Surgical Tools & Supplies Feature Articles for Australian Healthcare

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Hip replacements among most successful operations: surgeons 9/27/2011

The Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA), the peak professional body for orthopaedic surgeons, released figures showing hip replacement operations are among the most successful ...

How our liver kills 9/22/2011

Our livers can fight back against the immune system - reducing organ rejection but also making us more susceptible to liver disease, report scientists from the University of ...

Breast screening linked to higher mastectomy rates 9/15/2011

Breast screening is associated with a noticeable increase in mastectomy rates, despite women being told that screening reduces their risk of mastectomy, finds a study from Norway ...

Chemotherapy's effectiveness before breast cancer surgery 9/13/2011

Whether chemotherapy is given before or after breast-conserving therapy (BCT) does not have an impact on long-term local-regional outcomes, suggesting treatment success is due more ...

Adenoidectomy reduces upper respiratory infections in children 9/7/2011

Children who have their adenoids surgically removed do not get fewer upper respiratory tract infections such as sinusitis and colds, finds research published on bmj.com.

Patients have a right to safe surgery 8/16/2011

The remarkable rise in medical tourism, where patients travel out of their home country for their plastic surgery, has put into question the foundation of the patient-doctor relationship ...

Concern over intensive treatment for type 2 diabetes patients 7/27/2011

Doctors should be cautious about prescribing intensive glucose lowering treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes as a way of reducing heart complications, concludes a new study ...

A new hope for children suffering from glue ear 7/19/2011

A revolutionary biodegradable pellet which slowly releases antibiotics into the middle ear could transform the lives of thousands of children who suffer from glue ear.

A doctor’s right: Conscientious objection to medical procedures 7/18/2011

Doctors should be allowed to object to any procedure that conflicts with their personal, moral, or religious beliefs, reveals a survey of medical students, published in the Journal ...

Australians need to know & ask about organ donations 6/9/2011

Australia has achieved a 19% increase in organ donation and transplantation outcomes in the year to date (as at 31 May 2011), with 416 Australians receiving life-saving and life-changing ...

Patient reporting helps highlight serious side effects of drugs 5/19/2011

New research has shown that patient reporting of suspected adverse drug reactions (ADRs) is richer in detail and better at describing the impact on their daily lives than information ...

Are medical schools failing to teach legal skills? 5/17/2011

Most medical students feel they lack the skills and legal knowledge required to challenge poor clinical practice and promote better patient care, reveals research published ahead of ...

How traffic pollution affects lung transplant patients 3/24/2011

Lung transplant patients have double the risk of organ rejection and death within five years of the procedure if they live near a main road, indicates research published online in ...

Maths helps bone implant research 2/8/2011

A team of mathematicians from The University of Queensland has helped design a prototype for a new generation of bone implants that could potentially reduce surgery and rehabilitation ...

Doctors don’t need to fear red heads 12/14/2010

A study in the BMJ’s Christmas issue published on bmj.com confirms that there is no need for doctors to fear red heads.

Weight loss surgeries double 11/23/2010

The number of hospitalisations for weight loss surgery has increased dramatically over the past decade, rising from about 500 in 1998 to 17,000 in 2007-08 according to a report ...

The high price of work stress 10/11/2010

Excessive pressure at work is costing Australia's economy $730 million a year due to job-stress related depression, a University of Melbourne and VicHealth report has revealed.

'Stocking' up against strokes 9/29/2010

Treating hospital patients with thigh-length surgical stockings, rather than knee-high socks, can reduce the chance of developing life threatening blood clots by 30 percent, according ...

Genes determines heart health 9/16/2010

A gene network behind hardening of the arteries and coronary heart disease has been identified by a team of scientists from Australia, Europe and the United Kingdom. Their findings ...

Heart disorder on the rise 8/31/2010

A research team led by Professor Prash Sanders, from the University of Adelaide and the Cardiovascular Research Centre at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, found that hospital admissions ...

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