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International diabetes study doesn't confirm raised death risk 4/1/2008

Preliminary findings from the largest-ever study of treatments for diabetes provide no evidence that intensive treatment to lower blood glucose (sugar) increases risk of death.

Govt increases opportunities for nurses to have scholarships 4/1/2008

Premier Morris Iemma has announced that the NSW Government will more than double the number of scholarships offered to the State's Enrolled Nurses.

Board announced for research institute in Sydney's south west 3/25/2008

NSW Health Minister, Reba Meagher, is pleased to announce the appointment of the Chairman and board members of the Ingham Health Research Institute (IHRI).

Largest genome study of cancer finds many kinds of mutations 3/11/2008

Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, where one-third of the human genome was sequenced, have now pioneered decoding the sequence of cancer genomes.

WEHI collaborates with companies to research anti-cancer drugs 3/6/2008

The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) has announced that Abbott, a global, broad-based, healthcare company, Genentech, a leading biotechnology company based ...

Public health spending is 2 pct of the total spent on health 2/28/2008

National expenditure on public health activities has remained constant at about 1.8% of total health spending over the last 7 years, according to a report released by the Australian ...

WEHI scientists receive funding to support research projects 2/19/2008

In the recently announced round of NHMC funding, fifteen WEHI scientists achieved notable success.

BreastScreen WA celebrates reaching 1 mln mammograms 2/14/2008

BreastScreen WA is celebrating the success of its breast-screening program reaching one million screening mammograms.

International Consortium announces 1000 Genomes Project 2/14/2008

Major sequencing effort will produce most detailed map of human genetic variation to support disease studies.

NSW health system performing above national average 2/12/2008

The NSW public health system continues to perform at or above the national average for almost every performance indicator, according to the Auditor-General's Report to Parliament ...

New surgical education and training program approved 2/12/2008

After a comprehensive assessment of the College’s plans, the Australian Medical Council (AMC) has approved the new Surgical Education and Training (SET) program of the Royal Australasian ...

New Medicare model for chronic disease management 2/5/2008

Too many Australians with chronic conditions miss out on the care they need to maximise their health and well-being because our current health system is not designed to deliver high ...

Declining GP supply is a major concern for Aust hospitals 1/31/2008

AMA President, Dr Rosanna Capolingua, has said that figures showing an increase in the number of doctors practising in Australia also reveal a disturbing decline in the supply of ...

Policy changes bring different results in diabetes management 1/31/2008

Government initiatives over the last few years have had different effects on the way general practitioners manage type 2 diabetes and depression, according to a report released by ...

Do you have a Healthtec massage table and not know it? 1/24/2008

As you may be aware, Healthtec designs, manufactures and distributes a range of health equipment including our Healthtec Electric Massage Range of massage tables. Some of our products ...

Council of Aust govts urged to avoid $600m mistake 1/15/2008

The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) has urged COAG to ensure that the proposed $600 million for waiting list reduction in public hospitals is used to deliver ...

Multi purpose health facilities progressing on schedule 1/10/2008

NSW Minister for Health, Reba Meagher, is pleased to report steady progress is being made on the Multi Purpose Service (MPS) facilities currently under construction in the communities ...

ICT transforming delivery of health care to empower people 12/21/2007

Advances in ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) for personal health care are playing a critical role in improving people's health and wellbeing.

Plans for improving access to quality health care for all Aussies 12/20/2007

The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) has launched its Election Manifesto 2007 and First 100 Day Plan, which outlines practical strategies to improve access to ...

It is about time for both fed and state govts to "fix health" :AMA 12/18/2007

AMA (WA) says Federal Labor's election victory should put an end to the blame game between the State and Commonwealth and enable both governments to set about solving the major ...

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