2014年10月20日 星期一

2014-10-21 Australia Health

  BBC News   
Paralysed man walks again after cell transplant  BBC News
A paralysed man has been able to walk again after a pioneering therapy that involved transplanting cells from his nasal cavity into his spinal cord. Darek Fidyka, who was paralyzed from the chest down in a knife attack in 2010, can now walk using a frame.
World first as man whose spinal cord was severed walks: Paralysed fireman ...   Daily Mail
Cell transplant helps paralysed man walk with frame   Reuters
Paralysed man Darek Fidyka walks again after pioneering surgery   The Guardian
Irish Independent   
The Australian   
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  Stuff.co.nz   
Does reheating pasta make it healthier?  Stuff.co.nz
A test on BBC'sTrust Me, I'm a Doctor has found that reheating cold pasta makes it healthier than the original meal. The show's doctors conducted an experiment and concluded that cooking, cooling and reheating a bowl of pasta turned it into "resistant starch" ...

Reheating pasta to lose weight?   Brisbane Times
Reheat your pasta to avoid fat   Indian Express
Reheated pasta turns healthier, absorbed as fiber   helpmeoutDOC News - A consistent flow of medical news

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  Sydney Morning Herald   
Lies, damned lies and health statistics: the patient's guide to pathological politics  Sydney Morning Herald
So the doctor says: "I've got good news and bad news." And the patient goes: "Can I have the good news first?" "Sure," says the doctor. "You'll only have to wait 49 days for your surgery." "That's the good news?" The patient is aghast. "It sounds like a long wait.
Elective surgery, operation problems rise in Victorian hospitals   Herald Sun
Tas elective surgery waiting lists still longest in the country   ABC Online
Elective surgery waits shorten; still too long   The Canberra Times
Tasmania Examiner   
Bundaberg News Mail   
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  Coolum News   
VIDEO: "Graphic obesity" ads to battle against the bulge  Coolum News
THE gruesome and graphic ads used to shame drink drivers and smokers about their habits are now being rolled out for Australia's obese. The Live Lighter campaign is using a "graphic obesity" advertisement, warning of "toxic fat" to smash home its message.

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  ABC Online   
Changes to Murraylands health services  The Murray Valley Standard
The Murraylands will lose its Country South SA Medicare Local (CSSAML) from June next year when five Medicare Locals in South Australia will cease operation and be rolled into just two Primary Health Networks. THE Murraylands will lose its Country South ...

Medicare Local merger: 'Business as usual' says Southern NSW CEO   Yass Tribune
Nervousness in region about new Primary Health Networks as details still to come   ABC Online
Primary Health Networks plan a slap in the face for regional NSW   Daily Advertiser
South Coast Register   
Sunraysia Daily   
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  Sky News Australia   
Caution urged after measles outbreak on Jetstar flight  9news.com.au
Passengers who flew from Indonesia to Brisbane last Wednesday are being urged to contact their GP if they feel unwell after three people on the flight contracted measles. Queensland Health has called on all passengers who flew on Jetstar Airlines flight ...

Measles alert for jetstar passengers   Yahoo!7 News
Measles alert: Queensland Health issue warning for passengers on Jetstar Bali ...   ABC Online

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  The Daily Telegraph   
Relay for Life at Blacktown International Sportspark set to help Cancer Council ...  The Daily Telegraph
Relay For Life is an amazing fundraiser for cancer councils throughout the world. It has brought the Blacktown City community together to raise awareness of cancer and money in order to consign cancer to history. The Blacktown event started in 2003 and ...

Ron conquers 225 laps of relay oval   Moree Champion
Relay for Life raises $37000 for Cancer Council   Whyalla News
Relay For Life – what is it?   Mt. Carmel Daily Republican Register
Hays Daily News   
Williamsburg Yorktown Daily   
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  The Satellite   
Booze, meat could help boost male fertility  The Satellite
TOO much alcohol can affect a man's performance in the bedroom - but the occasional pint of beer or glass of wine could actually improve male fertility and sexual function, according to a new study. By contrast, drinking coffee and other caffeinated beverages ...


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  Yahoo!7 News   
3D printer makes man's heel  9news.com.au
Bone cancer had eaten a hole in his heel and had made it difficult for him to walk. But in July, the 71-year-old travelled from Rutherglen in Victoria to Melbourne to undergo a pioneering procedure using a titanium heel made in a 3D printer. "I never knew the ...

Melbourne biotech collaboration saves man's leg with world-first 3D printed ...   Ferret
Doctors use 3D printer to save cancer sufferer's foot in world-first procedure   The Daily Telegraph
3D printer saves cancer patient's leg   New Zealand Herald
Herald Sun   
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  6minutes   
Aussies contradict melanoma perception  6minutes
Despite a perception that most deaths from melanomas are due to thick lesions, Queensland research has confirmed more people die from tumours of less than one millimetre. That's because there are more cases of the thin type, according to a Queensland ...

cancers caught early kill more   The Australian
Queenslanders Are Dying Increasingly From Thin Melanomas   Business Insider Australia

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