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Healthcare professionals and their patients living with renal failure now have access to an online resource dedicated to peritoneal dialysis (PD). The new website includes an educational video featuring a PD patient who sailed solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
11/03/2010 |
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The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has launched a national portal focusing on clinical practice guidelines.
11/03/2010 |
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Researchers at the University of Sydney are using virtual reality techniques to study how thinking tasks impact the 'freezing' of feet often experienced by people with Parkinson's Disease (PD). They how their findings will offer new directions for treating the disease.
11/03/2010 |
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Early trial results of a new candidate malaria vaccine has shown that young children in Mali produce strong and long-lasting immune responses. The vaccine was also seen be safe and well tolerated.
11/03/2010 |
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Monash University researchers have made a discovery that may see cotton thread used as core material in low-cost 'lab-on-chip' devices capable of detecting diseases such as kidney failure and diabetes.
11/03/2010 |
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Researchers at the University of Sydney suggest that paracetamol may provide more than just pain relief to those at risk of developing heart disease.
05/03/2010 |
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The latest proposed reforms by the Federal Government are touted to be the biggest change to Australia's health and hospital system since the introduction of Medicare. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd claims these reforms will deliver better hospitals and better health services across Australia.
05/03/2010 |
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Under the Federal Government's new reform proposal, Local Hospital Networks will be established across Australia and paid directly by the Australian Government for each public hospital service they provide.
05/03/2010 |