Community Care :: $4.09 million for Australian Home and Community Care
Australian Home and Community Care (HACC) services in NSW will receive $4.09 million via joint funding from the Australian and NSW Governments.
People
Mental Health :: $15 million for improved youth mental health services in Australia
Young people experiencing mental health and drug problems in communities across Australia will have better access to the help they need as a result of $15 million in grants announced today.
Drugs :: UN report warns about unregulated sales of counterfeit drugs
Unregulated sales ? in places such as street markets and the Internet ? of both internationally controlled and counterfeit drugs endanger the lives of people worldwide, according to a United Nations-backed annual report of an independent drug control body released today.
Metabolic Syndrome :: Pharmacist-driven outreach lowers metabolic syndrome rates
Adults who met with pharmacists or pharmacy students during a community outreach and screening project about metabolic syndrome, returned four months later with lower risk factors for heart disease, researchers reported today at the American Heart Association?s 47th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention.
HIV :: Widely used hepatitis B drug spurs HIV drug resistance
A Johns Hopkins study has proven false established medical practice that an antiretroviral drug widely used to treat hepatitis B liver infections was safe to use on its own in patients co-infected with HIV.
Eating Disorder :: Excessive TV viewing among young children linked to poor eating habits
The more a 3-year-old watches television, the more he or she consumes sugary drinks, and extra calories, Harvard researchers said today at the American Heart Association?s 47th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention.
Wine :: Light wine intake give longer life expectancy in men
Drinking a little alcohol every day, especially wine, may be associated with an increase in life expectancy.
Psychology :: Research on the color red shows definite impact on achievement
The color red can affect how people function: Red means danger and commands us to stop in traffic. Researchers at the University of Rochester have now found that red also can keep us from performing our best on tests.
HIV :: Coordination in HIV prevention research needed
HIV prevention research was responsible for the recent revelation that male circumcision can play an important role in protecting men from infection with the deadly virus.
Clostridium difficile :: Trillium Health Centre steps up to stop C. difficile
Trillium Health Centre, which serves the communities of Mississauga and Toronto, is currently experiencing an increase in the number and severity of adult patient cases with Clostridium difficile or C. difficile.