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Depressed? Mr Music please!

Health: The Pulse - 20 November 2008
Music can be instrumental in helping to lift your mood, say Swedish researchers.

Tags: depression, doctors-and-medical-professionals, mental-health

Red eye - beware

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.

Tags: eyes, doctors-and-medical-professionals, medical-procedures

Cholesterol: the full story?

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.

Tags: diet-and-nutrition, heart-disease, doctors-and-medical-professionals

Treating hypertension successfully

Health Minutes - 11 August 2008
The successful treatment of hypertension is a minefield. New guidelines from the Heart Foundation may help.

Tags: hypertension, doctors-and-medical-professionals, pharmaceuticals

Blood pressure treatment guidelines

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.

Tags: hypertension, doctors-and-medical-professionals

High blood pressure in the bush

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.

Tags: hypertension, doctors-and-medical-professionals, older-people, rural

Bruits suggest heart disease

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.

Tags: heart-disease, stroke, doctors-and-medical-professionals

Choosing a surgeon

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?

Tags: doctors-and-medical-professionals, medical-procedures

The placebo effect

Health Minutes - 29 April 2008
What is it about dummy treatments that can often have the same benefits as the so-called real treatment?

Tags: alternative-medicine, doctors-and-medical-professionals, medical-procedures, pharmaceuticals

Once upon a time there was a sickness

Health: The Pulse - 17 April 2008
How can health workers improve communication with Indigenous patients? One way is to tell stories together.

Tags: indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, heart-disease, doctors-and-medical-professionals, liver-and-kidneys

Computer says sprung

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.

Tags: doctors-and-medical-professionals, pharmaceuticals, information-and-communication, health-administration

End of the Prozac nation?

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.

Tags: depression, doctors-and-medical-professionals, pharmaceuticals

Chemist! A sick note please!

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.

Tags: doctors-and-medical-professionals, coughs-and-colds, self-help

Does self-management work?

Health Minutes - 23 October 2007
People who self-manage their asthma are being under-treated, say researchers in New York.

Tags: asthma, doctors-and-medical-professionals

Self management for eczema

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.

Tags: child-health-and-behaviour, doctors-and-medical-professionals, skin

Speaking out for my child

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.

Tags: child-health-and-behaviour, doctors-and-medical-professionals, medical-procedures

New drugs ... dunno, mate

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.

Tags: doctors-and-medical-professionals, medical-research, pharmaceuticals

Ten symptoms not to ignore

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.

Tags: doctors-and-medical-professionals

No births today, doctor's away

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.

Tags: doctors-and-medical-professionals, pregnancy-and-childbirth, reproductive-technology

Crushing medications danger

Health Minutes - 17 May 2007
A survey has found the dangerous practice of crushing medications is common in hospitals and nursing homes.

Tags: doctors-and-medical-professionals, healthcare-facilities, older-people, pharmaceuticals

Trust me, I'm a robot

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.

Tags: doctors-and-medical-professionals, medical-procedures, mens-health, prostate-cancer

No births today, doctor's away

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.

Tags: doctors-and-medical-professionals, pregnancy-and-childbirth, reproductive-technology

Self management for eczema

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.

Tags: child-health-and-behaviour, doctors-and-medical-professionals, skin

Crushing medications danger

Health Minutes - 18 December 2006
A survey has found the dangerous practice of crushing medications is common in hospitals and nursing homes.

Tags: doctors-and-medical-professionals, healthcare-facilities, older-people, pharmaceuticals

Stress relief from psychologists' fees

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.

Tags: doctors-and-medical-professionals, mental-health

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