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CoAG Investment Treats Some Health Ills, Australia (Medical News Today)
The recent Council of Australian Governments' (CoAG) meeting has delivered a needed investment boost to the health sector with a number of initiatives addressing key areas of concern to GPs including preventive health, education and training and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health, The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) said today.
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Higher Rates Of Mental Illness Among The Homeless In Western Countries (Medical News Today)
Homeless people in Western countries have substantially higher rates of mental health problems than the general population, according to results from a systematic review and meta-analysis published in PLoS Medicine this week.
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IPAC And AFMC Aim To Improve Health Care Delivery To First Nations, Inuit And Métis Peoples (Medical News Today)
On December 1st 2008, the Indigenous Physicians Association of Canada (IPAC) and the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC) will launch four key documents that aim to improve health care delivery to First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples by implementing Indigenous health curriculum at
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Childhood Vaccines Cause Financial Burden To Many Health Care Providers (Medical News Today)
The costs that health care providers are charged and reimbursed for childhood vaccines vary widely, and the high cost of some immunizations is leading to significant financial strain for some physicians, according to a pair of new studies from the University of Michigan Health System.
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Psychiatric disorders common among college-age individuals; few seek treatment (EurekAlert!)
Psychiatric disorders appear to be common among 18- to 24-year-olds, with overall rates similar among those attending or not attending college, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Almost half of college-aged individuals meet criteria for substance abuse, personality disorders or another mental health condition during a ...
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New Pain Management Training Boosts Patient Care, Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners (Medical News Today)
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) SA & NT Faculty is launching the SA Chapter of Pain Management, which will form part of the RACGP's 'Faculty of Specific Interest'. This is an initiative of the RACGP to recognise GPs who develop and practise special skills to enhance their provision of whole-person care to their patients.
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A new light on work-related fatigue (EurekAlert!)
A research group from Tao-Yuan General Hospital of Taiwan, China examined the associations between the objective health indicators and the high need for recovery (NFR) after work. They found that for apparently healthy workers, high NFR after work is not simply a subjective experience. Objective health measures, such as elevated ALT and increased waist circumference, should be carefully ...
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GPs In For The Long Haul For Our Hiv/ Aids Patients - Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners (Medical News Today)
On World AIDS Day, The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is reaffirming the central role played by general practitioners in HIV prevention, and in providing care and support for people living with HIV infection. The college is also taking this opportunity to highlight new challenges as the epidemic changes in Australia.
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ISRAEL-OPT: Power cuts, fuel shortages affect health and water supplies (AlertNet)
Source: IRIN Adel Abu Sido, 31, a taxi driver from Gaza City, stands over his two-week old premature baby, Hadil, dreading her air supply may abruptly stop.
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Psychiatric disorders common among college-age individuals; few seek treatment (PhysOrg)
Psychiatric disorders appear to be common among 18- to 24-year-olds, with overall rates similar among those attending or not attending college, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. Almost half of college-aged individuals meet criteria for substance abuse, personality disorders or another mental health condition during a one-year period, but only ...
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