Malnutrition :: High rates of malnutrition in elderly
A ground-breaking Australian study involving UNSW has revealed alarming levels of malnutrition in the elderly, with close to 80 percent malnourished or at risk when first admitted to hospital.
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Healthcare :: A safe, high quality health system in Australia
Maintaining high standards of safety in every aspect of health and medical services is critical to Australia?s health system.
Mental Health :: Mental health Tsar maps out way ahead for mental health reform
Professor Louis Appleby, the National Clinical Director for Mental Health explains why improvements in community care must continue and sets out a new phase of reform in mental health services in a report published.
Depression :: ?2m to increase access to therapy for people suffering from anxiety, depression
Following the success of the psychological therapies pilot programme in Doncaster and Newham, Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt today announced new funding for a further ten pathfinder projects.
Influenza :: New Zealand Government tests pandemic action plan
A nationwide test of the Government?s plans to respond to an influenza pandemic is being held this month.
Injury :: Pedestrian injury hospitalizations down 31% in 10 years in Canada
On average, nine Canadians were admitted to hospital every day for a pedestrian injury in 2004?2005, but the overall number of hospitalizations dropped significantly for such injuries over 10 years, according to a new report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
Healthcare :: Safe Patient Lifting Law Passed in Maryland
Healthcare workers in Maryland are safer now, thanks to passage of a Safe Patient Lifting law that was recently signed into law by Governor Martin O?Malley.
Heart :: Percutaneous aortic valve replacement safe, successful in high-risk patients
Catheter techniques are expanding into new territory, successfully aiding in the replacement of narrowed, calcified aortic valves in patients too sick to withstand open-chest surgery.
Nursing :: Decline in nursing faculty primary barrier to nursing program expansion
A report published in the May issue of the American Journal of Nursing (AJN), based on the first study to examine educational mobility among nurses, found that nurses in North Carolina are not pursuing advanced degrees in sufficient number to meet the demands for nurses in faculty and advanced practice roles.
Injury :: Taking simple precautions can help prevent outdoor-related head injuries
With summer just around the corner, more kids will be out playing baseball, riding bikes, skateboarding, swimming and enjoying other outdoor recreational activities. After a long winter, many adults are as enthusiastic about delving into outdoor do-it-yourself home repairs, gardening, and recreational activities, as their kids are about playing outside.