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more...AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said today that the AMA welcomes the Government’s significant investment in medical training with the announcement of big increases in the number of medical training places across the board. The Government has announced there will be 1200 general practice training places by 2014, 975 Pre-vocational General Practice Placements Program (PGPPP) places by 2013, and 900 specialist training positions in private, community and rural settings by 2014…
News reports coming out of the UK and Australia show evidence of prescription ingredients in many “natural” herb remedies sold on the Internet to treat erectile dysfunction (ED). These popular online supplements, which claim to consist only of homeopathic ingredients, are often improperly labeled and may actually contain dangerous ingredients. Dr. J…
An Australian study found that prolonged use of cannabis or marijuana by young adults was linked to a higher risk of developing psychosis, with the highest risk affecting those who started using the substance in their teens, and continued using it for 6 years or more into adulthood: the risk of developing psychosis among these users was more than double that of never users…
In 2005, overweight and obese Australian adults cost the Australian economy $21 billion in direct health care and direct non-health care costs, plus an additional $35.6 billion in government subsidies, according to a study published in the Medical Journal of Australia. Prof Stephen Colagiuri, Professor of Metabolic Health at the Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition and Exercise, University of Sydney, and his co-authors analysed data from the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle study, collected in 1999-2000 and 2004-2005…
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A study by researchers in Australia and the United Kingdom suggests that autoantibodies to fat binding proteins significantly increase in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients with active disease. This increase in anti-apolipoprotein (anti-Apo A-I), anti-high-density lipoprotein (anti-HDL), and anti-C-reactive protein (anti-CRP) may contribute to the development of atherosclerosis in SLE patients, placing them at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD)…
The Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) says a national breakfast briefing it held this morning at Parliament House in Canberra was “a critical opportunity” to get across key rural health issues to federal politicians in the lead-up to this year’s federal election campaign…
The AMA is urging the recently established Medical Board of Australia to ensure that the new national registration arrangements for doctors do not discriminate against 11,000 vocationally registered general practitioners. The Board is currently finalising the criteria that will determine which GPs will be included on its specialist register. The AMA has welcomed the decision by the Board to formally recognise GPs as specialists…
AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said today that the AMA welcomes the Government’s decision to accept the major recommendations arising from the Review of the Medical Training Review Panel (MTRP). Dr Pesce said the medical profession is pleased that the MTRP will have an ongoing expanded role in medical education and training, and that it will work closely with Health Workforce Australia. “This is great news for medical students and doctors in training,” Dr Pesce said…
University of Adelaide researchers in Australia are finding new ways to block the movement of cells in the body which can cause autoimmune diseases and the spread of cancer.
On the anniversary of the Black Saturday bushfires, psychologists are advising the community to anticipate their reactions and plan their weekend to help cope with this significant event. President of the Australian Psychological Society (APS), Professor Bob Montgomery, said that anticipating what the anniversary might be like, how you might feel, and how you would like to spend the day are effective ways to prepare yourself psychologically. “It’s common for the anniversary of traumatic events to trigger some bad memories and rub some salt into emotional wounds…
AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said today that urgent planning and investment is needed to meet the health and care needs of an ageing and growing Australian population. “Access to medical care for older Australians in residential aged care today is limited,” Dr Pesce said. “The health needs of older Australians are becoming more complex and numerous, so access to general practice services in particular is crucial. “The AMA wants access to ongoing medical care to be a specific accreditation standard for aged care providers…
Leading international researcher Professor Murray Mitchell has been appointed the new head of The University of Queensland’s Centre for Clinical Research (UQCCR). The Professor of Pharmacology and Obstetrics and Gynaecology is currently the Deputy Director of the Liggins’ Institute in Auckland. He will take up the position of UQCCR Director on Monday, February, 1, 2010. Professor Mitchell has received worldwide recognition for his research on the causes and consequences of preterm birth and the long-term health effects of developmental exposure to environmental chemicals…
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has joined the ACT Division of General Practice ( ACTDGP), the Australian Medical Association (AMA) and the Pharmacy Guild in opposing the establishment of stand alone nurse practitioners working from pharmacies in the ACT. The organisations are calling on the ACT Assembly to put the ACT Health Chief Executive’s approval of five stand alone nurse practitioners positions on hold until the community is assured that such positions will do no harm…
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is pleased to announce that it has now recorded 16,742* Australian GP members; the highest number in the 52 year history of the college. In addition, the college’s National Rural Faculty now has a total of 6,943 members, of which 5,779 are Australian GPs. “This is a significant milestone for the college and I am really proud that so many Australian GPs choose to join our college,” said RACGP President Dr Chris Mitchell…
The Australian Nursing Federation is deeply disappointed at a decision by the Australian Industrial Relations Commission to reject a two-year delay to the award modernization process for NSW and Queensland nurses. ANF Acting Federal Secretary Lee Thomas said this unfortunate result would slash up to $300 a week from nurse wages and could result in many leaving the sector. About 15,000 nurses will be affected, 10,000 of those from NSW. “This decision will impact hardest on the most experienced registered nurses in aged care cutting around $294 from their weekly pay,” she said…
An international team of scientists has found that cells that protect nerves are likely to be the origins of a fatal cancer known as Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD) that is spreading rapidly through populations of Tasmanian devils in Australia: if unchecked, scientists estimate the cancer, which is spread through biting, could wipe out the wild devil population within the next 30 years or so. The findings are the subject of a collaborative study led by Australian scientists that was published in the international journal Science on 1 January…
Australian researchers report that one H1N1 swine flu shot may be enough for kids — but the CDC warns that most kids will need two vaccine doses for protection.
Santa should change his image: he should get off his sleigh and walk, lose weight, eat the carrots children leave out for the reindeer and forego the sherry and mince pie, and generally stop promoting obesity, drink driving and unhealthy living, suggests a public health expert from Australia. Writing in the British Medical Journal, BMJ Christmas issue, Dr Nathan Grills, from Monash University asks “is Santa Claus a public health pariah?” Grills writes that: “Santa only needs to affect health by 0.1 per cent to damage millions of lives…
AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said today that the Government’s promised streamlining of the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) has delivered a number of worthwhile reforms, but has not matched the rhetoric of the Prime Minister’s 2007 election promise to ’simplify Medicare’. Dr Pesce said that Australia’s hard working GPs had high hopes that GP consultation items would be comprehensively overhauled and red tape cut to a minimum so they could spend more time with their patients…
Five-year-olds can reason about the world from multiple perspectives simultaneously, according to a new theory by researchers in Japan and Australia. Using an established branch of mathematics called Category Theory, the researchers explain why specific reasoning skills develop in children at certain ages, particularly at age five. The new theory, published December 11 in the open-access journal PLoS Computational Biology, shows that these reasoning skills have similar profiles of development because they involve related sorts of processes…
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