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CareWell Health beds provide plenty of comfort for the elderly 10/21/2008

CareWell Health is an Australian owned and operated company that manufactures, designs and supplies health care equipment and furniture.

$546 million to improve home and community care in NSW 10/21/2008

More than 210,000 older Australians and people with disabilities living in NSW will receive more help at home, personal and respite care, home modifications, community transport and ...

$100 million facility will supersize nanotechnology research 10/21/2008

Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, has launched a $100 million collaborative research facility that will provide Australia's researchers with ...

Fresh concerns have been raised over use of central catheter 10/16/2008

NSW Health has temporarily suspended the use of one type of peripherally-inserted Central Venous Catheter (PICC), following the issue of an advice on the product from the Therapeutic ...

Government's time starts right now for addressing innovation 9/25/2008

The health and medical research community welcomed the release of the Review of the National Innovation System green paper recently and called on the Government to act quickly to ...

NSW hospitals performing above national benchmarks -report 9/15/2008

NSW Minister for Health Reba Meagher says that State's hospitals are performing better than ever despite a 4.5 per cent increase in the number of people attending our emergency ...

New nano device can detect immune system cell signalling 9/11/2008

Scientists have detected previously unnoticed chemical signals that individual cells in the immune system use to communicate with each other over short distances.

Govt claims 1 in 4 Aussies will be aged 65 years old by 2056 9/9/2008

Australian Bureau of Statistics data released recently shows one in four Australians will be aged 65 and over by 2056 is to be welcomed – and the Australian Government has detailed ...

Aged care sector building approvals at record levels 9/4/2008

The Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, has presented an economic report card in Federal Parliament on the aged care sector in Australia, showing a positive outlook.

New nano-sized "trojan horse" designed to improve nutrition 8/28/2008

Dr Ken Ng and Dr Ian Larson from the University's Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have designed a nanoparticle, one thousandth the thickness of a human hair, that ...

Govt invests AUD$3.6 mln into hearing loss prevention research 8/26/2008

The Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, has announced that the Australian Government will fund $3.6 million to five separate groups for research into ways to prevent avoidable ...

AIHW releases report on mental health services 8/21/2008

A report on mental health services released recently by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) found that expenditure on state and territory mental health services as ...

WEHI scientists receive two of Vic's most respected awards 8/19/2008

Professor Peter Colman has won Victoria’s most coveted science award, the Victoria Prize, and Dr Ian Majewski has been awarded a prestigious Victoria Fellowship.

Funding boost for medical training at Sunshine Hospital 8/19/2008

The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, has visited the Sunshine Hospital to inspect plans for the hospitals new teaching, training and research facility.

CSIRO ticks A$20 mln funding for ICT innovation in healthcare 7/31/2008

CSIRO has welcomed the launch of the Australian e-Health Research Centre (AEHRC) as a national venture, supported by A$20 million in funding from the Federal and Queensland governments. ...

Govt to improve aged, community care for Indigenous Aussies 7/29/2008

The Federal Government is calling for tenders to develop new workforce training resources to help improve home and community care for frail and older indigenous Australians.

CSIRO scientists use biostatistics to detect disease outbreaks 7/17/2008

An internationally recognised authority in biostatistics, Harvard University Professor Louise Ryan, is working with CSIRO researchers to help improve the way statistics are used to ...

Recognition for outstanding contributions to Aboriginal health 7/10/2008

Programs to improve renal health among Aboriginal people, encourage safe sex and reduce overweight and obesity in children are among the winners of the 2008 NSW Health Aboriginal ...

University Australia, AAMRI to support medical research funding 7/8/2008

On the occasion of the Australian Society of Medical Research (ASMR) Medical Research Week, Universities Australia and the Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes ...

Recommendations for ongoing reform of the ambulance service 7/8/2008

NSW Minister for Health Reba Meagher has said that the findings of a review into the performance of the Ambulance Service of NSW will add to the work already underway to better ...

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