Friday, August 12, 2016

Illegal psychoactive drugs seized from Perth stores, 18 people charged and other top stories.

  • Illegal psychoactive drugs seized from Perth stores, 18 people charged

    Illegal psychoactive drugs seized from Perth stores, 18 people charged
    Illegal psychoactive drugs seized from Perth stores, 18 people charged Updated August 10, 2016 18:25:10 Police have charged 18 people after seizing 8.3 kilograms of psychoactive substances from retail stores across Perth.The investigation began in November last year, when the West Australian Government introduced legislation to ban the manufacture, promotion, sale and supply of psychoactive substances.Police raided stores in Rockingham, Armadale, Victoria Park, Mandurah..
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  • Patient whose breast 'exploded' after implant surgery calls for greater transparency of doctor's history

    Patient whose breast 'exploded' after implant surgery calls for greater transparency of doctor's history
    Patient whose breast 'exploded' after implant surgery calls for greater transparency of doctor's history Updated August 10, 2016 15:03:52 A woman whose breast "exploded" after having cosmetic surgery has called for greater transparency following the discovery that her doctor had been sued several times for negligence. Key points:Young mother left traumatised by breast implant procedurePatient angry cosmetic doctor's record was hiddenDr Kim says 'no doctor is immune' fr..
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  • Parents ignoring SIDS guidelines to avoid flat head syndrome, research finds

    Parents ignoring SIDS guidelines to avoid flat head syndrome, research finds
    Parents ignoring SIDS guidelines to avoid flat head syndrome, research finds By Sarah Hawke Posted August 10, 2016 14:15:21 Parents are turning their back on safe sleeping guidelines for babies and putting them at risk of cot death as they adopt ways to prevent flat head syndrome, a study has found.Researchers interviewed more than 120 parents and health professionals in Sydney and Canada about what they knew about the condition that gives babies misshapen heads..
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  • WHO guidelines on hours of exercise needed to stay healthy are way off, Queensland study finds

    WHO guidelines on hours of exercise needed to stay healthy are way off, Queensland study finds
    WHO guidelines on hours of exercise needed to stay healthy are way off, Queensland study finds Updated August 10, 2016 09:07:17 People need to do five times the exercise recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to stay healthy, a Queensland study has found.Researchers from the University of Queensland studied the link between physical activity and chronic health conditions including breast and bowel cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke.They found exercis..
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  • NDIS providers entering eighth week without payment as families face approval delays

    NDIS providers entering eighth week without payment as families face approval delays
    NDIS providers entering eighth week without payment as families face approval delays Posted August 10, 2016 06:50:12 National Disability Insurance Scheme providers say they are entering their eighth week without payment because of an ongoing computer glitch. Key points:Online issues cause ongoing payment delaysFamily expecting payment approval faces delaysNDIA says no participants should be without a service This is despite assurances from the NDIS agency that the m..
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  • People with high IQ tend to be lazy as they don't bore easily, study finds

    People with high IQ tend to be lazy as they don't bore easily, study finds
    New research has suggested that being lazy may mean one is highly intelligent. Thus, going by the research findings, people who spend a lot of time lazing around, may actually be more intelligent that the ones who are active. The study was conducted by Florida Gulf Coast University researchers and it suggests that people with high IQ don’t bore easily. Published in the Journal of Health Psychology, the findings were taken from answers provided by a group of students who took a “Need for Cogniti..
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  • Medical board to review chaperones for doctors accused of misconduct

    Medical board to review chaperones for doctors accused of misconduct
    The controversial use of chaperones to oversee doctors accused of serious misconduct, including sexual offences, is being reviewed by the Medical Board of Australia after allegations the system failed patients.  On Wednesday, the board said it had commissioned an independent review of the chaperone system to assess whether it was keeping patients safe.  More News Videos Previous slide Next slide Doctor kept working despite sex abuse charges Andrew Denton to 'l..
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  • Midwife given suspended jail sentence after nearly starving her baby to death

    Midwife given suspended jail sentence after nearly starving her baby to death
    Her baby boy had been vomiting for up to a week, had sunken eyes and was hardly moving when a mother finally decided to take him to a Sydney hospital.And it was not a moment too soon as police say the eight-month-old was just days away from death. On Wednesday, a mother, who cannot be identified, was given a 14 month suspended jail sentence after pleading guilty to failing to provide for her child. Photo: Nick Moir It was later discovered the mother, 33, who is also a maternity ward nurs..
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  • 1st Available buys online booking service

    1st Available buys online booking service
    1st Available expects to close a deal to buy OzDocsOnline, potentially adding $63,000 in revenue and boosting its service offering.The healthcare platform provider closed out on a deal to buy OzDocsOnline for $150,000 with the deal still subject to due diligence.OzDocsOnline is an online booking service which makes revenue by offering patients online access to their own doctors services including: online prescription requests; online access to pathology results; online consultations; and online ..
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