It’s not just patients who turn to Google or other search engines to research medical information. According to Google, 86 percent of doctors say they now regularly use the Internet on the job. Of that group, the majority start at Google, which they use as a springboard to look for general information about diseases and [...]
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A study on mental health issues shows suicide and depression are more prevalent in the medical profession than in the general public.
Research commissioned by the national depression initiative Beyond Blue has found women in the profession are two-and-a-half times more likely to commit suicide than other women.
The study – to be presented in Adelaide today [...]
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While the political jockeying continues in Canberra, doctors around the country are concerned that health is sliding off the national agenda.
Hobart doctor Graham Alexander has been heartened to see independent MPs emerge as kingmakers.
“The immediate reaction from the independents such as Tony Windsor was the reaction from what he heard from his constituents, which is [...]
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Eight key signs of cancer which should be investigated immediately have been identified by scientists.
The symptoms predict the risk of cancer with such accuracy in certain age groups that patients should be referred to a specialist straight away unless there is a plausible explanation.
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Regular use of over-the-counter painkillers can actually lead to “withdrawal” headaches, CHOICE has warned.
The consumer group has investigated the usage and marketing of popular analgesics such as paracetamol, aspirin and ibuprofen.
Spokesman Christopher Zinn said while the drugs were found to be generally safe while providing temporary relief, doctors were increasingly reporting seeing the effects of [...]
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IF the shortage of medical training internships isn’t addressed, would-be doctors will be stuck in limbo unable to finish their training, the AMA warns.
THE internship shortage for medical students has reached crisis point, says the Australian Medical Association (AMA).
Faced with a growing ageing population, the AMA says the shortage could have severe implications on the [...]
SONIC Healthcare will increasingly focus its growth plans overseas while the outlook for the Australian pathology market remains uncertain.
Delivering a full-year profit crimped by recent cuts to Medicare fees for pathology services, Sonic’s outspoken chief executive, Colin Goldschmidt, warned that further cuts would seriously damage the industry.
“We . . . are arguing very strongly that [...]
Scientists have found that subjecting vegetables to electric shocks increases antioxidants.
Zapping spuds with ultrasound or electricity can make them healthier, research has shown.
The stress of being sonically blasted or shocked causes them to generate more antioxidants, which have been shown to combat heart disease and cancer.
Researchers believe the techniques could be used to turn the [...]
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THE rising level of obesity in Australia is putting extra pressure on emergency doctors and other hospital staff.
A review of patients arriving at a Melbourne hospital’s emergency ward has found almost 60 per cent were overweight or obese, posing an array of extra challenges to those providing medical care.
The added difficulties ranged from positioning overweight [...]
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Key planks of Julia Gillard’s Health reform program have been thrown into doubt
Experts are warning the chance of significant changes to the system have probably evaporated along with Labor’s parliamentary majority.
Health experts say even if Labor succeeds in forming a minority government, its fragility would probably prevent it proceeding with contentious elements of the package.
As [...]
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