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Health: The Pulse - 20 November 2008
Music can be instrumental in helping to lift your mood, say Swedish researchers.
Health: The Pulse - 30 October 2008
Serious acute eye conditions are being missed, leaving patients at risk of blindness and vision impairment, say Queensland researchers.
Health Minutes - 22 September 2008
Some experts say blood fats other than cholesterol are better at assessing your true risk of a heart attack or stroke.
Health Minutes - 11 August 2008
The successful treatment of hypertension is a minefield. New guidelines from the Heart Foundation may help.
Health Minutes - 11 August 2008
The Heart Foundation of Australia has issued guidance for doctors about how to diagnose and look after people's blood pressure.
Health: The Pulse - 07 August 2008
People in rural Australia are more likely to have hypertension, and less likely to be treated for it, than their city counterparts.
Health Minutes - 02 June 2008
A bruit - a kind of blowing noise heard via stethoscope over the carotid arteries in the neck - may indicate a raised risk of heart disease.
Health Minutes - 19 May 2008
How do you choose your surgeon if you need an operation? One question to ask is how many operations surgeon does each year. But is that a real indicator of quality?
Health Minutes - 29 April 2008
What is it about dummy treatments that can often have the same benefits as the so-called real treatment?
Health: The Pulse - 17 April 2008
How can health workers improve communication with Indigenous patients? One way is to tell stories together.
Health: The Pulse - 03 April 2008
One person in two doesn't take the drugs prescribed by their doctor. But a clever piece of pharmacy software can identify them so they can be helped.
Health: The Pulse - 13 March 2008
Are antidepressants no better than sugar pills? Well, yes and no. Experts say they still have a place in severe depression.
Health: The Pulse - 14 February 2008
Doctors may not like it, but pharmacists issuing medical certificates for simple ailments is a win-win for everybody.
Health Minutes - 23 October 2007
People who self-manage their asthma are being under-treated, say researchers in New York.
Health Minutes - 16 October 2007
'Self-management' - getting people to look after themselves, can help asthma, diabetes, and now eczema in children, a study finds.
Health: Your Stories - 04 October 2007
Caroline Steindl has learnt to ask questions, say 'stop', and speak up for her young daughter Freya when she's in pain.
Health: The Pulse - 26 July 2007
Just because a drug is new doesn't mean it's more effective, or safer, than older drugs used to treat the same condition.
Health: The Pulse - 07 June 2007
Are your symptoms serious or not? Doctors from the Mayo Clinic have put together a list of ten symptoms that mustn't be ignored.
Health Minutes - 22 May 2007
Obstetricians manage to depress the birth rate by up to 4 per cent while they're at their annual conferences, say researchers.
Health Minutes - 17 May 2007
A survey has found the dangerous practice of crushing medications is common in hospitals and nursing homes.
Health: The Pulse - 08 March 2007
They may not have a much of a bedside manner, but increasingly, delicate surgery is being performed by robots.
Health Minutes - 06 February 2007
Obstetricians manage to depress the birth rate by up to 4 per cent while they're at their annual conferences, say researchers.
Health Minutes - 15 January 2007
'Self-management' - getting people to look after themselves, can help asthma, diabetes, and now eczema in children, a study finds.
Health Minutes - 18 December 2006
A survey has found the dangerous practice of crushing medications is common in hospitals and nursing homes.
Health: The Pulse - 09 November 2006
People with anxiety or other mental health conditions will pay less to see a psychologist, thanks to an extension of Medicare cover.
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