National summit shines a light on ageing with a disability
Some 100 leaders in the aged and disability sectors will converge in Canberra today for a one-day summit to plan for the needs of people with a disability as they age.The national meeting is the first of its kind in Australia bringing together policymakers, academics, service providers, representatives from the National Disability Insurance Agency and people with disability to raise awareness of the issues facing this cohort and identify areas for action.The inaugural summit was the idea of lead..>> view originalSA mental health system disjointed, lacks continuity of care: coroner
SA mental health system disjointed, lacks continuity of care: coroner Posted May 19, 2016 18:20:31 South Australia's mental health system is disjointed and almost seems designed to produce a lack of continuity of care, the state coroner says. Key points:Coroner says suicidal patients were failed by SA mental health systemPatients did not see psychiatrist before being discharged from hospitalNurse was underqualified to check patient's medication effects Mark Johns ha..>> view originalChildren's Panadol batches recalled over contamination
The Panadol is contaminated by invisible fibres. Children's Panadol is being pulled from shelves, with the national drug regulator warning batches contaminated with invisible fibres could prompt allergic reactions.Three batches of strawberry and orange flavoured Panadol for children aged five to 12 years, supplied in 200ml bottles, are being recalled from pharmacies and wholesalers by manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Australia.The Therapeutic G..>> view originalAspirin after stroke reduces further risk
Death and disability can be averted by quickly taking aspirin after a minor stroke, a study has found.The blood-thinning drug is already given to people who have suffered a transient ischaemic attack (TIA), or "mini-stroke", after they have been assessed in hospital.But more urgent treatment greatly reduces the risk of a subsequent fatal or disabling stroke, new research shows.Taking aspirin as soon as possible after experiencing "warning symptoms" increased the level of risk reduction from 15 p..>> view originalSuperbugs will kill 10 million people a year by 2050
Video will begin in 5 seconds. Superbugs could kill more than cancer An 18-month review into antimicrobial resistance warns that superbugs will kill more people by 2050 than cancer does in 2016, if left unchecked. PT0M57S 620 349 London: Australia is to be invited to join a global, multibillion-dollar fight against superbugs which are predicted to kill more people than cancer if left unchecked.The call will come from the UK where Britain's Treasury secretary Jim O'Neill releas..>> view originalSA warning over bean sprouts reissued
Why tobacco 'plain packaging' could have dangerous unintended consequences
Tobacco kills nearly half of all long-term smokers and in the UK alone accounts for the deaths of 100,000 people annually, according to the public health charity ASH. This is the harsh reality behind plain packaging for tobacco, which comes into force in the UK on May 20 2016. Plain packaging isn’t plain, though. In fact, the name is a bit of a misnomer. It is true that plain packaging prohibits all commercial content such as brand colours, logos and taglines. But tobacco packs under the new po..>> view originalChildhood poverty may be cancer risk later
A poor diet and poor living conditions in childhood may influence a person's risk of developing cancer, new research suggests.A review of 22 studies found that poor diet and growing up in poorer households was linked to several cancers, including bowel and stomach.Families living in the poorest housing conditions, and where the father had a low status job, had children with a higher lifetime risk of bowel cancer.There was also a link with stomach cancer, with less well-off families more likely t..>> view originalBrits now drink 50% more than in the early 1960s
Boozing Britons are drinking 65 per cent more than they did in the early 1960s as ministers fail to take on the alcohol industry, experts have warned.Scientists claimed alcohol-related health and social problems were not just down to addicts, but also middle-class and older drinkers who enjoy a regular tipple.Leading experts, including the chairman of the Alcohol Health Alliance Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, warned booze does not just harm the health of drinkers but also has a knock-on effect on th..>> view originalQld research gives hope to paralysed
Qld research gives hope to paralysedQuadriplegic man Perry Cross was given the crushing news as a 19-year-old that he'd never walk again.Now 41, Mr Cross still can't move or feel anything below his neck and needs a mechanical ventilator to help him breathe.But he does have hope.Mr Cross says medical research under way at the Clem Jones Centre for Neurobiology and Stem Cell Research, opened by Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on Thursday, is giving renewed strength to paralysed people lik..>> view original
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