Ballarat woman denied face-to-face NDIS meeting
Mother says National Disability Insurance Scheme planners refused to assess her daughter’s needs in person, citing lack of funds. Gayle Bird with her daughter Tori. Picture: Luka Kauzlaric.A mother from the Ballarat suburb of Delacombe says National Disability Insurance Scheme planners refused to assess her daughter’s needs in person, citing lack of funds. Gayle Bird, whose 23-year-old daughter Tori has the mental age of a three to five year-old-child, said planners insisted only ..>> view original'National suicide emergency' prompts mental health campaign rollout
Two of Australia’s leading mental health organisations have launched seperate yet encompassing programs to tackle the elevating issue of male suicide. Not a coincidence: Both Lifeline and headspace have launched separate mental health campaigns, both to deal with the issue of male suicide. Photo: iStock.Two of Australia’s leading mental health organisations have launched separate yet encompassing programs to tackle the elevating issue of male suicide.Lifeline has announced the Our..>> view originalHospitals now tap lawyers to fulfill patients' legal needs - News
June 6, 2017 Every Friday, Christine Crawford has a counseling session at a clinic at New York City's Mount Sinai Health System as she moves ahead with plans for gender transition surgery later this year. In addition to the many medical and psychosocial issues, there are practical ones as well. So, Crawford was thrilled when a Mount Sinai representative said they would assign a lawyer to help her legally change her name to Christine. The lawyer filed her name-change petition with the court and ..>> view originalChinese food safety standards up with the best: NZ berry grower
Chinese food safety standards up with the best: NZ berry grower GERARD HUTCHING Last updated 14:20, June 6 2017 David Berry is a man on a mission - to change the negative view people have of Chinese food safety standards. The United Kingdom-based Kiwi is the owner of a berry processing plant in Shandong province which has been caught up in food scares related to other berry exporters, alth..>> view originalPancreatic cancer symptoms - this test could detect cancer YEARS before signs appear
Researchers have found the blood test accurately picks up mutations for several different types of cancer including pancreatic cancer - which is one of the most deadly cancer. It is hoped the test could come to GP surgeries as part of health checks which include blood pressure and cholesterol.The test is based on the knowledge that all cells in the body release information into the bloodstream through secretion or as they die.Cancer tumours are also known to shed this information - known as circ..>> view originalOpioid crisis centre stage as Ohio sues Oxycontin and Percocet drug-makers
Dayton: Ohio, a bellwether for US elections in general and the Rust Belt in particular, has in the course of the past month become a single-issue state. The field for next year's gubernatorial election has made it plain that the only issue in the state is the opioid epidemic that has killed thousands and touched candidates across the urban-rural and Republican-Democrat divide. Doug Rolf, a firefighter and medic restocks medicine after responding to an overdose, in Colerain, Ohio. Photo: N..>> view originalRice and THI researchers introduce wireless, battery-less pacemaker - News
June 6, 2017 A wireless, battery-less pacemaker that can be implanted directly into a patient's heart is being introduced by researchers from Rice University and their colleagues at the Texas Heart Institute (THI) at the IEEE's International Microwave Symposium (IMS) in Honolulu June 4-9. The pacemaker designed by the Rice lab of electrical and computer engineering professor Aydin Babakhani harvests energy wirelessly from radio frequency radiation transmitted by an external battery pack. In the..>> view originalAspirin may provide little or no benefit for certain patients with narrowed, hardened arteries - News
June 6, 2017 For decades, aspirin has been widely used to reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems. Now, a team led by a University of Florida Health researcher has found that aspirin may provide little or no benefit for certain patients who have plaque buildup in their arteries. Aspirin is effective in treating strokes and heart attacks by reducing blood clots. The researchers tracked the health histories of over 33,000 patients with atherosclerosis -- narrowed, hardened arteries -- and dete..>> view originalCome on Australia, you don't call 000 for that
Thunderstorm asthma claims lives4:17A family share how a victim of the thunderstorm asthma outbreak died in waiting for an ambulance. Courtesy: Seven News St Johns Ambulance attend to an emergency scene.AUSTRALIA, it’s time to get real about who we’re becoming.A new report from Ambulance Tasmania today has revealed some truly stunning details about the gross misuse of the service, proving a lot of us are becoming lazy, hypochondriacs and huge over-reactors.The review, which was released in an e..>> view originalThis new gene therapy could help 'turn-off' asthma!
Sydney: A new gene therapy has been developed by a team of researchers that could help to 'turn-off' the immune response which causes allergic reaction such as asthma, or potentially lethal food allergies. Ray Steptoe, Associate Professor at the University of Queensland in Australia said,"When someone has an allergy or asthma flare-up, the symptoms they experience results from immune cells reacting to protein in the allergen." MUST READ The study showed that the single treatment may give life..>> view original
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