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Pneumococcal vaccinations in elderly lagging
FEWER elderly patients are being vaccinated against pneumococcal disease after changes in policy, new research suggests.
Call for national flu and pneumococcal vaccination register
LOW flu and pneumococcal vaccination rates among at-risk populations have incited a call for the establishment of a national vaccination register.
Driving threat with sleep apnoea
SOUTH Australians with symptoms of a sleep disorder may try to avoid diagnosis because of legislation forcing doctors to report those deemed unfit to drive, research suggests.
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- Mum’s vit D and kids’ bones
- Bat warning after boy dies of lyssavirus
- Pelvic floor issues prevalent in third trimester
- Fast Forward - Implanon issues
- Warning on lyssavirus risk from bat bites
- Caffeine reduces long-distance driver crashes
- Kids’ bone health unaffected by maternal vitamin D levels
- Push for national kids’ flu vax program
- Nursing home pets spread more than joy
- Many women delay sex postpartum
- Nursing home pets spread more than joy
- Study finds refugees often B12 deficient
- MIMS March Prescribing Update
- Child heart study points to genetic susceptibility
- Legacy of post-traumatic stress follows stint in ICU
- Partner abuse rife among pregnant women
- Heart disease deaths rise with cheaper alcohol
- Extreme cold reduces emergency response times
- TGA alert: Check Fluarix syringes
- TGA alert: Check Fluarix vials
- TGA alert: Check flu vaccine vials
- More pregnancy woes for the overweight
- Australia lags on lifesaving screening
- Don’t admit if you did inhale
- Mum's weight affects vascular health of offspring
- NSW obstetric anal sphincter injuries rise
- Australia lagging on lifesaving newborn screening
- Caution over blood tests for trisomy
- Study rebutting fracture link to Depo queried
- Vit D advice emphasises risk
- Charcoal the end for flying farts?
- Call to ban junk food makers from public health discussion
- Social system failing those with disabilities: charities
- Doctors Without Borders struggling in Syrian war
- Greens cause more food poisoning than poultry
- First oesophageal cancer predictor model
- Fighting infection improves malnourished kids' survival
- Research dispels claims about new graduates
- Kids with CP miss vax
- TV watching lowers sperm count
- Brits too polite to waste doctors’ time
- Motorbike power improving safety and health access
- US experts urge phase-out of chimpanzee research
- Eight servings of fruit and vegetable may be optimal: study
- Geneva agreement to reduce mercury threat
- Depression alert follows football concussion study
- Alertness urged on hyperemesis gravidarum
- Cleaning linked to asthma
- Wild animals implicated in spread of sleeping sickness
- Measles epidemic reflects poor vax coverage: NGO's
- Opioid overdose soars among Boston's homeless
- One-child policy shaping a nervous nation: study
- Anticoagulants boost cancer survival rates
- Rare gene found to prevent body odour
- Lab adopts controversial guidelines
- Cyclic pattern makes up for lost sleep
- Age-related macular degeneration linked to aspirin use
- Smartphone skin-lesion apps not so clever
- Fast food linked to higher risk of asthma in children
- Pap test could detect other cancers
- Alzheimer’s risk could be lowered through beta-blockers
- Migraine risk increased in families with epilepsy
- Diesel exhaust may increase risk of brain tumours in offspring
- Hyperthyroidism increases AF risk
- One in four Australians at risk of OSA
- A merry feast it mite not be
- Burgeoning global diabetes epidemic
- Haemorrhagic viruses plaguing Uganda
- Genetic variant linked to lung cancer in Asians
- Cost of HPV vax a hurdle in cancer prevention
- Ubiquitous chemicals linked to child IQ: study
- GPs 'vital' in preventing suicide in older men
- 'Green light' glasses to battle insomnia and jetlag
- Experts query latest advice on vitamin D supplementation
- Family jewels need protection too
- Inhaled steroids suppress HPA axis
- IUDs appropriate for nulliparous women
- HIV transmission and benefits of lubrication
- Caesarean rates dropped through counselling
- Experts query latest advice on vitamin D supplementation
- Resistant bug migrates from Australia to Europe
- Skinny models feed unhealthy obsessions
- Millions of children missing out on vaccines
- Cancer legacy for Chernobyl clean-up
- India set to act on booming surrogacy
- Selection needed for cough therapy
- Tough tobacco laws saving Brazilian lives
- High mortality among young farm workers
- Strangers more likely than family to do CPR
- Meningitis outbreak a regulatory scandal
- Industrial pollution threatens public health
