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Frontier - frontal dementia website
The Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute’s website FRONTIER has just gone live. FRONTIER is a research group that focuses on frontal dementia, picks disease, behaviour changes and memory loss. Frontier is the 17th site that we have built for clients using WordPress as a simple Content Management System. Some of our other clients that use [...]
MaxDesign - Published 9 hours, 4 minutes ago
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Oh super, a super hospital
The state government is about to announce its plans for Perth hospitals. PerthNow reports that Health Minister Jim McGinty is about to dish the details. (If an election campaign were a race, that would be the “On your marks …”) Princess Margaret and King Edward Memorial hospitals will be bulldozed and new facilities built alongside Sir Charles [...]
Occident Prone - Published 1 day, 5 hours ago
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Support Richard Crake and Pacific Hoists in Raising $20,000 for The Children's ...
Everyday at The Children's Hospital at Westmead we meet and care for kids who, despite their disabilities, do extraordinary things. Richard Clark, chief executive officer of Pacific Hoists, has, for the last two years participated in the City to Surf, Think Kid's Challenge.In this time, Richard has raised more than $20,000 for The Children's Hospital at Westmead, an extraordinary amount of money. Richard, along with Pacific Hoists, are the most significant supporters of this event. The Sun Herald City to Surf is an annual event comprising a 14km run starting in the heart of Sydney City and finishing at Bondi Beach. The race is the world's largest fun run event and this year it will take place on Sunday the 10th of August 2008. The Think Kids Challenge is a fundraising activity where supporters of The Children's Hospital at Westmead can join together to run the City2Surf under the Hospital's name. To be part of the team, each member raises a minimum of $100 in sponsorship. The Think Kids Challenge began in 2005, the year after Jay, an eight-year-old boy with a life limiting neurodegenerative disorder completed the 2004 City to Surf. He completed the race in a wheel chair ...
Mining Technology - Published 2 days, 9 hours ago
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Interview with David Koch on the Sunrise Program, Seven Network
In this interview with David Koch on the Seven Network's Sunrise program, the Prime Minister spoke about the proposal to establish a national organ donation program with additional medical and nursing staff in hospitals and a national authority to co-ordinate all national efforts for organ donation. Mr Rudd discussed the growing waiting lists for organ transplant in Australia and the issues involved in organ donation.
Prime Minister transcripts - Published 3 days, 20 hours ago
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Australia's Health 2008
Topics such as asthma, diabetes, cancer, arthritis, depression. Topics such as fitness, nutrition, drugs, preventing suicide, health insurance, women's health, living with a disability. Includes links to State/Territory Health Services and other services.
Federal Government - Published 3 days, 20 hours ago
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RECORD FUNDING FOR AUSTIN HEALTH
The Austin Hospital has had its funding increased by 85.7 per cent since the current State Government came into office, Health Minister Daniel Andrews announced today.
Premier of Victoria media releases - Published 4 days, 16 hours ago
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Press Conference at the Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney
In this press conference with Nicola Roxon, the Minister for Health and Ageing, and Parliamentary Secretary, Jan McLucas, the Prime Minister discussed the new $136 million national proposal to boost organ donation and save lives. Mr Rudd spoke about the critical need for organ donors in Australia and responded to questions on the proposal, encouraging consent to organ donation and hospital staffing and support as well as commenting briefly on the Member for Robertson and Australian consumer confidence.
Prime Minister transcripts - Published 4 days, 20 hours ago
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Great response to the National Mental Health and Disability Employment Strategy
Great response to the National Mental Health and Disability Employment Strategy. The Minister for Employment Participation, Brendan O'Connor and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children's Services, Bill Shorten, are developing the National Mental Health and Disability Employment strategy. The National Mental Health and Disability Employment Strategy is due to be released by the end of the year.
Federal Government - Published 4 days, 20 hours ago
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DEWR Media Centre - Great response to the National Mental Health and ...
The Government has received more than 300 submissions into a strategy to boost the number of people with a disability and/or mental illness in the workforce. The Minister for Employment Participation, Brendan O'Connor and Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children's Services, Bill Shorten, are developing the National Mental Health and Disability Employment strategy. The National Mental Health and Disability Employment Strategy is due to be released by the end of the year.
