Aged Care & Disability Feature Articles for Australian Healthcare

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Response needed for 'dramatic drop' in apprenticeships 8/19/2013

All political parties need to respond, as a matter of urgency, to the dramatic drop in apprenticeship commencements, the Australian Centre of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has said ...

Research reveals consumers care about buying local 8/19/2013

New research from Roy Morgan, commissioned by the Australian Made Campaign, has revealed buying Australian-made products has become more important to Australian consumers.

Get your facts straight: ABC website to investigate contentious claims 8/15/2013

Australia is about to get its facts straight – that's the message from the team behind the ABC's newly launched Fact Check website and accompanying platforms including television, ...

3D printing technology used to 'grow' cartilage 8/12/2013

A partnership between scientists at the University of Wollongong and St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne has led to a breakthrough in growing cartilage from stem cells to treat conditions ...

1 in 3 Australians have high cholesterol: survey 8/8/2013

The National Heart Foundation of Australia is calling on the federal government to fund a national vascular health check program after a landmark biomedical survey showed 5.6 million ...

Diabetics urged to wrap up feet this winter 8/6/2013

People with diabetes or circulation problems need to keep a close eye on blood flow through their feet during the cold of winter, according to a podiatry expert from Charles Sturt ...

Testosterone directed to liver likely prevents muscle wasting 8/1/2013

New Australian research suggests that a small dose of testosterone directed solely to the liver stimulates protein synthesis, likely preventing muscle loss and wasting, and potentially ...

Aged care operators making a mint out of poor service 8/1/2013

The Combined Pensioners & Superannuants Association (CPSA) has backed a recent report by television program Lateline and put the spotlight firmly on the quality of service being ...

Diabetics at risk of disability 7/26/2013

Older adults with diabetes are at least 50 per cent more likely to have a physical disability than those without diabetes, according to the results of a new systematic review and ...

Enhancing the white cane for people who are blind 7/19/2013

The most reliable navigation tool for people who are blind, the white cane, is set to be enhanced by a new gadget built by six Curtin University PhD students.

Reducing dementia drug risk 7/4/2013

The over-prescription of antipsychotic medication to people with dementia in care will be targeted in a new million-dollar project led by UNSW researchers.

Australia, Italy join forces for knee research 6/27/2013

Engineers and scientists from Flinders University are teaming up with the University of Bologna in Italy to research and design new knee implants.

Incontinence takes mental toll on younger women 6/20/2013

New research from the University of Adelaide shows middle-aged women are more likely to suffer depression from a common medical problem that they find too embarrassing to talk about: ...

Researchers push towards arthritis treatment 6/13/2013

Scientists are closer to unravelling a 40-year-old genetic mystery, after identifying a further 13 regions of the human genome linked to a debilitating form of arthritis.

Dementia concerns grow for China and the world 6/13/2013

Edith Cowan University School of Medical Sciences Research Fellow Professor Wei Wang is the lead author of an important study analysing the number of Alzheimer's disease and dementia ...

Alzheimer’s disease, the soft target of euthanasia debate 5/30/2013

The way Alzheimer’s disease is portrayed by advocacy groups and the media is having undue influence on the euthanasia debate, according to a Deakin University nursing ethics professor. ...

Nutritional neglect and dehydration found in aged care 5/30/2013

A picture of lonely dining experiences with poor quality and inadequate food has emerged in Charles Sturt University (CSU) research centred on nutrition and hydration in Australian ...

Research finds collaboration key to predicting dementia 5/30/2013

Curtin University researchers have determined that current methods used to predict the onset of early dementia are inadequate and should be extended.

Disability weighting a pain in the neck for the blind 4/18/2013

Surveys regularly reveal that, when asked about their greatest fear, people nominate blindness as one of the two things they dread most (cancer being the other).

Research to explore nurses' role in end-of-life care 4/18/2013

The role of nurses in ensuring a 'good death' experience for patients and their families is being explored by researchers with Deakin University’s Centre for Quality and Patient ...

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