Why Regular Medical Check-Ups Are So Important:
The generally busy lifestyles of people today with demanding work schedules coupled with costly healthcare has resulted in many people giving less priority to regular medical check-ups. But the reality is that regular healthcare check-ups can be the difference between life and death. It is very important to get a medical check-up done at least […]
Type 2 Diabetes – Are you at risk?
Type 2 Diabetes is the fastest growing chronic disease in Australia. Around 280 Australians develop diabetes each day. That is about one person every 5 minutes. 1 million Australians are known to have type 2 diabetes. It is estimated that another 500,000 Australians may also have type 2 diabetes but are undiagnosed.1,2 What is Type […]
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Outbreak of Hepatitis A linked to frozen berries:
A notice was recently issued by Health Services Victoria declaring an outbreak of Hepatitis A was linked to a specific brand of frozen berries. The virus has been potentially linked to the consumption of frozen mixed berries of the brand ‘Creative Gourmet’ (300g). The product has been recalled, please make sure to check with your […]
Outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease:
The Department of Health & Human Services Victoria has issued a notice that there have been an increased number of reported cases of the Legionella infection. A total of 47 cases of the Legionella infection or more commonly known as Legionnaires’ disease have been reported for 2017 so far. The department is investigating the notified […]
Home Medicines Review – How It Can Help
Home Medicines Reviews aim to achieve safe, effective, and appropriate use of medicines by detecting and addressing medicine-related problems. HMR services are appropriate for patients who are: Currently taking five or more regular medicines Taking more than 12 doses of medicine per day Experiencing significant changes to their medicine regiment (in the last three months) Recently discharged from hospital Taking medicine […]
How Can You Protect Your Family From Meningococcal Disease?
Meningococcal disease is a rare bacterial infection that can be deadly if not identified and treated quickly. Children that receive regular vaccinations would have been given the vaccination for one strain of meningococcal disease (usually given at 12 months of age). Although the routine vaccination can help protect against the one strain it does not […]
$1 Million funding allocated for thunderstorm asthma research
The state government has decided to allocate $1 million in funding for research into thunderstorm asthma and pollen monitoring. Minister of health, Hon. Jill Hennessy MP released a report from the IG for Emergency Management in relation to the thunderstorm asthma event that happened in November 2016. The report states that thunderstorm asthma is not a […]
Measles
There have been eleven confirmed cases of measles notified in Victoria in the last few weeks. The original source of the infection is unknown at this point. This means there may already be further cases in the community which have not been diagnosed. As measles is highly infectious through airborne transmission, other secondary cases are likely […]
Heart disease kills women
Over 700,000 Australians live with coronary heart disease. One Australian will suffer a heart attack every 10 minutes, it is the nation’s biggest killer of men and women. In Australia, heart disease will kill three times as many women as breast cancer. Heart disease is often silent with no warning signs before a devastating heart […]