Aged Care & Disability Feature Articles for Australian Healthcare

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New policy will wrongly label many with dementia: experts 9/11/2013

A political drive led by the UK and US to screen older people for minor memory changes is leading to unnecessary investigation and potentially harmful treatment for what is arguably ...

Robot's face determines user comfort in healthcare 8/30/2013

A recent University of Auckland study has revealed a preference for human-like features on a robot's display screen.

Doctors 'behind nurses' in hospital hand hygiene 8/27/2013

Doctors lag behind nurses in hand hygiene in hospitals, despite widespread evidence that alcohol-based hand rub is the cheapest and most effective way to prevent infection, according ...

Remove NDIS discriminatory age cap, parties told 8/26/2013

The Combined Pensioners & Superannuants Association (CPSA) has expressed its approval of elements of the Coalition's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) plan, but is calling ...

Arthritis online support tool receives govt funding boost 8/20/2013

A University of Sydney project which provides online support tools to people with arthritis to help them better manage their condition has received a funding boost from the federal ...

Nominations open for Victoria's Health Promotion Heroes of 2013 8/19/2013

Victorians are being invited to nominate health promotion champions for the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation Awards 2013, to be announced at a ceremony in Melbourne in December. ...

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.

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