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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

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Name: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated 6 hours ago - 4 reports

Decline in Treatment Levels of Addicts Below 30 Years Noticed

. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has uncovered that a significant decline in treatment levels for addicts aged below 30 years has been witnessed. This is giving an impression that opioids are out of fashion for young people.It has been ... [Published TopNews United States - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Drugs, Witness

First reported 7 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 reports

Opioid use drops among younger people

HEROIN and other opioids appear to be losing their appeal among younger people, with a dramatic fall in treatment levels for addicts under 30 years.Almost 47,000 opioid addicts were being treated with drugs such as methadone on a snapshot day in June ... [Published Medical Observer - 7 hours ago]

Entities: opioid, Buprenorphine, naloxone, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Methadone

First reported 13 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

Focus on men's health

With Men’s Health Week just around the corner, Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is encouraging all men to take control of their health and wellbeing.According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian men are not ... [Published Penrith Star - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Diabetes Australia, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Well-being

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

University of Western Australia

Superclinics not answer to ED overcrowding

A new study says GP superclinics will do little to ease the burden on WA’s bulging emergency rooms, because they are not clogged up by panicky patients as claimed in previous research.A two-year study of more than 500,000 patients at three tertiary hospitals ... [Published 6minutes.net.au - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, University of Western Australia, Patient

First reported Jun 17 2013 - Updated Jun 17 2013 - 2 reports

GP patients not behind ED overcrowding

Official figures measuring the number of ‘GP-type' patients clogging EDs are grossly exaggerated and fuelling poor decisions on health policy, a study suggests.Researchers examining attendances at Perth's major hospitals found the methodology adopted ... [Published Australian Doctor - Jun 17 2013]

Entities: Patient, Perth (Australia), Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

First reported Jun 16 2013 - Updated Jun 16 2013 - 1 reports

OPINION: Homeless should be priority

AS the weather turns to winter, and I’ve been complaining about the rising cost of heating our house, my daughter started her first post-university job at a women’s refuge in Kings Cross.She regularly tells me about the hardships endured by the women ... [Published Newcastle Herald - Jun 16 2013]

Entities: Public Housing, Scott Holmes, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, University of Newcastle, Brendan O'connor

First reported Jun 06 2013 - Updated Jun 06 2013 - 1 reports

Push for regular pap smear tests

CANCER Council Queensland is urging all eligible Bundaberg region women to prioritise regular pap smears, with new research showing only half undertake the test.According to figures released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare yesterday, ... [Published NewsMail - Jun 06 2013]

Entities: Pap Smear, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Cancer, cervical, CERVICAL CANCER

First reported Jun 05 2013 - Updated Jun 05 2013 - 2 reports

Over 3.6 million women reached by cervical screening program (AIHW)

More than 3.6 million women were screened by the National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP) in 2010-2011, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).The NCSP aims to reduce cervical cancer cases, as well ... [Published Australian Government - Jun 05 2013]

Entities: CERVICAL CANCER, cervical, Australia, invasive cancer, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

First reported Jun 03 2013 - Updated Jun 03 2013 - 1 reports

Housing help for seniors a 'perfect storm'

The government’s recently announced trial program, ‘Housing Help for Seniors’, doesn’t go far enough, according to POPI Australia general manager, Brenton Harris - and, he says, appears to be more of an ‘electoral sweetener’ than anything else.“For many ... [Published Broker News - Jun 03 2013]

Entities: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Centrelink, Australia

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 1 reports

Surgery later in the week and on weekends more deadly: UK study

People who go to hospital for elective surgery are more likely to die if their operation is at the end of the week or on the weekend, according to a UK study.In the first study of its kind, researchers at the Imperial College London studied the outcomes ... [Published Nine MSN - May 30 2013]

Entities: United Kingdom, Patient, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Imperial College London

First reported May 29 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 2 reports

Dental bills put bite on pockets

Australians paid more than half of the nearly $8 billion spent on dental services in 2010-2011 out of their own pockets.A report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) showed that individuals contributed 58 per cent of the $7.9 ... [Published PSNews - May 30 2013]

Entities: Australia, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Encumbrance

First reported May 28 2013 - Updated May 29 2013 - 1 reports

Rate Of Childhood Diabetes Predicted To Rise 10%

Type 1 diabetes in Aussie kids is high by international standards, an Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report has found, ranking Australia seventh in the OECD in terms of prevalence.The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare study has shown ... [Published Yahoo! 7 Lifestyle - May 28 2013]

