleseed” Chapman stomped through the Midwestern winter snow with bare feet. His cloak was a lightly modified coffee sack with …

Seoul, (South Korea) – Fears of MERS in South Korea are growing by the day, with more than 2,300 people quarantined as the country grapples with …

Indian capital New Delhi is the reigning king of polluted cities in the world. Delhi has the highest level of the airborne particulate matter, PM2.5 …

1. What is the tobacco death toll? Tobacco kills nearly six million people every year, according to the World Health Organisation. The majority die because …

Despite unprecedented pressure from tobacco industry to delay, dilute or thwart progress on a range of tobacco control measures globally, considerable achievements have been made …