au-hotdailynews: 2015-06-29 Australia Health

Why we need to relieve the verbal constipation about poo
Sydney Morning Herald
Sometimes it seems like all the old taboos have gone. We can talk openly about sex and there was even a day or two recently when talk of tampons dominated Australian politics. Yet when it comes to poo, we'd rather not go there - and that can be bad for our ...

Daily Checkup: Inflammatory bowel disease strikes children as well as adults ...   New York Daily News

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PBS listing for cancer drugs
6minutes
The federal government has announced it will list the melanoma drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda) on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. Patients with a concession card will now pay $6.10 while others will pay $37.70 per pembrolizumab prescription, which ...

Merck CEO Ken Frazier on Keytruda and why Australians miss out on new drugs   The Australian Financial Review
Ron Walker's cancer crusade pays dividends   Sydney Morning Herald
'Revolutionary' melanoma drug worth $150000 a year listed on PBS, saving ...   ABC Online
Sky News Australia
9news.com.au
NEWS.com.au
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Tasmanian Health Minister begins hard sell after releasing reform blueprint
ABC Online
The Tasmanian Premier and Health Minister have briefed staff at the Mersey Hospital and mayors from Tasmania's north-west on reforms that will see it become a statewide centre for elective surgeries. The biggest changes under the Government's white ...

Concerns over how State Government's overhaul of the health system will be ...   NEWS.com.au
More surgery at Tasmania's Mersey hospital   Sky News Australia
Maternity services on Coast to be in Burnie   The Advocate
Perth Now
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Lack of motivation preventing people from getting fit, VicHealth survey says
ABC Online
Victorians are not getting fit because of a lack of motivation, rather than a lack of time, a VicHealth survey says. Chief executive officer Jerril Rechter said that was a surprise because traditionally people blamed their inactivity on a lack of time. The survey of ...

No motivation is key reason Victorians don't exercise   3AW
Victorians say motivation, not lack of time, to blame for lack of exercise   Herald Sun

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Yes, those skinny jeans are out to get you
Times LIVE
Skinny jeans can make you weak at the knees - and they are not the only fashion items hazardous to your health. Bra straps, high heels, jewellery, hair dye, handbags and piercings can be even more dangerous. This week it was reported that an Australian ...

Be fashionable, but pay attention to pain and discomfort   Tyler Morning Telegraph
Skinny jeans pose health risk   Fiji Broadcasting Corporation
Do not wear Skinny jeans!   NY City News
South Asian Link
Rapid News Network
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Bill Gates hopes anti-Aids vaccine will be available within 10 years
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates, who spends millions of dollars on Aids drug development, said he hoped for a vaccine against the disease within the next decade as a cure remains far off. "Probably the top priority is a vaccine. If we had a vaccine that ...

As people with HIV live longer, aging presents challenges   Naples Daily News
HIV's toxic toll   Winnipeg Free Press
Many Americans With HIV Don't Know They're Infected   News On 6

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