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BMA survey reveals concerns of 'second class' hospital doctors
January 13th, 2009
Three quarters of a key group of hospital doctors - most of whom qualified overseas - do not believe their skills and hard work are adequately recognised, the BMA reveals today (Friday, 24 September). Read more
Last year over 36,000 Americans died from exposure to the flu
January 12th, 2009
Last year over 36,000 Americans died from exposure to the flu, and of those, more than 32,000 were 65 years of age or older. Another 200,000 people were hospitalized with symptoms of the illness. The flu and pneumonia (the most common complication of the flu) combined are the fifth leading cause of death among Americans age 65 and older. Read more
Australian Medical Association says Labor?s Medicare Gold policy looks good in theory
January 11th, 2009
Australian Medical Association Vice President, Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, said today that Labor's Medicare Gold policy is a genuine attempt to provide the long-awaited and much-needed links between hospital care, community care and aged care to ensure that older Australians have access to the right type of care in the right environment... Read more
Charles Darwin University is responding to claims that Australians are now among the fattest people on earth
January 10th, 2009
Australia's Charles Darwin University is responding to claims that Australians are now among the fattest people on earth with a health program targeting childhood obesity. Read more
IT for patient care varies widely across U.S. physician practices
January 9th, 2009
While there's wide enthusiasm for harnessing the power of information technology (IT) to improve U.S. medical care, fewer than a quarter of physicians in 2001 could generate electronic treatment reminders for use during patient visits and only about 10 percent could write electronic prescriptions, according to a national study released... Read more
Draft Medicare plan to cover implantable defibrillators
January 9th, 2009
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today proposed to expand coverage of implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs), a move expected to save thousands of lives a year. Read more
Scotland's doctors unite in calls for smoke free public places
January 8th, 2009
As part of the BMA's 'Breathe better in Scotland' campaign, senior doctors today (Wednesday 29 September) delivered 1000 letters from doctors in Scotland calling on the First Minister, Jack McConnell, to legislate for smokefree public places. Read more
Millions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders at increased risk for type 2 diabetes
January 7th, 2009
About 40 percent of adults ages 40 to 74 - or 41 million people - have pre-diabetes, a condition that raises a person's risk for developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Read more
Replacement trend to drive growth in saturated surgical gloves market
January 6th, 2009
Budgetary cuts are the order of the day in the European healthcare industry. Among the many markets affected by this drive to economise, the surgical gloves market is experiencing a sudden drop in prices across Europe. Companies are realising that their biggest challenge is to find ways to cut manufacturing costs to be able to offer the... Read more
Skin cancer rates concern Australian health experts
January 5th, 2009
Victorian Premier Steve Bracks joined The Cancer Council Victoria today to launch the 2004 SunSmart season. Releasing the latest skin cancer rates for Victoria, Professor David Hill, Director of the Cancer Council warned of the human and economic costs to all Victorians if skin cancer rates continue to increase. Read more
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