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Limbkids Support Association Inc.
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West Burleigh QLD 4219
Limbkids Support Association Inc is a non-profit, voluntary organisation that aims to support parents and carers of children who have congenital or acquired limb differences. More....
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New treatment for diabetes in pregnancy is safe
An alternative treatment to insulin injections for pregnant women with gestational diabetes has been shown as safe and effective in a new trial led by researchers in Adelaide and Auckland. More...
Investing in a health system for the future
The Australian Government will establish a $10 billion Health and Hospitals Fund to support strategic investments in health - the single largest investment in health infrastructure ever made by an Australian Government. The Fund will be established by 1 January 2009. More...
New directions for older Australians
Older Australians will benefit from a range of measures announced in the 2008-09 Federal Budget yesterday by Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot. More...
Mutant gene causes epilepsy, intellectual disability in women
A mutated gene has been discovered as the key behind epilepsy and mental retardation specific to women, thanks to new research at Adelaide's Women's & Children's Hospital and the University of Adelaide. More...
Free bowel cancer tests will save lives
The Rudd Government will invest $87.2 million over three years to screen all 50, 55 and 65-year-olds for bowel cancer - the second biggest cancer killer after lung cancer. More...
International Nurses Day
International Nurses Day is an annual world-wide celebration of nursing. Across the globe nurses, other health professionals and members of the community come together on 12 May - the day of Florence Nightingale's birth - to partake in festivities which acknowledge the importance and value of nursing. More...
Not Sure? Don't sweat it: Embrace uncertainty
In their new book Uncertainty and Risk, Professor Gabriele Bammer and Professor Michael Smithson from the School of Psychology at ANU propose a new science of integration and implementation that can pull together different approaches to uncertainty from multiple disciplines. More...
Smoking is a major cause of gum disease: study
Almost a third of the more than two million cases of gum disease among Australians are caused by smoking, according to research by University of Adelaide researchers in the Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health (ARCPOH). More...