2015年5月14日 星期四

2015-05-15 Australia Health


CBC.ca
   
Weak handgrip a sign of higer risk of dying from disease: study   
CBC.ca
A limp handshake could mean more than just a bad first impression, but also a marker of poor health, researchers say. According to a new study, a weak handgrip is linked to a higher risk of dying from both cardiovascular and non-cardiovascular diseases.
A firm handshake is enough to kill you   Times LIVE
Hearty handshake a real life-saver   The Australian (blog)
Can a Weak Grip Predict Heart Disease?   NBCNews.com
New Vision   
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Sky News Australia
   
High ice purity creating addicts in Vic   
Sky News Australia
Record potency of ice in Victoria is escalating addiction to the deadly drug, the state's police minister says. Methylamphetamine sold in the state during the 2013-2014 financial year was about 80 per cent pure, more than in any other state or territory, ...

Ice 'becoming purer and cheaper' tightening its grip on Victorians   3AW

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Sky News Australia
   
Jayant Patel gets life ban in Australia   
Sky News Australia
The Medical Board of Australia has successfully applied to permanently ban disgraced Bundaberg surgeon Jayant Patel from ever practicing medicine in Australia. The surgeon was convicted and jailed in Queensland in 2010 of three counts of manslaughter ...

Jayant Patel: former Bundaberg surgeon handed permanent ban from judge   The Guardian
Former Bundaberg hospital surgeon Dr Jayant Patel will never again practise ...   Courier Mail

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South China Morning Post (subscription)
   
Universal flu virus killer could be a step closer after breakthrough cell research   
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Scientists might be a step closer to finding a silver bullet that kills all flu viruses, after confirmation of the role of a type of white blood cell in fighting the disease. In a paper published in the latest issue of journal Nature Communications, a team of Chinese and ...

Researchers close to a single dose lifetime cure for the flu   Mumbai Mirror
Aust team targets single flu shot for life   Sky News Australia
Flu Breakthrough Promises Lifetime Immunity From All Strains   Newsmax

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ABC Online
   
Criminal organisations using internet to import 'ice'   
The Australian
Criminal organisations are moving away from cooking methamphetamines in clandestine labs to using the internet to import ice and its precursors through the postal system, police say. The National Ice Taskforce yesterday held its first community consultation ...

Ice addiction hitting regional centres   Herald Sun
Ice addiction bedevilling regional centres   Cowra Community News

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The Independent
   
Anti-depressants could do more harm than good, says expert   
Whitsunday Times
THE negative effects of psychiatric drugs, including those used to treat depression and dementia, outweigh the positives, an expert on clinical trials has suggested. Professor Peter Gøtzsche, the director of the Nordic Cochrane Centre at Rigshospitalet in ...

Doctors debate long-term use of psychiatric drugs   OnMedica

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Science World Report
   
Could Our Dining Partner Ultimately Influence How Much We Eat?   
Science World Report
New findings published in the journal Social Influence show that how much food we consume may ultimately be influenced by who we're eating with. Researchers at the University of New South Wales looked at how social modeling, a certain psychological ...

Dining with a light eater can curb appetites   CTV News
Want to eat less? Dine with a light eater   Times LIVE
How much you eat is influenced by the person you dine with, new study reveals   ABC Online

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The Age
   
Sniffer dogs to search mental health facilities in Melbourne   
The Age
The move to use sniffer dogs has been billed as a safety measure designed to benefit patient recovery and staff safety. Photo: Wayne Taylor. Mentally ill patients and their visitors will be searched for drugs at a handful of Melbourne health facilities in a bid to ...

Drug sniffer dogs in Melb mental health   The Australian

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ABC Online
   
Beds to close at Lismore Base Hospital unless midwives' dispute is resolved   
ABC Online
Post-surgical patients could be turned away from the Lismore Base Hospital's women's care unit unless a staffing dispute is resolved. The union representing nurses and midwives said more than 180 hours a week have been cut from the roster.
Nurses vow to turn away patients unless staffing issue fixed   Northern Star
Nurses, midwives threaten industrial action at Lismore   Echonetdaily

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Destructoid
   
Videogames, porn, and seclusion: The downfall of men?   
Destructoid
Phillip Zimbardo, a leading psychologist at Stanford University, has warned that men are facing a "crisis of masculinity" because of porn and videogame addiction. A study of 20,000 young men's gaming and porn habits was conducted by Zimbardo with a ...

Comment: Sex, guys and video games   SBS
Plugged In and Rewired: A Crisis of Internet Addiction in Young Men   Christian Post
Porn And Video Game Addiction Lead To Social Isolation, Erectile Dysfunction ...   The Inquisitr
Slate Magazine   
TheBlaze.com   
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