2014年10月23日 星期四

2014-10-24 Australia Health

  NEWS.com.au   
World first: Australian surgeons transplant a dead heart  ABC Online
ELIZABETH JACKSON: In a world first, Australian researchers and surgeons have successfully transplanted a heart that had stopped beating. The donor heart was dead for 20 minutes before it was resuscitated with ground breaking preservation fluid and ...

'Dead heart' transplant breakthrough   The Australian
Dead heart transplant 'huge breakthrough'   Sydney Morning Herald
World-first dead heart transplant at Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital a game changer   NEWS.com.au
9news.com.au   
Daily Mail   
The Guardian   
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  NEWS.com.au   
Aussie medics close to Ebola deployment  9news.com.au
Australian medical personnel are expected to leave for west Africa to help combat Ebola, following pressure from the UK and US. A team of up to 16 health workers will be sent as early as next week, as Australia faces mounting pressure from Britain and ...

Progress on talks about Australia sending teams to Africa to tackle Ebola   The Australian
World leaders call on Australia for help addressing Ebola crisis   ABC Online
Ebola outbreak: Australia's National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre ...   NEWS.com.au
Brisbane Times   
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  Sydney Morning Herald   
Is cracking your knuckles bad for you?  Sydney Morning Herald
Cracking your knuckles feels good but it's annoying to those around you. If you are a knuckle-cracker you've probably been told to stop or you'll get arthritis. Similar to other old wives' tales such as 'eat your crusts for curly hair' and 'keep a straight face in case ...


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  The Australian   
Sunlight 'slows obesity, diabetes'  The Australian
SUNLIGHT exposure helps prevent obesity and diabetes, Australian-led research has indicated. Scientists have found that ultraviolet radiation slows weight gain and wards off the “warning signs” of diabetes, such as abnormal glucose levels and insulin ...

Sunlight helps prevent diabetes, obesity: study   Xinhua
'Sunshine can slow weight gain and diabetes symptoms'   BBC News
Sunlight is key to fighting childhood obesity and diabetes, Scots scientists reveal   Express.co.uk

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  Wall Street Journal   
New York Doctor Tests Positive for Ebola  Wall Street Journal
Police officers on Thursday stand outside the New York home of Craig Spencer, a Doctors Without Borders physician who tested positive for Ebola. John Minchillo/Associated Press. A doctor who had returned to New York City recently after treating Ebola ...

Doctor in New York City tests positive for Ebola   Times of India
'The city is safe,' NY mayor says, despite doctor's Ebola diagnosis   Los Angeles Times
In NYC Ebola case, crowded city complicates efforts to track exposure   Reuters
BBC News   
9news.com.au   
Huffington Post   
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  Sky News Australia   
Tough new Queensland laws for assaults on nurses, doctors and paramedics  ABC Online
People who assault nurses, doctors and paramedics will face up to 14 years in prison under tough new Queensland laws. Health Minister Lawrence Springborg said thousands of health workers are punched, stabbed, bitten and spat on every year in ...

Jail terms for people who assult health workers to be doubled   Courier Mail
New Qld laws for health worker assaults   9news.com.au
Attacks on doctors and nurses could lead to 14 years jail   The Sunshine Coast Daily
Bundaberg News Mail   
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  The New Daily   
Birth rate lowest in 10 years  The New Daily
Australia's birth rate continues to fall with women waiting until their late 20s and beyond to have babies. Less and less Australians are having babies, according to new data. Photo: Getty. Australia's birth rate is the lowest in almost a decade, with fertility rates ...

Over-40s overtake the teenage mothers   The Australian
Canberrans leaving it late for kids   The Canberra Times
Baby bust Australias birth rates at lowest point in almost ten years   Daily Mail
Rockhampton Morning Bulletin   
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  The Daily Telegraph   
Breeding bats in Centennial Parklands safe from eviction despite recent case of ...  The Daily Telegraph
MORE than 40,000 bats roosting in Sydney's Centennial Parklands — which attracts 20 million visitors a year — will not be moved on despite a recent case of lyssavirus. The bats are now at their highest number, feeding on melaleucas near Lachlan Swamp ...

Extra powers to tackle deadly bat virus in Australia   News24
Minister says no truth in shoot to kill bat policy   ABC Online
Lyssavirus alert: NSW Health   Courier Mail

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  ABC Online   
Joyce steps up Australia's biosecurity as watermelon virus continues to baffle ...  ABC Online
The Federal Department of Agriculture has announced it's stepping up biosecurity measures to prevent further incursions of the plant disease, Cucumber Green Mottle Mosaic Virus (CGMMV). The virus, which originated overseas, has devastated the ...

Maintaining strong biosecurity is worth the cost   Fraser Coast Chronicle
Growers urged to check for signs of melon virus   Bundaberg News Mail

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An Outpatient Drug Error Occurs Every 8 Minutes in Kids  Medscape
Medication errors occurred in 696,937 nonhospitalized children 6 years of age and younger between 2002 and 2012, and more than a quarter of the episodes were documented in children younger than 1 year, according to a study published online October ...

Medication errors in children significantly increased over 10 years   Healio
Study Shows Medication is Frequently, Unintentionally Given Incorrectly to ...   HealthCanal.com
Parents' Medication Mistakes Put Our Kids at Risk (Op-Ed)   Live Science

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