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You're the best, Dad - Sydney Morning Herald

Sun, 05/09/2010 - 03:01

Sydney Morning Herald

You're the best, Dad
Sydney Morning Herald
As the professor of global health at Melbourne University's Nossal Institute for Global Health muses on fatherhood, time is a recurring theme. ...

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Treat pain as a 'disease', expert says - Vancouver Sun

Sun, 05/09/2010 - 01:28

Globe and Mail

Treat pain as a 'disease', expert says
Vancouver Sun
The economic fallout from not treating pain in Australia alone is enormous, about $34 billion a year in health-care costs and work days lost, said Cousins, ...
Efforts to battle chronic pain found lackingGlobe and Mail

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You're the best, Dad - The Age

Sat, 04/09/2010 - 23:55

The Age

You're the best, Dad
The Age
As the professor of global health at Melbourne University's Nossal Institute for Global Health muses on fatherhood, time is a recurring theme. ...

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Treat pain as a 'disease', expert says - Vancouver Sun

Sat, 04/09/2010 - 10:09

Globe and Mail

Treat pain as a 'disease', expert says
Vancouver Sun
The economic fallout from not treating pain in Australia alone is enormous, about $34 billion a year in health-care costs and work days lost, said Cousins, ...
Efforts to battle chronic pain found lackingGlobe and Mail

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Treat pain as a 'disease', expert says - The Province

Sat, 04/09/2010 - 09:16

Globe and Mail

Treat pain as a 'disease', expert says
The Province
The economic fallout from not treating pain in Australia alone is enormous, about $34 billion a year in health-care costs and work days lost, said Cousins, ...
Efforts to battle chronic pain found lackingGlobe and Mail

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Cutting beds is 'an option' at Accrington hospital - Lancashire Telegraph

Sat, 04/09/2010 - 00:44

Cutting beds is 'an option' at Accrington hospital
Lancashire Telegraph
REDUCING the number of beds at Accrington Victoria Hospital is a 'clear option', according to health bosses. The comments were made by Steve Spoerry, ...

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Efforts to battle chronic pain found lacking - Globe and Mail

Fri, 03/09/2010 - 21:41

Globe and Mail

Efforts to battle chronic pain found lacking
Globe and Mail
All primary care doctors need to have more training in pain medicine. All countries also need to have physicians who specialize in pain. ...

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Film project to develop youth health services - Ashbourne News Telegraph

Fri, 03/09/2010 - 10:31

Film project to develop youth health services
Ashbourne News Telegraph
The ACE and Zone 6 youth projects have been sponsored by Derbyshire County Council and Derbyshire County NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) to go around the area ...

Efforts to battle pain found lacking - Globe and Mail

Fri, 03/09/2010 - 09:27

Globe and Mail

Efforts to battle pain found lacking
Globe and Mail
All primary care doctors need to have more training in pain medicine. All countries also need to have physicians who specialize in pain. ...

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Pandemic Influenza H1N1 2009 (swine flu) – Update - Scoop.co.nz (press release)

Fri, 03/09/2010 - 07:51

Pandemic Influenza H1N1 2009 (swine flu) – Update
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
In the past week, for instance, there has been a continued increase in presentations of influenza-like illness to primary care in Canterbury. ...

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Think Tank Backs Primary Care Organisations - Pro Bono Australia

Thu, 02/09/2010 - 13:37

Think Tank Backs Primary Care Organisations
Pro Bono Australia
The Think Tank involved over 60 people from Primary and Community Health services across Australia and developed recommendations for the incoming Federal ...
Think Tank Recommends Establishment of Primary Care OrganizationsTopNews United States

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Introducing more services on QLD's doorstep! - Australian Ageing Agenda

Thu, 02/09/2010 - 13:26

Introducing more services on QLD's doorstep!
Australian Ageing Agenda
Professor Beilby has considerable experience in health sector workforce planning, primary care financing, chronic illness and the Quality Use of Medicines, ...

A chance to balance the ledger - Sydney Morning Herald

Thu, 02/09/2010 - 07:06

Sydney Morning Herald

A chance to balance the ledger
Sydney Morning Herald
These issues are most acute in rural and regional Australia, where the dearth of effective policies in preventative health and primary care is exacerbated ...

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Eight signs of cancer - The Age

Thu, 02/09/2010 - 03:23

The Age

Eight signs of cancer
The Age
"More research in primary care is urgently needed to inform cancer referral guidelines," he said. Professor Amanda Howe, honorary secretary of the Royal ...

Where else can I go? - The Guardian

Wed, 01/09/2010 - 15:29

Where else can I go?
The Guardian
Camden and Islington mental health foundation trust has "excellent" services and financial management. Islington primary care trust has "good" quality of ...

Health minister supports clinic plan - BCLocalNews

Wed, 01/09/2010 - 03:29

Health minister supports clinic plan
BCLocalNews
He said another key is a shift from acute care, the most expensive part of the system, to more primary care and a focus on health and disease prevention, ...

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1800 patients in Leicester affected as GP is left without surgery - Leicester Mercury

Tue, 31/08/2010 - 18:45

1800 patients in Leicester affected as GP is left without surgery
Leicester Mercury
Officials at the primary care trust NHS Leicester City have stepped in and made arrangements for patients to be seen at another practice. ...

Eight signs of cancer - Sydney Morning Herald

Tue, 31/08/2010 - 16:12

Sydney Morning Herald

Eight signs of cancer
Sydney Morning Herald
"More research in primary care is urgently needed to inform cancer referral guidelines," he said. Professor Amanda Howe, honorary secretary of the Royal ...

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Broadband is THE critical rural health issue, the independents are told - Crikey (blog)

Tue, 31/08/2010 - 16:03

Broadband is THE critical rural health issue, the independents are told
Crikey (blog)
Some of the key hospital reforms suggest that in Victoria much hospital business would be business as usual, at least on the ground. Primary Care reforms in ...

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Heart patients' lives at risk in switch to cheaper drugs - Telegraph.co.uk

Tue, 31/08/2010 - 15:26

Telegraph.co.uk

Heart patients' lives at risk in switch to cheaper drugs
Telegraph.co.uk
The Department of Health spokesman said: “We monitor all research in this important area and we note the findings with interest.” He said primary care ...

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