Prolonged rest after concussion might not always be best option
by Jill Margo Another entrenched medical belief is being dislodged. This time it is about concussion and activity.Rest has long been the conventional treatment for concussed children, who are instructed to avoid physical activity until their symptoms have gone.Now, new research suggests those who exercise within a week of injury, regardless of their symptoms, have almost half the rate of concussion symptoms that linger for more than a month.The Canadian research, ba..>> view originalYes there is confusion, but it's not from the Indigenous community
There is little confusion from the Indigenous community with regards to their broader aspirations. Last week, the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples released the preliminary results from a survey they have been conducting amongst their membership on the topic of Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Stating that in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community there was "confusion" around the proposed ref..>> view originalPill Testing Could Happen At Aussie Festivals This Summer, Except In One State
NewsWritten by Nicholas Hartman on May 2, 2016Senior police and politicians are reportedly backing a pill testing trial at Australian music festivals this year – except for the third of Australia who live in NSW. The charge for pill testing is being in part led by Alex Wodak (of the Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation) and Canberra doctor David Caldicott who, as the SMH reported earlier this year, were going to setup a pill-testing facility outside Sydney festivals, regardless of whether the c..>> view originalCarp herpes: Eradication program will damage environment, commercial fisherman warns
Carp herpes: Eradication program will damage environment, commercial fisherman warns Updated May 02, 2016 12:05:50 A dramatic plan to eradicate European carp from the Murray-Darling river system using a strain of the herpes virus may cause a pollution problem with dead fish littering waterways, a South Australian carp catcher has warned. Key points:Federal Government project aims to eradicate 95 per cent of European carpFisherman warns it will cause a huge pollution pr..>> view originalBaby and general anaesthesia risk studied
Margaret Scheikowski - AAP on May 2, 2016, 7:59 am General anaesthesia appears not to cause neuro-development changes in kids by age two, experts say. The developing brains of infants, given just under an hour of general anaesthesia during surgery, did not appear to be harmed by the time they turned two, according to an interim study.But the jury is still out, given that some aspects of neurodevelopment cannot be assessed at that age and the growing evidence that anaesthesia has neg..>> view originalNew Perth mum Breanna Sykes gives birth to baby weighing almost six kilograms
A first-time Perth mother has received a giant surprise just in time for Mother's Day after she gave birth to a baby weighing just under six kilograms (more than 13 pounds).Breanna Sykes said she had been told her that her baby was going to be big, but even doctors were surprised when Ziad Kadic was born the size of an average three-month old just after 7pm on Saturday at Joondalup Health Campus. Is this Perth's biggest baby? A Perth newborn has just about broken the hospital scales..>> view original'The truth is, I want my son to die'
Bede Darch is losing his aggressive battle with cancer. Picture: Gofundme/Wishes for BedeA MOTHER whose terminally ill toddler has just months to live has revealed a frank and heartbreaking wish for her son.She wants him to die and rest in peace.Isabella Darch, whose son Bede was diagnosed with an aggressive form of terminal brain cancer when he was just four months old, has written of her heartbreak in her latest blog post, The Bede Update.The Perth mother writes her son has been given just six..>> view originalHow cancer helped ACSI CEO Louise Davidson focus
Louise Davidson learnt first-hand how cancer treatments have improved. Jesse Marlow Australian Council of Superannuation Investors CEO Louise Davidson founded the Breast Cancer Foundation fundraiser the Mothers Day Classic fun run before she was diagnosed with breast cancer.My mother died from breast cancer when she was 52. I cared for her throughout her disease which was basically two years from her diagnosis to the time she died.I was in my..>> view originalDo you know what your risk of having a heart attack or stroke is?
Do you know what your risk of having a heart attack or stroke is? Posted May 02, 2016 18:31:04 Heart disease is the biggest killer in Australia, yet it seems many of us are unaware we are at risk. New research published in the Medical Journal of Australia has found that 20 per cent of Australians between the ages of 45 and 74 are at high risk of having a heart attack or stroke over the next five years. The study's authors said those at high risk of cardiovascular dis..>> view original
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