2014年8月21日 星期四

2014-08-22 Australia Health

  The Australian Financial Review   
Co-payment comparison  6minutes
Bulk billing without restrictions has been a feature of the Australian health system since the introduction of Medicare in 1984. It is particularly important in general practice, as it means any Australian can see a primary care doctor without having to pay ...

GP $7 fee plan: AMA push to exempt concession holders and children   Sydney Morning Herald
GP fee: Tony Abbott rejects AMA proposal to exempt pensioners   Brisbane Times
AMS flags alternate GP co-payment model   The Queensland Times
The Australian   
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  Sky News Australia   
Probe into FIFO mental illness launched  Sky News Australia
A West Australian parliamentary inquiry will try to find out what puts fly-in fly-out workers at risk of mental illness. The inquiry's been prompted by a spate of FIFO workers who've taken their lives over the past 12 months. The Education and Health Standing ...

WA inquiry investigates FIFO suicide in the Pilbara   ABC Online
Probe into FIFO workers' deaths launched   NEWS.com.au
Inquiry into FIFO suicides to go ahead   Mandurah Mail

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  Telegraph.co.uk   
Young people concerned about ease of access to online pornography - IPPR  Voice of Russia - UK Edition
Britain's youngsters believe pornography is too easily available, says a new study by think-tank IPPR, which also found that almost half of young people believe sending sexually explicit pictures, known as 'sexts', via mobile phone is now part of 'everyday life'.
Why teenagers' obsession with porn is creating a generation of 20-year-old virgins   Telegraph.co.uk
Hannah Betts: Maybe the young won't bow to porn pressure   The Times (subscription)
Survey finds sexual imagery part of life for teens   Whitsunday Times
Sky News   
International Business Times AU   
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Stand out in yellow today for Daffodil Day  Noosa News
Marika Langley from Coolum Beach prepares for Cancer Council's Daffodil Day when Sunshine Coast locals will turn out in yellow. Photo: Iain Curry / Sunshine Coast Daily Iain Curry. MARIKA Langley looks great in yellow - which is lucky given it's the colour ...

Here's a bloomin' great way to beat cancer   Gladstone Observer
Daffodil offers symbol of hope   Muswellbrook Chronicle
Buy a daffodil and give hope to a better future   Clarence Valley Daily Examiner
Bundaberg News Mail   
Narromine News   
Courier Mail   
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  The Star   
Ice challenge to find a cure  The Star
A man who lost his young wife to motor neurone disease is hoping to boost funds for research - with an icy challenge. Michael Brocklebank's wife Natalie died of the degenerative illness in June aged just 29, after battling the condition for five years.
Ice bucket challenge: SA Premier Jay Weatherill, Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis ...   ABC Online
Help fund research into diseases   Ararat Advertiser
Dubya doused in ice-water for MND challenge   the Irish News
Herald.ie   
Yahoo!7 News   
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  Dixie Press Online   
Wellington Red Cross 100  Wellington Times
Former members and current members will unite to celebrate 100 years of Red Cross at Hermitage Hill in Wellington Hermitage Hill Saturday night. It's an honour to reflect on our remarkable history, to celebrate our achievements and thank generations of ...

Narrabri's Red Cross Blood Bank, a life saving service launched in 1974   Narrabri Courier
Narrabri Red Cross celebrates its 100th birthday   The Narrabri Courier
Blood drive collects 750 donations   WebsterPost.com
DigitalJournal.com   
KMTV   
Dixie Press Online   
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Doctors can't explain rise in penis birth defect  New Zealand Herald
A condition which causes baby boys to be born with deformed penises is becoming more common in Sweden, for reasons unknown to scientists. Researchers in Sweden assessed data collected on Hypospadias between 1973 and 2009. They found that ...


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  Fox News   
Colgate refutes toothpaste cancer concerns  Brisbane Times
Some studies have linked Colgate Total toothpaste's active ingredient Triclosan with cancer and the disruption of hormone development. But Colgate says it's totally safe. 20/08/14. Colgate Total toothpaste under scrutiny over ingredient. Palmer backtracks on ...

Colgate Total: The Only Absolutely Safe Toothpaste Approved by FDA That ...   International Business Times AU
Setting the record straight about Colgate Total toothpaste   Fox News (blog)
Colgate brand suffers following triclosan concerns   CosmeticsDesign.com USA
Sydney Morning Herald   
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Codeine-Containing Cough Syrups Abuse Associated With Abnormal Brain ...  Medical Research News and Interviews_ MedicalResearch.com
White matter (WM) integrity is abnormal in the IFO of bilateral temporal-occipital regions and right frontal region, and in the right corona radiata white matter in chronic Codeine-Containing Cough Syrups users. The abnormal white matter integrity related to the ...

Imaging Finds Brain Changes in People Who Abuse Cough Syrups with Codeine   Diagnostic Imaging
Imaging study reveals white-matter deficits in users of codeine-containing cough ...   Medical Xpress

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  New Vision   
Camel bites baby boy on the head at circus in France  9news.com.au
A camel (not this one) bit a baby on the head at a circus in France, according to a local newspaper. (Getty Images). 9NEWS. A four-month-old baby was bitten on his head by a circus camel in France in an unusual attack on the weekend, according to a local ...

Circus camel bites baby's head   NEWS.com.au
Circus camel bites four-month-old baby on head   ABC Online
French baby's head bitten by circus camel   The Daily Star
The Malay Mail Online   
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