- Obesity clinics proposed to curb chronic disease rise
- Obesity best tackled in childhood
- Caution over SSRI use in infertility and pregnancy
- Warning rickettsial diseases prevalent
- E-book offers evidence-based brain food
- Regulation vital for access to medicines
- Patients with diabetes should avoid crispy bits
- Elevated altitude may impact fetal brain
- Paying local donors may reduce overseas surrogacy
- Men should go with the flow at urinal
- Female non-smokers live 10 years longer than smokers: study
- Ultrasound after UTI in kids may be sufficient
- Combined drug therapy boosts BP control
- Chains, deprivation for mentally ill in Ghana
- Pap smear screening rate low among lesbians
- Border violence harming Mexican children
- Retinal thickness holds clues to MS progression
- Lack of housing linked to early death: Report
- Pro-smoking apps contravene WHO ban
- Hormone makes men more honest
- Metformin in pregnancy linked to heavier children
- Level of malnutrition was overestimated: UN
- Opioid substitutes have role in curbing hiv
- Health crisis among Palestinian refugees
- More safety issues with fast-tracked drugs
- Fertility often ignored in chronic disease
- Fear of discrimination a barrier for depressed patients
- Metformin use in pregnancy linked to heavier children
- Expert defends surgical mesh despite complications
- A mother’s kiss can cure all ills
- Soldiers at risk of animal bites
- Free birth control cuts termination rate
- Mental health of aid workers at high risk
- Marriage protective against violence: study
- Fireworks display lands revellers in hospital
- Taste less sensitive in overweight kids
- OSA prevalence soars with majority undiagnosed
- Fivefold increased stroke risk for patients with OSA
- Orthodontic technique to treat OSA in children
- Raised faecal calprotectin a marker of IBD in kids
- Rheumatoid arthritis patients at risk of VTE
- Burger grill emissions bad for planet’s health
- Govt commitment could rid Africa of rabies
- Free bus travel a boon to exercise for elderly
- Public favours fee for deceased kidney donors
- Childhood antibiotic exposure increases IBD: study
- Blame the dummy for stunted men
- Sleep apnoea not cured with bariatric surgery
- Gut feelings should not be ignored: study
- Pregnancy risks double in prem mums
- Experts reject corn syrup obesity theory
- Anaesthesia safety improves globally
- Venom discovery may be key to new drugs
- Gender divide in UK doctors’ pay
- Cod liver oil intake linked to asthma
- Gut feelings should not be ignored when diagnosing: study
- Live longer by cutting out the fun
- Push for food portion size restriction
- Biomarkers could reveal increased comorbid risk
- Higher maternal vitamin D helps produce brainier children
- OSA in elderly raises CV death risk
- Call for action to combat elder abuse
- Media fail to follow up rebuttals of research
- Empathy link to smooth patient recovery: study
- Bleeding treatment by the (comic) book
- Movement disorder drug linked to heart failure
- Premature deaths three times higher in people who self-harm
- Foreign bodies needing rescue
- Symptom based ICS effective for asthma
- Car accidents linked to psychotropic meds
- Beta-HCG may predict surgery for ectopics
- Study finds low placental mass may predict unexplained stillbirth
- PNG benefits from basic anaesthesia equipment
- Doctors sound alarm on detergent capsules
- Gridiron linked to risk of brain degeneration
- India to tackle medicine supply corruption
- First death in US from new swine flu strain
- Patients with minor stroke at higher risk of disability
- Call for Lifescripts to combat drinking in pregnancy
- Dengue vaccine prototype falls short
- Inflammation targeted in patients with depression
- Kids consuming as much salt as adults: research
- ‘Outlaw smacking’ call by Canadian doctors
- Truckies likely bend the truth on sleep apnoea
- Dangers lurking in fermented sausages
- Infectious diseases risk for ageing population
- Frontline experience linked to brain changes
- GDM raises risk of postpartum incontinence
- Cancer in pregnancy on the rise, but researchers unsure why
- Kids eating as much salt as adults
- Political preference in the genes?
- Snoring screening important for young
- Stillbirth risk higher for South Asian women
- US health bodies support male circumcision
- Midlife wellbeing improved by wide circle of friends
- German doctors move to confront the past
- Ads give kids the wrong message about life
- Manila mothers paid for their breast milk
- Infarct raises partner depression risk: study
- Statin potency linked with muscular issues
- Soldiers’ new weapon: make-up
- Quality of life improves for childless
- Adult ADHD: is it more common than we think?