Federal Government - Published 4 days, 20 hours ago
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Microsoft Word - CSIRO_PET_Collaboration2.doc
Media Release 2 July 2008 ANSTO and CSIRO collaborate on medical research CSIRO1 and ANSTO2 are to collaborate on developing radiopharmaceuticals which will ultimately help in the early diagnosis and treatment of diseases like cancer and Alzheimer's. The two scientific organisations have signed an agreement to jointly screen and evaluate the chemical properties of new imaging agents developed by ANSTO. The agents will be used for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Single Photo Emission Tomography (SPECT) imaging, in conjunction with Computed Tomography (CT).
Federal Government - Published 4 days, 20 hours ago
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Hospital death rates should be published: PM
"hospital, mortality, death, rates, nicola roxon, new south wales, reform, medical"
Scopical | scopical.com.au - Published 4 days, 21 hours ago
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The skinny on obesity and the workplace
Does your work make you fat? It's a question that's been on my mind for the last few weeks. In May, I decided to go freelance which meant most of my work would be done from home, not from an office. As a result, I have dropped many kilos. My suit pants now keep falling off me. Part of it might be that because I am now running my own business, I have never worked as hard in my life. But I suspect a lot of it is because I don't have to eat out or eat what passes for food at the canteen. Which raises the question of whether obesity is linked to work habits. And that leads me to ask another question: if obesity is linked to the workplace, does weight have an impact on careers? That's an important issue with the latest study, reported here , showing that Australia is now the fattest nation on the planet. We are now even more overweight than the Americans, which is really saying something. But are work patterns and practices driving this trend? Or is it more about sedentary lifestyles? Obesity has now become a workplace issue, reports the New ...
Leon Gettler's Management Line - Published 4 days, 23 hours ago
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Bush Telegraph - 2008-07-02
12:51:40 Population conference A few years ago it was Queensland that took the mantle for being the fastest growing state in Australia but that position is now taken up by Western Australia and the Northern Territory, regions that are now neck and neck in the growth stakes. 12:51:43 Rural health and human rights How far should someone in Australia have to travel for a blood test, or how long is too long to wait for cancer test results? 12:51:45 Music from 19 Twenty Armed with three chords and the truth, blues duo, 19 Twenty with "Long Road Ahead" from their latest CD, 'Live at the Studio'. 12:51:47 The ice cream man from Longreach What would you do if you wanted to ditch your job and have a complete career change? 12:51:49 Battling wild dogs Its been a tough few years for pastoralists in the Mt Magnet region in the midwest of Western Australia as drought and poor wool prices have taken their toll. 12:51:51 Country Viewpoint: Noel Trevor, Broome, West Australia Some people say if you are far away from a capital city in Australia you get second rate health care, but during a recent life-threatening medical crisis, Noel Trevor ...
Bush Telegraph - Published 5 days, 6 hours ago
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Internet therapy helps treat panic disorder
Online psychological treatment (etherapy) can be as effective as face-to-face therapy for treating mental health disorders, according to a new study by Swinburne researchers. Published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, the study found that therapist assisted etherapy is highly effective for the treatment of panic and panic-related symptoms. It revealed that when online treatment programs are supported by health professionals they can achieve patient outcomes comparable to best-practice face-to-face therapy. “Mental illness is a growing problem worldwide,” said lead author and psychologist Kerrie Shandley. “In Australia, it accounts for 13 per cent of health problems and one in 10 adults report that they suffer from a long-term mental or behavioural problem.” “The management of anxiety and depression generally falls to family doctors who may lack the time and resources to deliver appropriate psychological treatment to their patients, so other methods for delivering effective therapy need to be developed.” The study found that when panic disorder sufferers used the etherapy program ’Panic Online’ in conjunction with support from a general practitioner, their panic disorder and panic-related symptoms were reduced with around 30 per cent losing their symptoms altogether. The study followed 96 people with a primary diagnosis of panic ...
Universities Australia - Published 5 days, 12 hours ago
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Alan Jones says thanks for the support
In his editorial this morning Alan Jones talked about the need for men to check their health and expressed thanks to his listeners and supporters for their kind wishes since he announced he had prostate cancer yesterday.
radioinfo for broadcast professionals - Published 5 days, 15 hours ago
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