2015年4月28日 星期二

2015-04-29 Australia Health


Sydney Morning Herald
   
Unnecessary tests: Choosing Wisely campaign targets brain scans, food allergy ...   
Sydney Morning Herald
Common medical procedures including brain scans, food allergy tests and long-term reflux medication are unnecessary and possibly harmful for many patients and should be radically reduced, doctors have warned. Five of the peak specialty medical groups ...

The 25 medical tests and medicines doctors say you don't need   NEWS.com.au
Campaign targets health risks and costs   Courier Mail
Campaign urges patients, doctors to cut unnecessary tests and treatments   ABC Online

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The West Australian
   
Inquest probes deaths at Fremantle clinic   
Courier Mail
A FREMANTLE mental health service is in the spotlight after five patients who had been in and out of treatment took their own lives. AN inquest in the Coroners Court of Western Australia is examining the deaths of Stephen Colin Robson, 47, Ruby Natasha ...

Inquest into 'similar' clinic deaths starts   The West Australian

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Daily Mail
   
Pensioner, 95, joins praise for teenage Aldi worker who walked him home   
Daily Mail
The pensioner who was helped home by an Aldi worker in actions praised around the world has thanked the teenager who came to his aid. Christian Trouesdale walked 95-year-old Bob Malloy home after the elderly man finished his shopping at the budget ...

An act of kindness goes a long way   NEWS.com.au
Teenage Aldi worker becomes internet sensation after helping elderly pensioner ...   Telegraph.co.uk
Teenage grocery store employee gets worldwide praise for walking senior home   Mashable
The Inquisitr   
Yahoo News UK   
Yahoo7 News   
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Los Angeles Times
   
Study says pollution may have reduced birth weights in Beijing   
Los Angeles Times
Exposure to air pollution may reduce the weight of newborn children, according to scientists who studied birth weights in Beijing before, during and after the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, when Chinese government controls temporarily reduced the city's ...

Study: Birth Weights Rose When China Curbed Air Pollution   The Chosun Ilbo
Beijing Olympics study proves foul-air effect on newborns   The Australian
Beijing Olympics Study Hints at Smog's Impact on Birth Weights   U.S. News & World Report
HealthCanal.com   
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The Australian
   
Babies using mobile media, new study reveals   
The Australian
More than a third of babies in the US are tapping on smartphones and tablets even before they're walking or talking, according to a new study. And by their first birthday, one in seven infants is using devices for at least an hour a day. The results of the First ...

Babies and smartphones – not a smart move   The Australian Financial Review
Babies using smartphones even before they learn to walk: Study   Times of India
Babies as young as 6 MONTHS are using smartphones and tablets   Daily Mail
Science Daily   
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Sydney Morning Herald
   
Increased potassium intake associated with health benefits: diet survey   
Sydney Morning Herald
Kale can do it. Guacamole, potato, bananas and coconuts can too. Nutrition recommendations often focus on what we should be eating less of, rather than what we should be eating more of. A new study of 2185 teenage girls has found that there are more ...

Potassium may matter more than salt for BP in teens   Times of India
How Salt, Potassium Affect Your Teen's Blood Pressure   Health Hub from Cleveland Clinic
Study Challenges Salt Guidelines for Kids   U.S. News & World Report
The Inquisitr   
Business Standard   
New York Times (blog)   
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McGill Reporter
   
HPV vaccine should not be delayed   
Science Daily
Date: April 27, 2015; Source: Queen's University; Summary: New research shows early benefits from the human papillomavirus vaccine in young girls. The HPV vaccine, which protects against four types of HPV shown to cause cervical cancer and anogenital ...

Benefits of HPV vaccine can be seen in high school girls, study says   Los Angeles Times
HPV Vaccine Produces Early Benefits for Teen Girls   WebMD
Benefits of Early HPV Vaccination Emerge Rapidly   Medscape
HealthCanal.com   
New Zealand Herald   
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Sydney Morning Herald
   
Study reveals the trick to getting a song out of your head   
Sydney Morning Herald
Good news for anyone who spent the best part of 2014 involuntarily humming to Pharrell Williams' Happy: a new study has uncovered a method for getting a catchy song out of your head. Researchers at the University of Reading have found that chewing gum ...

the trick to getting a song out of your head   Brisbane Times
Song stuck in your head? Chew some gum   Free Malaysia Today
Got a catchy tune stuck in your head? Try chewing gum   Malay Mail Online
Hindustan Times   
Science Daily   
Times of India   
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Mackay Daily Mercury
   
Sterilisation unit repaired, surgery to return to normal   
Mackay Daily Mercury
ELECTIVE surgery at Mackay Base Hospital will return to normal today as the hospital's sterilisation unit is repaired. It is believed that 14 elective procedures had been cancelled at the hospital after a sterilisation unit broke down on Saturday. A statement, by ...

Mackay Base Hospital elective surgery returning to normal after sterilisation unit ...   ABC Online

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MinnPost
   
Cardiologist says sugar and carbs are the main cause of rising obesity rates   
ABC Online
Sugar and carbohydrates are the main culprits in rising obesity rates, and exercise doesn't actually help you lose much weight. That's according to a provocative article in a leading medical journal by three health experts. British cardiologist Dr Aseem Malhotra ...

New study suggests that exercise type may be less important in fight against ...   News-Medical.net

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