2014年11月27日 星期四

2014-11-28 Australia Health


The Australian
   
Standing desk delivers health benefits   
The Australian
FROM the canopy of printouts to the undergrowth of stuck-down reminders, this desk is a fragile ecosystem that not so much sustains life as consumes it. If my body was ever a temple, it is now a crumbling ruin, slumped in an office chair behind two computer ...


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ABC Online
   
Inquiry yet to prove higher prevalence of mental health issues among FIFO ...   
ABC Online
An inquiry has so far failed to provide any evidence that suggests there is a higher prevalence of mental health issues among fly-in, fly-out workers, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy (CME) says. The inquiry into the mental health of WA's FIFO workforce ...

WA FIFO inquiry: three workers suicide in past three months   WA today
FIFO culture has workers 'afraid to take depression medication'   The Australian
FIFO mental health data lacking: inquiry   9news.com.au
Australian Mining   
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Sky News Australia
   
Suncorp takes thousands of storm claims   
Sky News Australia
Insurer Suncorp says the impact on its business from a major storm in Brisbane will be capped at $250 million. The company has so far received about 1,600 claims for vehicle damage and 1,000 home claims, after what is being described as the worst storm ...

Brisbane's storms: Insurers set up taskforce   Central Queensland news
Insurers tallying damage with fears wild hailstorm in Brisbane will be sizeable ...   Courier Mail

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ABC Online
   
Workers down tools after serious accident   
SBS
More than 1000 workers at an Adelaide building site have voted to down tools until Tuesday after an accident seriously injured a popular colleague. Source: AAP. 28 Nov 2014 - 9:36 AM UPDATED 3 MINS AGO ...

Workers at Royal Adelaide Hospital construction site vote to walk off job after ...   ABC Online

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Medical Xpress
   
Fat people stigmatised on a daily basis   
9news.com.au
Obese Australians are being stared at, portrayed as lazy and over-indulgent or receiving negative comments on a daily basis, a study has found. University of NSW researchers gave 46 obese adults a digital device on which to record details of each weight ...

Well-meaning advice on weight loss does a fat lot of good   WA today
Weight stigma a daily experience for obese people   HealthCanal.com
Obese people face daily stigma   helpmeoutDOC News - A consistent flow of medical news
FoodNavigator-Asia.com   
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Design & Trend
   
First Gene Therapy Drug In West Approved For Sale   
Design & Trend
Gene therapy, replacing a defective gene with a normal gene, has faced numerous setbacks over the past several decades. As a result, many scientists have focused on other types of therapies and drugs to treat diseases. There is a gene therapy for cancer ...

First gene therapy drug sets million-euro price record   Ahmedabad Mirror
First gene therapy drug Glybera sets million-euro price record   Economic Times
Germany poised to say yes to €1.1ma patient gene therapy drug   The Guardian

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Medical Xpress
   
Are body measurements the next frontier in biometric ID?   
iT News
University of Adelaide anatomist and PhD candidate Teghan Lucas has uncovered a way to identify individuals without using facial, DNA or fingerprint recognition, claiming "body recognition" could be a new form of biometric identification in the future. Using a ...

Adelaide researchers find body measurements should be used in criminal and ...   ABC Online
"Body recognition" compares with fingerprint ID   Medical Xpress

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Sky News Australia
   
More options needed for Aboriginal mothers   
9news.com.au
Ten times more Aboriginal women than non-Aboriginal women are giving birth outside hospitals, generally because they felt isolated at hospitals, a researcher says. Sarah Ireland, a Menzies School of Health researcher, said her study showed about 10 per ...

Aboriginal women keeping quiet during pregnancy to avoid 'sit down' births in ...   ABC Online

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Yahoo!7 News
   
Metals in kids' diets a concern: expert   
Nursing Careers Allied Health
Australian kids may be consuming high levels of potentially dangerous metals, a WA study has found. Australian kids may be consuming high levels of potentially dangerous metals in their food, a study shows. Researchers analysed 253 common supermarket ...

Metals in local groceries may impact kids health   Science Network Western Australia
High level of metals in children's diets a concern: expert   9news.com.au

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Irish Mirror
   
Faces of Addiction GIFs show the toll drug addiction takes on human body   
Daily Mail
It is common knowledge that illicit drugs are bad for your health, but a new series of GIFs show the devastating toll that controlled substances take on people battling addiction. The GIFs are part of a project titled Faces of Addiction, which has been put together ...

Then-and-now police mugshots show the ravages of drug addiction in the United ...   Metro
Faces of meth: Horrific transformation of fresh-faced adults into addicts illustrated ...   Mirror.co.uk
Facing true cost of drug, alcohol addiction   Perth Now
The Inquisitr   
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