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Nursing in the war of Ebola

Karen Keast - 21-10-2014

Libby Bowell was walking to the supermarket when a woman collapsed in front of her. As a nurse of 30 years, normally Libby would stop and render assistance.[subscribe]

 
Drink rise lifts death rates: Study

AAP - 21-10-2014

A jump in the number of people dying of liver disease has been triggered by an increase in alcohol consumption, Public Health England says. A

 
Pharmacists rate high in customer satisfaction

Karen Keast - 17-10-2014

Pharmacists have received top marks in yet another public poll - this time for customer satisfaction. The Roy Morgan Customer Satisfaction Awards reveal Australia’s

 
Doctors treat man addicted to Google Glass

AAP - 17-10-2014

A US man who wore the Google Glass headset for up to 18 hours a day has been diagnosed as having internet addiction disorder, his doctors report.

 
Pharmacists applaud immunisation move

Karen Keast - 16-10-2014

Victorian pharmacists have welcomed a move that could enable them to deliver immunisations to adults as early as next year. The Legislative Council Legal and

 
Cairns nurse calls for Ebola response

Karen Keast - 15-10-2014

The Queensland nurse at the centre of the recent Ebola scare has urged other medical professionals to join the health frontline working to combat the deadly virus in West

 
Calls for wider use of overdose antidote

AAP - 15-10-2014

Medical experts say the lifesaving drug naloxone must become widely available to reduce opioid overdoses. Health experts, researchers and practitioners

 
Vic needs heatwave plan: auditor-general

AAP - 15-10-2014

As the temperature heats up, Victorian Auditor-General John Doyle says the state urgently needs an emergency heatwave plan. More people died

 
Men give health the cold shoulder: study

AAP - 07-10-2014

A Movember Foundation study finds men still have a way to go in taking their health and wellbeing seriously. Gather round gents and lean in lads,

 
Livestrong cancer charity head quits

AAP - 24-09-2014

The CEO of Livestrong, the cancer charity started by disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong, is leaving after 14 years. AUSTIN, AP - The chief executive of the cancer

 

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