Original article by Miki Perkins
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 9 : 30-Sep-14
A study has examined the impact of menopause on professional women in Australia. Researchers from La Trobe University surveyed 840 professional women. The report said that employers had a poor understanding of the working lives and aspirations of older women. Women aged 45 and over comprise nearly 20 per cent of the workforce
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LA TROBE UNIVERSITY
Original article by Julia Medew
The Age – Page: 2 : 29-Sep-14
The Victorian Government’s target for paramedic response times in code one emergencies is 15 minutes in 90% of cases. However, internal data suggest that the actual figures are between 18 and 42 minutes across all of the state’s districts. Ambulance Victoria only releases a statewide average, and claims a rate of 73% for 15 minutes. It is seeking a suppression order in the Federal Court, after the paramedics union vowed to leak the real data to the media as part of an industrial dispute over pay and conditions
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AMBULANCE VICTORIA FIRST AID, AMBULANCE EMPLOYEES AUSTRALIA, FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA
Original article by Richard Baker, Nick McKenzie
The Age – Page: 2 : 26-Sep-14
Victorian police are investigating allegations that a male nurse sexually assaulted an intellectually disabled teenager in a Department of Human Services group home. It has also been revealed that the Ombudsman is investigating Bendigo Health after complaints of injuries to patients in its acute mental health unit. As well, a male nurse has been found guilty of professional misconduct for improper sexual contact with three female mental health patients at Eastern Health
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VICTORIA. DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES, VICTORIA. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, BENDIGO HEALTH, EASTERN HEALTH, VICTORIA. OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC ADVOCATE, AUSTRALIAN HEALTH PRACTITIONER REGULATION AGENCY, VICTORIA. CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, ARNOLD THOMAS & BECKER PTY LTD
Original article by Michael Bennet
The Australian – Page: 21 : 26-Sep-14
Morningstar is upbeat about Australia’s private health insurance sector, and believes that Medibank Private has scope to increase its margins and profits as a listed company. The independent research firm says investors should pre-register for the Medibank prospectus. Brokers will begin marketing the $A4bn-plus IPO to fund managers in late September 2014
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MEDIBANK PRIVATE LIMITED, MORNINGSTAR PTY LTD, BUPA AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NIB HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX NHF, HOSPITAL BENEFIT FUND OF WA INCORPORATED, HBF HEALTHFUNDS INCORPORATED, MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED – ASX MQG, GOLDMAN SACHS AND PARTNERS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, DEUTSCHE BANK AG
Original article by Cathy O’Leary
The West Australian – Page: 3 : 23-Sep-14
Western Australian (WA) researchers will test the antidepressant Prozac in the treatment of stroke. A small French study found that the drug greatly improved the recovery of patients. WA Department of Health researchers will undertake a trial involving 1,600 patients in Australia and New Zealand. It is thought that Prozac helps nerve cell regeneration and improves speech and cognitive function and limb movement
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WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HEALTH, UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Original article by Julia Medew
The Age – Page: 6 : 22-Sep-14
The premier mental health research centre in Australia is housed in dilapidated buildings. It will cost $A110 million to redevelop the Orygen Youth Health Research Centre in Melbourne. Professor Patrick McGorry is requesting both political parties to contribute a larg part of the funds
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ORYGEN YOUTH HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE, LIBERAL PARTY OF VICTORIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, VICTORIAN COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTRE LIMITED, WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, PETER DOHERTY INSTITUTE FOR INFECTION AND IMMUNITY
Original article by Harriet Alexander
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 10 : 22-Sep-14
New South Wales MP Kevin Anderson was persuaded to support the decriminalisation of cannabis for medicinal use. Lou and Lucy Haslem of Tamworth told the National Party MP about their son’s illness. After considering the issue, he promised to take action. Anderson will present a private member’s bill to the state Parliament
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NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES. MINISTRY OF HEALTH, NEW SOUTH WALES. DEPT OF PREMIER AND CABINET, THE GREENS NSW INCORPORATED
Original article by Larissa Nicholson
The Age – Page: 7 : 18-Sep-14
Some 630 deaths in Australia in 2013 were due to hepatitis C-related medical conditions, according to data from the University of New South Wales. Meanwhile, the number of Australians diagnosed with syphilis has risen by 34 per cent since 2009, to a record 1,760 in 2013. Dr David Wilson of the Kirby Institute notes that cases of syphilis were rare in Australia in the 1990s
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UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES. KIRBY INSTITUTE
Original article by Eryk Bagshaw, Amy Corderoy
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: 11 : 18-Sep-14
Law firm Maurice Blackburn will seek to appeal a Federal Court ruling which found that private companies can patent human genes. The case concerned Myriad Genetics’ application for a patent over the BRCA1 gene, which is associated with breast cancer. Maurice Blackburn will argue that the court erred in concluding that the process of identifying a gene constitutes a form of manufacturing
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MAURICE BLACKBURN PTY LTD, FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA, HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA, MYRIAD GENETICS INCORPORATED, JONES DAY
Original article by Tim Clarke
The West Australian – Page: 10 : 15-Sep-14
Hundreds of people rallied in Perth on 14 September 2014 to support the legalisation of medical marijuana. A number of people spoke about the benefits of marijuana for their medical symptoms. The call on the Western Australian Government is part of a national campaign for the legalisation of medical marijuana
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WESTERN AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF HEALTH, EPILEPSY ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, UNITING CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA
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