Posts Tagged ‘health issues’
Annual High Claims Survey Shows Value of Keeping Private Cover
The Private Healthcare Australia Annual High Claims Survey Report analyses the nature and magnitude of high claims met by Health Funds over the past 12 months and is collated using survey data from 32 Australian …. Read more
Good Health Adds Life to Years
Every year World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April and this year The World Health Organization is calling for a concerted and co-ordinated effort by governments, business and the community to act on the …. Read more
Chronic Disease to Cost $47 trillion by 2030: WEF
By Kate Kelland
LONDON (Reuters) | Sun Sep 18, 2011 5:50p
The global economic impact of the five leading chronic diseases — cancer, diabetes, mental illness, heart disease, and respiratory disease — could reach $47
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Target Mental Health Symtoms Early
Article by Linda McSweeny
PAEDIATRIC mental health experts are calling for earlier intervention for children who exhibit behavioural and emotional symptoms as new research shows significant risk factors can be identified at an …. Read more
Stroke Trial Ends Too Soon
Article by Sophie McNamara
AN Australian neurologist has criticised the early cessation of a US study that found aggressive medical management of patients with intracranial arterial stenosis was superior to medical treatment plus …. Read more
Facebook App Reminds Transplant Patients To Take Meds
By Nicole Lewis
August 17, 2011 03:29 PM
Integration of electronic health record with social network app helps kidney transplant patients stay on their medication schedules
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Diabetes and Private Health Insurance in Australia
Diabetes is a chronic disease affecting the body’s ability to regulate glucose through the production of insulin. In 2007-08, around 898,000 Australians self reported as having been diagnosed with diabetes at some point in their …. Read more
Preventing and Managing Chronic Disease
Australia’s first performance report card on chronic disease was released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) in June 2011.
Chronic diseases—such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease and mental disorders—are usually long-lasting, persistent and may …. Read more
Obesity Takes Years Off Your Life
Health Alerts article
Researchers at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom have found that obesity is as dangerous to health as smoking and similar to smoking when it comes to effect on longevity.…. Read more
Antibiotic Resistant Superbugs on the Rise in Community
Health Alerts article
A report published on medicalsearch.com.au in Mar 2009 has revealed that superbugs, bacteria that have developed antibiotic resistance, are not confined to Australia’s hospitals as experts warn they are increasingly cropping up …. Read more
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