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A smarter way to move around in hospitalsAs one of the largest moveable equipment in a hospital, hospital beds are both a blessing and a burden on...
How do I protect my colleagues and myself from injury and risk?Statina Healthcare Australia is pleased to announce a simply safer way of doing business.
Two or more prescription meds doubles fall rate at homeTaking two or more prescription drugs at any one time seems to double the unintentional fall rate at home for...
No benefit for liberal blood transfusion after hip surgery: studyA liberal strategy for providing red blood cell transfusions following hip-fracture surgery to patients at risk...
Awarepoint Solutions: Proven success in healthcareTo understand the problems acute care facilities and other healthcare providers face, and the return on...
Real-time Location Systems (RTLS) in Healthcare: Wi-Not Wi-Fi?The RTLS (Real Time Location System) market is one that has become pervasive in many vertical markets even...
Lumosity brain training improves attention in older adults Lumosity, the leading online brain exercise program, has been shown to improve cognitive performance in older...
Surgeons aged between 35 and 50 provide the safest care Surgeons aged between 35 and 50 years provide the safest care compared with their younger or older colleagues,...
Simple online tool to aid GPs in early ovarian cancer diagnosisThe lives of hundreds of women could be saved every year, thanks to a simple online calculator that could help...
Enriched skimmed milk may curb frequency of gout flare-upsA daily dose of skimmed milk, enriched with two components found in dairy products, may help to curb the...
Pain relievers may fix hangover but cause other problemsIf you over-celebrate‘ this Australia Day, you may turn to pain relievers the next day to deal with that...
Hip size may be the key to link between obesity and premature deathA research team led by Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute has for the first time demonstrated that the...
AMS offers quality manual handling equipment for aged careElderly and disabled people, whether they live at home, in a nursing home or in a hospital, all have different,...
COPDCOPD Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ) is a term used for a number of conditions including...
Anaphylactic shock after vaccination "extremely rare": studyA sudden, serious allergic reaction—known anaphylaxis or anaphylactic shock— following vaccination, is ...
Smokers prefer cold turkeyCold turkey is the preferred method for giving up smoking according to public health researchers at the...
Expectant mothers on antidepressants risk newborns Mothers who take anti-depressants during pregnancy are more likely to give birth to children with persistent...
Depression and diabetes linked to cardiac arrest riskA study linking depression and the rising incidence of diabetes to heightened risks from heart attack and...
New sugar to treat type-1 diabetes Researchers from The Australian National University have discovered a new treatment for type-1 diabetes – an...
Are there too many women in medicine? In the UK, women doctors are set to outnumber their male counterparts by 2017.
Mouse study explains bacterium’s unique role in periodontitisSherlock Holmes had his villain Moriarty; periodontists have an unusual bacterium called Porphyromonas...
Temperature measurement: when close enough won't doClose enough isn't good enough when it comes to temperature measurement in medical applications, it's either...
Bacteria converts wastewater drugs into toxic form While traces of pharmaceutical compounds are commonly present in wastewater, interactions with bacteria during...
'Silver bullets' to disinfect implants and medical devicesInfections are winning the health war in Australian hospitals, but researchers may have found a "silver bullet’’...
Researchers closer to solving staphylococcus puzzleInfectious diseases specialists from Austin Health are working closely with Microbiologists from the...
New ink formulation enables nerve cell regenerationResearchers at the University of Wollongong’s have developed a new ink formulation that can be used to print...
A difficult pill to swallowThere is a trick to making a difficult pill easier to swallow.
Inflammatory mediator promotes cancer by stifling genesChronic inflammation combines with DNA methylation, a process that shuts down cancer-fighting genes, to...
Genetic code cracked for HIV blood parasiteScientists have cracked the genetic code and predicted some high priority drug targets for the blood parasite...
Rheumatoid arthritis pain treatment ineffective, study showsPain management is a high priority for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, but a new study shows that minimal...
One-third of Australians lack vitamin D: studyNearly one third of Australian adults are suffering vitamin D deficiency according to a study involving more...
STLW creates warehousing and logistics confidenceSuccessful Third Party Logistics ("3PL") and inventory management in the healthcare, medical and...
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Hospital superbug debuggedAn international team of scientists led by Monash University researchers has uncovered how a common hospital...
'Achilles heel' in aggressive blood cancer identifiedMelbourne researchers have discovered that acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), an aggressive blood cancer with poor...
Allergy response can be controlled by the mind: researchYou – or more accurately, your brain – has control over how allergic your skin is, suggests new research.
Does hormone replacement therapy cause breast cancer?Findings from the Million Women Study, which were used to establish that hormone replacement therapy (HRT)...
Gene discovery unlocks mystery to epilepsy in infantsA team of Australian researchers has come a step closer to unlocking a mystery that causes epileptic seizures in...
Sunnier climes linked to lower rates of inflammatory bowel diseaseLiving in sunnier climates may curb the likelihood of developing inflammatory bowel disease, particularly after...
Fighting the side effects of latest anti-psychotic drugsAnti-psychotic drugs for treating serious mental illnesses, such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, are...
Sunglasses not a priority for Australian drivers: optometristsSafety is taking a back seat for Australian drivers, with more than 60 per cent of people risking accidents by...
Energy-saving fluoros could increase eye diseaseThe global trend towards using fluorescent globes instead of incandescent ones as a strategy to beat climate...
Australians blind to sunglasses UV rating: SurveySixty-two per cent of Australian adults are unsure if their sunglasses provide 100 per cent UV blockage,...
Little evidence for wide-spread use of herbal meds for osteoarthritis There is little conclusive evidence to justify the wide-spread use of herbal medicines to relieve the symptoms...
Gene therapy helps hemophilia B patientsNIH-funded experimental treatment enhances body's ability to produce key clotting factor.

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