Meningitis B warning: MILLIONS 'still at risk' one year on from vaccine
On September 1 2015, the UK became the first country in the world to introduce the revolutionary new meningococcal group B (Men B) vaccine, Bexsero to under ones through the NHS.Despite this, more than one child a month may have contracted the deadly Men B infection and up to five children may have needlessly died.Many of those who have contracted Men B will be living with life-changing effects of the condition.But Meningitis Now is arguing that had the decision been made by the Government to va..>> view originalQld has toughest smoking laws in country
Jamie McKinnellAustralian Associated PressQueensland now has the strictest anti-smoking laws in Australia, but the state government hasn't ruled out making them tougher.Bus stops, taxi ranks, outdoor shopping malls, aged care facilities, public swimming pool facilities and skate parks are now included in a long list of places that are off limits to those wanting to light up from Thursday.Cancer Council Queensland chief executive Professor Jeff Dunn says the new legislation makes for the most pro..>> view originalHobart woman's death in nursing home bed 'a failure of the highest magnitude', coroner rules
Hobart woman's death in nursing home bed 'a failure of the highest magnitude', coroner rules By Rhiannon Shine Updated September 01, 2016 18:08:23 The failure to remove an 84-year-old woman's bed pole in the lead up to her death at a Hobart nursing home was a "failure of the highest magnitude", a Tasmanian coroner has found.Barbara Westcott died at Vaucluse Gardens Aged Care facility in March 2012.She was found by an extended care assistant in a building called Th..>> view original'Just another way of being human': number of children experimenting with gender jumps
Gender identity in children dominated headlines on Thursday after the Daily Telegraph reported that a preschooler had begun transitioning, or experimenting with one's gender identity, in NSW. The state government said several primary students were also transitioning. Dr Elizabeth Riley, a gender identity counsellor who specialises in transgender issues, did not believe this should be cause for concern. "It's just another way of being human," she told SBS. "I see being differently gendered as ju..>> view originalMatt Orford speaks for first time since blood clot
Published on Sep. 1, 2016 Premiership-winning halfback Matt Orford has spoken for the first time since his blood clot ordeal, admitting he is lucky to be alive. MORE: 16-1: Your NRL team's theme song ranked | NRL to trial captain's challenge this weekend The former Melbourne, Manly and Canberra No.7 is still in Sydney’s Mater Hospital, but is expected to make a full recovery. "I am very lucky to have survived such a clot. I want to thank the specialists at Royal North Shore for t..>> view originalA Magpie Swooping Trick You Probably Haven't Heard Of Yet
Hands up if you've been swooped by a magpie. Australians trade stories of these wild squawking, scalp clawing, blood drawing bird encounters as though they're a right of passage. And tales of how to avoid them result in a springtime army of people with ice cream containers on their heads, hats with eyes drawn on the back, helmets with sticks pointing out and those few brave souls who stop, face the magpie and stand their ground. If you've not seen a magpie swooping before, check out this no..>> view originalTasmanian devils are evolving rapidly to fight their deadly cancer
For the past 20 years, an infectious cancer has been killing wild Tasmanian devils, creating a massive challenge for conservationists. But new research, published today in Nature Communications, suggests that devils are evolving rapidly in response to their highly lethal transmissible cancer and that they could ultimately save themselves. Cancer is usually a disease that arises and dies with its host. In vertebrates, only two known types – Canine Transmissible Venereal Cancer in dogs and Devil ..>> view originalNew Adelaide hospital litigation delayed
Australian Associated PressLegal action over delays and defects with the new $2.3 billion Royal Adelaide Hospital has been put on hold.The case came before the South Australian Supreme Court on Thursday amid increasing state government concerns.But it has been adjourned until later this month to give a recently appointed independent expert time to rule on whether he has the necessary jurisdiction to resolve the matter.The hospital was initially due to be complete in early in 2016 but is now not ..>> view originalAustralian Judge Rules Child Will Not Be Treated for Cancer
PERTH, Australia รข€” An Australian judge on Thursday ruled against a hospital in favor of a 6-year-old cancer patient's parents who want their son to die without further potentially life-saving treatment.Family Court Justice Richard O'Brien ruled that Oshin Kiszko's best interests would be served by palliative care for a rare brain cancer known as medulloblastoma."It is not about overarching considerations as to the right to life or the right to a peaceful death, nor is it about a philosophica..>> view original
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