Walking isn't just good for you — it's good for the economy
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It's a truism that walking — as with most forms of exercise — is good for you.
John Howard credited his longevity as PM, in part, to daily walks; Albert Einstein walked to sharpen his mind; writer Henry David Thoreau needed four hours a day to preserve his "health and spirits". But walking isn't just good for your p...
New 3D printer set to 'turbocharge' fight against cancer
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An Australian innovation in 3D printing could soon help in the fight against cancer.
Key points
The 3D bio-printer can rapidly print human cells to help with testing cancer drugs
Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar is financially backing the start-up behind the technology
It's hoped the technology will eventually grow skin, tis...
Your poo is (mostly) alive. Here's what's in it
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If you've ever thought your poo is just a bunch of dead cells, think again. Most of it is alive, teeming with billions of microbes. Here's what studies in healthy adults reveal makes up our poo.
Water
Our faeces is largely (75 per cent) made up of water, although this differs from person to person.
Vegetarians have a higher water c...
'Arrogant' private health changes could hit less wealthy hard
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Big changes are coming to private health insurance that are meant to make things simpler but doctors and patients say Australians could be caught out by the new four-tier system.
"I don't think they're going to simplify anything at all, in fact I think they're going to make it more confusing," former health insurance lobbyi...
Will the territories ever be able to legalise voluntary euthanasia?
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Voluntary euthanasia will not be legal in the national capital for the foreseeable future, with a Senate bill voted down last night. The bill would have allowed the ACT and Northern Territory to legislate on the issue, something they are currently banned from doing. But it was narrowly defeated, 36 votes to 34.
How did we get here?
The territ...
Melbourne researchers develop new anti-cancer drugs which put cancers to sleep… permanently
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Australian scientists have taken a "major step forward" in the world of cancer research with the discovery of a new type of drug that can put cancer cells in animals into a permanent state of sleep.
Key points:
Cancer cells treated with the drugs "are not dead but they can no longer divide and proliferate"
The d...
Better aged-care begins with more registered nurses in homes
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People are marching in the streets demanding better care for older Australians in aged care homes after increasing media reports of neglect, abuse and negligence. If we want to improve the situation for residents, we need more registered nurses in aged care homes. When registered nurses are on duty, residents have better health outcomes, a higher q...
Patients gain subsidised access to expensive new medicines
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Australians from 1 December will pay no more than $38.30 for a medicine to treat thyroid cancer that would cost a patient $117,000 without subsidised access through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
The medicine - Lenvatinib (Lenvima®) - is used in the treatment of radioactive iodine refractory differentiated thyroid cancer (RAI-R DT...
Sony Medical launches new SRG-120DS full-HD pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) cameras
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SYDNEY, 11 February 2016 – With the latest addition of the SRG-120DS, Sony offers a total of six full-HD pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) cameras under the SRG series. The all-in-one compact and lightweight design makes these cameras easy to install in a variety of locations while integrating seamlessly to different ...
$5.79 million to support aged care in rural and remote communities
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The Commonwealth today announced funding of $5.79 million to increase aged care places in rural and remote communities across Australia, as part of an integrated health and ageing initiative. Minister for Aged Care, Sussan Ley, said this investment in our smaller rural and remote communities makes it easier for older Australians to stay connected i...
