A new fitness app can give your workout schedule a real edge as it lets you compete with friends who use different fitness trackers. If all your friends use fitness trackers different from yours, you can match your steps with the rest of the group. “The online platform ‘Matchup’ lets users of different fitness trackers […]
Minister for Emergency Services David Elliott today urged householders to ‘keep looking when cooking’ after it was revealed almost 50 per cent of house fires start in the kitchen. Mr Elliott joined Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW) Acting Deputy Commissioner Mark Brown, NSW Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) Assistant Commissioner Jason Heffernan and FRNSW’s […]
Researchers at the University of Warwick have found a significant link between the presence of persistent nightmares in childhood and psychotic experiences in adolescence. For the study, the team used a sample of 4,060 individuals from a British birth cohort. They used parental reports on their child’s experience of regular nightmares between the ages of […]
A Sydney hospital is the first in the state to introduce wristbands that electronically record patients’ vital signs and other key data – one of a suite of technological advances streamlining patient care in NSW. Health Minister Jillian Skinner and Member for Drummoyne John Sidoti today saw the wristband technology in action at Concord Hospital. […]
In response to concerns highlighted in a report by the Public Sector Commission, the State Government is reforming the governance structure of Healthway. Health Minister Kim Hames said it was time to draw a line in the sand and create a legislative environment that set the organisation up for success and the restoration of […]
The epidemiology and communicable disease control division of Nepal’s health department has deployed national and international doctors in the earthquake-affected districts to control any possible outbreak of epidemics. The division has deployed 175 doctors, including 125 foreigners, in Ramechhap, Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Sindhupalchowk, Dhading and other badly affected districts, fearing that communicable diseases could break out […]
Changing your behaviour to break a bad habit can be challenging, but what if there was some help? Hypnotherapist and NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) master practitioner Jasmine Piran shares her top tips and tricks for moving away from any bad habit. Piran is also a consultant for Rokfri, a unique stop smoking programme which understands that […]
The age-old home remedy for jaundice – nimbu paani or lemon juice – has now got a 21st century spin, thanks to Indian scientists. They have literally squeezed lemons to nano-dimensions to create a nanodrug for speedy and accurate therapy of the disease. Widening the scope of nanomedicines in India, scientists in West Bengal have […]
A 12-year-old Iraqi boy, who underwent a rare ‘Half Matched Stem Cell Transplant’ at the Artemis Hospital is recovering well, a senior consultant said here on Wednesday. According to hospital authorities, the case is considered to be the first successful half matched bone marrow transplant for Fanconi Anaemia in India. Zaid Ali Khadim was admitted […]
Australian authorities have demanded that the practice of an Indian-origin surgeon facing disciplinary action be cancelled in view of his “unprofessional conduct”, a media report said on Monday. The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal on Monday resumed hearing into disciplinary action against former Bundaberg Hospital surgeon Jayant Patel, who was convicted and jailed in 2010 […]