Tag: Health
London launches bike hire scheme
The first large-scale bicycle hire scheme in Britain will get under way in London on Friday (local time). [MORE]
Equestrian champ fighting back from nightmare fall
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Meg Wade is living every horse rider's nightmare. [MORE]
Maths solves sperm movement mystery
UK scientists may have unravelled one of the long-standing mysteries of human fertility: why sperm cells tend to behave like tiny, surface-seeking missiles.[MORE]
Calcium supplements linked to increased risk of heart attack
New research has cast doubt on whether people should take calcium supplements to ward off the degenerative bone disease osteoporosis.[MORE]
Flu jabs for under fives to continue
Commonwealth chief medical officer Jim Bishop says seasonal flu vaccinations for children under five can continue.[MORE]
Mental health spending 'simply not enough'
Australian of the Year Professor Patrick McGorry is leading calls for the Federal Government to commit more money to the country's mental health system.[MORE]
New study into Aboriginal health
Researchers in WA are trying to determine why most health and social services have failed to significantly improve the health and well being of Aboriginal people.[MORE]
Discussion paper critical of disability services
Social Inclusion Commissioner David Cappo has released a discussion paper critical of disability services in South Australia.[MORE]
Mayors peddle healthy lifestyle
Two outback Queensland mayors and their chief executive officers will cycle 200 kilometres this weekend to promote a healthy lifestyle.[MORE]
Scientists regrow joints and bones
US researchers say they have developed a technique which could one day allow people with knee or hip problems to grow their own replacement joints. [MORE]
Blackouts putting lives at risk: Mataranka residents
Mataranka residents have told a public meeting power outages are putting lives at risk.[MORE]
Figures reveal seven month wait for wheelchairs
First time figures have revealed people with disabilities are waiting months for medical appliances such as electric beds and wheelchairs.[MORE]
Truss pledges regional health fix
Nationals' leader Warren Truss says the Coalition will act further to fix regional health services.[MORE]
PM promises cash for disabled children
Children with a disability would be given $12,000 to help pay for treatment under a re-elected Labor government, the PM has announced.[MORE]
Loneliness can be lethal
A new study has found loneliness can be as harmful as smoking 15 cigarettes a day or drinking heavily.[MORE]
Getting less than the best cancer treatment
A new study suggests cancer patients are not being treated in line with guidelines which could save their lives.[MORE]
Breakthrough in search for Huntington's treatment
Melbourne researchers believe they have made a breakthrough in the search for a treatment for Huntington's disease.[MORE]
HIV drug may increase heart attack risk
New research has found certain drugs can increase the risk of heart attacks among people with HIV/AIDS.[MORE]
Coroner considers aged care case
The Deputy State Coroner has indicated she will not make critical findings against an aged care facility in Perth's southern suburbs. [MORE]
Wind farm firm rejects health inquiry call
The operator of a 128-turbine wind farm at Waubra, west of Ballarat, says there is no need for a Senate inquiry into the health effects of wind farms.[MORE]
Early weaning linked to chronic disease
New research has linked the nation's chronic disease burden with the absence of breastfeeding. [MORE]
Hearing group calls for newborn test funds
A group of hearing service providers is calling for an extra $11 million to help struggling services test and treat every newborn baby in Australia.[MORE]
More hepatitis C cases linked to Melbourne clinic
Health officials say evidence suggests the number of women who have contracted hepatitis C at a day surgery in Melbourne's north-east has risen to 35.[MORE]
Chance find leads to vision insight
An impromptu late-night experiment has led Australian scientists to a discovery that changes our understanding of how our vision works.[MORE]
Union urges Glenside project delay
The union representing psychiatrists says it has identified 240 problems in the plans for a new mental health hospital at Glenside in Adelaide.[MORE]
