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Call To Protect Home Dialysis Patients Against High Water And Power Costs starstarstarstarstar   8th February 2010 - Views: 600 Australians with failed kidneys, who have chosen to undertake home dialysis and save the government up to $37,000 every year, should be protected against the skyrocketing costs of electricity and water by a national program which covers the cost of running life preserving home dialysis equipment.

Chief Medical Officer Mobilises Gps To Support Pandemic (h1n1) 2009 Influenza Vaccinations starstarstarstarstar   6th February 2010 - Views: 593 Chief Medical Officer Mobilises Gps To Support Pandemic (h1n1) 2009 Influenza Vaccinations Professor Bishop has enlisted the support of his GP Roundtable, which includes representatives of the AMA, RACGP and the GP Network and he is writing to all GPs in Australia to ask them to proactively promote vaccination for all people aged 6 months and above.

Embargo sun diabetes Community Welcomes Big Increase In Insulin Pump Subsidy starstarstarstarstar   5th February 2010 - Views: 660 Embargo sun diabetes Community Welcomes Big Increase In Insulin Pump Subsidy Children under 18 with type 1 diabetes will now be eligible, on the recommendation of a health professional, for a significantly increased subsidy of up to 80% of the cost of an insulin pump, up to a maximum of $6,400.

New 'artificial Pancreas' Protects Kids With Diabetes starstarstarstarstar   5th February 2010 - Views: 677 New 'artificial Pancreas' Protects Kids With Diabetes The system combined a widely available insulin pump and continuous glucose monitor with a computer program to calculate the appropriate amount of insulin required in different circumstances.

Measureup To Change The Lives Of Indigenous Australians starstarstarstarstar   5th February 2010 - Views: 650 Measureup To Change The Lives Of Indigenous Australians The MeasureUp initiative, boasts Australia’s ONLY commercial mobile Bone Mineral Density Scanner , which will aid in the important research Menzies is doing in the assessment of kidney function and progression of chronic kidney disease in Indigenous Australians.

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