- Olive oil protective for bone: Spanish study
- New technology can check for drug fakes
- Economic recession took a deadly toll
- Warning on echinacea for children
- PCOS linked to increased risk of venous thrombosis
- Dogs not only share man’s home but also many genes
- Doubt cast over metformin claims
- Tobacco burden to be carried for a century
- Stringent measures cut Asian bird flu threat
- Japanese continue to feel effects of quake
- African babies at risk from mothers’ obesity
- OTC cough medicines to have age restrictions applied
- Toddlers' snoring linked to behavioural problems
- Harmony induced by a nasal puff of hormone
- Montelukast may improve symptoms of OSA in kids
- Expert queries UN claim of clean water access
- High internet use linked to lack of support
- Amazon peoples can survive rabies infection
- Religious fast does not precipitate birth: study
- More syphilis testing needed in Queensland
- Glucosamine: preventive use widespread
- LDL targets lowered for secondary prevention
- GPs remain ‘heavily involved’ in depression care: BEACH data
- A happy face aids a healthy heart
- Obesity and exposure to electromagnetic fields link
- Less satisfying sex for women with diabetes
- Texting helps save Arican mothers’ lives
- French law mandates breathalysers in cars
- Ischaemic stroke linked to dust storm pollution
- Review slams child lipid screening guidelines
- Lower LDL targets for heart attack survivors
- Hunter-gatherers offer clue to obesity puzzle
- Basic movement skills elude most school children
- CBT call for patients with skin disease
- Dad’s job linked to birth abnormalities: study
- Physical activity plan pays off for Brazilians
- Malaria screening saving women’s lives
- Cannabis may relieve muscle stiffness of MS
- Paraquat and Parkinson’s link urges cautious use
- Marijuana use doubles risk of preterm birth
- Short stature linked to ovarian stimulation
- Birth control key to maternal mortality
- Being at home improves patients’ last days
- Refugee advocates cite Australian experience
- Breastfeeding effect on weight lasts decades
- Milestones not affected by preterm birth
- Marijuana doubles risk of preterm birth
- Study shows link between childhood obesity and adult depression
- Livestock the source of much human disease
- Explosive anger attacks common among US teens
- Laws counter fast food juggernaut in Brazil
- Cut coffee to boost chance of conception
- R rating for films with smoking could reduce youth uptake
- Screen at-risk for aortic aneurysm
- Plague now in affluent areas of New Mexico
- Economic gap reflected in UK stillbirth rate
- Early intervention vital for rheumatoid disease
- Gaza blockade ‘hits child health’: report
- 3D-induced motion sickness more common in young
- Psoriatic arthritis often undiagnosed
- Statins’ CV prevention benefits both sexes
- Call for laws to regulate child labour
- US prisoners getting older and sicker
- Global benchmarks set for institutional life
- Health consequences of traffic noise can be fatal
- Suicide by pesticide a scourge in India: report
- Allergies set to rise with climate change
- Chronic kidney disease a red flag for CHD: study
- Coke on the defensive over product range
- Medical marijuana not linked to crime
- Hospital night shift a danger for driving
- Surprise findings on HIV superinfection
- ‘Big Food’ scrutiny as important as alcohol, tobacco
- TB vaccine recalled after contamination concern
- 'Leap forward' for advanced-stage melanoma treatment
- Target levels of vitamin D need to allow for seasonal variation
- Misuse of topical antibiotics in prisons
- Patients with brain tumours continue driving
- Burns: a global health problem
- US teens smoke, drink less than Europeans
- Forget the footy or politics, let’s talk about men’s health at the pub
- Manipulation is all wrong for necks
- Maternal blood test set to improve trisomy screening
- US expands testing for contaminated meat
- Kids need lessons in self-esteem, warn UK MPs
- Pacific nations benefit from surgical training
- Loud music hand in hand with risky behaviour
- Schoolgirl death sparks call for alcoholic energy drink ban
- Boy germs do exist and science proves it
- Promotion of 3D breast imaging queried by experts
- Solvents linked to drop in cognitive skills
- New strategy to boost malaria survival?
- Radioactive fish came from Fukushima: study
- Hospital infections fall in the UK, survey shows
- Annual screening recommended for older, heavy smokers
- Older Aussies lack access to specialist heart care
- YouTube clips to tackle food allergies
- Dual assault on malaria, sexual health
- US sets target for conquering Alzheimer’s
- Dutch health care supreme in Europe
- Child marriage declines in South Asia: study
- Alcohol industry ‘putting profit ahead of public health’
- Violence continues against Chinese doctors
- Coils are ideal as emergency contraception
- In the US, insurance status dictates care
- Vitiligo risk linked to eye colour: study
- FDA warns of cardiac risk with Gilenya
- High altitude training benefits may be a myth
- Glucosamine no better than placebo for OA
- Mowers and kids are not a good mix
- Probiotics promising for diarrhoea post antibiotics
- Culture of overwork leads to doctor burnout
- Depression later in life linked to Alzheimer’s
- Cervical abnormalities high despite screening drop
- Risk of cognitive deficits due to oxidative stress in type 2 diabetes
- Double frailty risk in older men on multiple medications
- Dementia at younger age a difficult diagnosis
- Cervical abnormalities still high despite drop in screening participation
- Competition to supply free oral anticoagulants
- Mums with depression more likely to wake babies at night
- Study makes case for reduced salt in fast food
- Coin allergies to cost UK government a mint
- New devices best for lung screening
- More sexual side effects identified with finasteride
- Most Australians ignorant about antibiotic resistance
- Experts refute that lower salt in fast food is not feasible
- Newer antidepressants effective and safe in Parkinson’s disease
- Weapons make men look bigger, stronger and much more manly
- Gout cases highest down under
- Inhaled corticosteroids may be overprescribed
- Social media: a new tool to curb smoking
- Antidepressant memory sparks brain response
- Aust lice expert sceptical about delousing machine
- Asthma deaths in children double
- Inhaled corticosteroids may be overprescribed
- Doctors outraged as extra 4 billion cigarettes head to Oz from NZ
- Chronic disease risk factors rife among Aussies