Entities: Diabetes Type I, Diabetes, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

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...With rise ageing baby boomers, experts think that more number of people aged 50 and above will require drug addiction services. "While the overall number of clients receiving pharmacotherapy has doubled since 1998, growth in client numbers has slowed in recent years, to less than one per cent a year" , said Jefferson. TopNews runs with your support. Please send your suggestions / comments to editor at topnews.us

Decline in Treatment Levels of Addicts Below 30 Years Noticed [Published TopNews United States - 6 hours ago]

"In recent years, we've seen a change in the way in which buprenorphine is prescribed, with naloxone added to deter injection of the medication" Ms Jefferson said

Opioid use drops among younger people [Published Medical Observer - 7 hours ago]

"I thought those days were over... (but) that's always going to be the case with a lot our issues -- the 'white is right' mentality" Lacey told local media

Aboriginal alcohol bans ruled "not discriminatory" by Australian High Court [Published Xinhua News Agency - 8 hours ago]

"On average, each prescriber treated fewer clients, with the ratio of clients per prescriber falling from 30 in 2011 to 26 in 2012" Ms Jefferson said

Fewer opioid drug therapy clients aged under 30 (AIHW) [Published Australian Government - 10 hours ago]

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Decline in Treatment Levels of Addicts Below 30... [Published TopNews United States - 6 hours ago]
Opioid use drops among younger people [Published Medical Observer - 7 hours ago]
Aboriginal alcohol bans ruled "not discriminato... [Published Xinhua News Agency - 8 hours ago]
Fewer opioid drug therapy clients aged under 30... [Published Australian Government - 10 hours ago]
MEDIA STATEMENT: Response to issues raised abou... [Published Australian Government - 10 hours ago]
Medicines update (1) [Published Pharmacy News - 11 hours ago]
Is heroin going out of fashion? [Published Australian Doctor - 11 hours ago]
AIHW to review research on GP-type presentation... [Published Medical Observer - 12 hours ago]
Addicts age as opioids go out of fashion [Published BigPond News - 13 hours ago]
Focus on men's health [Published Penrith Star - 13 hours ago]
Superclinics not answer to ED overcrowding [Published 6minutes.net.au - 16 hours ago]
Youth avoiding drugs as addicts age [Published Perth Now - Jun 18 2013]
Time to tackle drugs [Published Daily Liberal - Jun 17 2013]
'Flawed data' driving hospital emergency depart... [Published Health Canal - Jun 17 2013]
GP patients not behind ED overcrowding [Published Australian Doctor - Jun 17 2013]
Summary of Australian Indigenous health, 2012 [Published Australian Policy Online - Jun 17 2013]
ED crowds are not GP patients [Published Medical Observer - Jun 17 2013]
Report on the use of linked data relating to Ab... [Published Australian Policy Online - Jun 17 2013]
New Resource for Parents to combat Underage Dri... [Published Australian Women Online - Jun 17 2013]
OPINION: Homeless should be priority [Published Newcastle Herald - Jun 16 2013]
Dementia friendly hospitals [Published Australian Aging Agenda - Jun 13 2013]
Ballarat's indigenous women buck national cance... [Published Ballarat Courier - Jun 12 2013]
3.6 million cervical cancer screenings [Published PSNews - Jun 11 2013]
Dental expenses are a financial burden for Aust... [Published Dental Tribune - Jun 11 2013]
Investors jump into Virtus float [Published Business Day Australia - Jun 11 2013]
Michelson Diagnostics Wins Regulatory Approval ... [Published Select Science - Jun 10 2013]
Kiama men's group strides out for health [Published Illawarra Mercury - Jun 10 2013]
After Labor Loses State Election, Former Queens... [Published International Business Times UK - Jun 09 2013]
Gorging our way to early grave [Published Tasmania Mercury - Jun 08 2013]
Push for regular pap smear tests [Published NewsMail - Jun 06 2013]

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New Resource for Parents to combat Underage Dri... [Published Australian Women Online - Jun 17 2013] by Leave a CommentThe Australian Drug Foundation has launched a new online resource today to help parents to have ‘The Other Talk’ with their children about alcohol and other drugs.Research shows that one in five 16 and 17 year olds drink risky amounts ...

Press Releases

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SAS® Data Visualization Implemented at Australi... [Published Business Wire Technology News - May 22 2013]