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NCA recommendations slammed by key health bodies 5/7/2014

Five key health organisations have written to Tony Abbott to express deep concern in relation to the reports and recommendations of the National Commission of Audit (NCA), which ...

GPs called on to participate in landmark aged care survey 5/1/2014

GPs are being asked to participate in an important new survey that aims to map the provision of palliative care and advance care planning services around Australia for the first time. ...

New whiplash scanning tech 'could' lead to better treatment 4/30/2014

New powerful technology may help identify whiplash injuries in the neck that could lead to better treatment of chronic neck pain and disability, according to a team of researchers ...

When is a smartphone a microscope? 4/28/2014

Australian scientists have invented a simple and cheap way of making a high-powered lens that can transform a smartphone into a high-resolution microscope.

Fed budget: GP co-payments, Medicare Locals future "uncertain" 4/22/2014

The federal government's first budget due out next month (May 2014) will include a six dollar co-payment for bulk-billed GP visits and could mean an uncertain future for Medicare ...

Stress research confirms blood-brain comparison 'valid' 4/10/2014

Johns Hopkins researchers say they have confirmed suspicions that DNA modifications found in the blood of mice exposed to high levels of stress hormone – and showing signs of anxiety ...

Govt's GP super-clinic move slammed by AHHA 4/9/2014

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has thrown its support behind the prospect of winding back GP super-clinics, saying funds would best be directed toward other areas in the ...

No "compelling reason" to own Medibank Private: govt 3/27/2014

Following careful consideration of the scoping study commenced in November 2013, the federal government has decided to put Medibank Private up for sale through an initial public ...

Scientists 'a step closer' to middle ear infection vaccine 3/26/2014

A team of international researchers has moved a step closer to developing a vaccine to protect against middle ear infection, currently the most common infection in children under ...

Study shows link between high birth weight and heart disease 3/26/2014

Babies born with high birth weight may be at increased risk of cardiovascular disease in adulthood, according to a University of Sydney study.

Shrinking gel prompts tooth tissue formation 3/18/2014

A new material could contribute to engineering of new teeth, bone or other tissues, according to latest research in the US.

'Opt-out' system needed for organ donation: ethicist 2/24/2014

More Australians could, and should, donate organs when they die, says Charles Sturt University (CSU) ethicist Dr Alberto Giubilini, who has called for the introduction of an 'opt-out' ...

Mammogram study questioning mortality benefit 'not relevant to Aust' 2/17/2014

The weight of scientific evidence shows mammographic screening for breast cancer is a lifesaving public health intervention irrespective of a new Canadian study that questions ...

Sedation before nerve block increases risks, not pain relief: study 2/17/2014

New research suggests that sedating patients before a nerve block needed to diagnose or treat chronic pain increases costs, risks and unnecessary surgeries, and sedation does nothing ...

Laser 'could' make disease diagnosis just a breath away 2/12/2014

University of Adelaide physics researchers have developed a new type of laser that will enable exciting new advances in areas as diverse as breath analysis for disease diagnosis and ...

Blood-disorder medicines 'could' be used to fight cancer 2/4/2014

Stomach and bowel cancer, two of the most common cancers worldwide, could be treated with a class of medicines that are currently used to treat a blood disorder, a Melbourne research ...

New partnership and nuclear techniques to aid cancer research 1/29/2014

A new collaboration will enable Australian researchers to pursue new nuclear imaging techniques to benefit patients affected by cancer.

Not paying tax a dangerous game for small businesses 1/24/2014

The recent report that the ATO is chasing a back-log of $18 billion in debt, with small business tax payers accounting for more than 60 per cent of outstanding debt, should ring ...

Tax tips for Australian businesses 1/21/2014