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• Coffs waiting times best in health district

  

  AMBULANCE patients at every Mid North Coast NSW Local Health District hospital except Coffs Harbour Base are waiting longer to see a doctor than the state average.The Bureau of Health Information’s new quarterly hospital report revealed a surge in emergency presentations, to 672,000 patients across the state in the three months to March 31.Despite the 4% increase on last year’s emergency presentations, transfer times from ambulance to seeing a doctor broke records with 91% of patients seeing a ..

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• Very Few Mobile Weight-Loss Apps Have Professional Input

  

  GOTHENBURG, Sweden — Only half a per cent of applications (apps) regarding weight management available for mobile devices have been developed with the help of professional healthcare input, UK and Belgian researchers have found. In a study of almost 29,000 apps across five mobile app stores in 10 countries, presented at the European Obesity Summit 2016, only 17 were verifiably based on professional expertise. Lead researcher Charoula Nikolaou, PhD, Marie Curie Research Fellow, Catholic Unive..

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• Should you walk or should you run?

  

  Running better for bone health? Maybe, but there are benefits to walking too. Photo: Getty Images Want to get fitter and burn up some kilojoules? By all means go for a walk – but going for a run will help you reach your goals faster."Compared to walking, running improves cardiovascular fitness more rapidly and uses more kilojoules because it's done at a higher intensity," says Associate Professor Nigel Stepto from Victoria University's College of Sport and E..

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• Crocs Aren't Just Hideous Fungus Traps, They're Actually Really Bad For Your Feet

  

  You ask Crocs wearers why they’ve actively chosen to encase their toes in hideous rubber fungus traps and the answers are always same: “But they’re so comfortable!” they’ll say. Or “I can get away with wearing them, it just makes me cooler”. Or “don’t be so uptight, these fluorescent duck bills on my feet represent my c’est la vie weekend attitude.” Well that may be the case. But that carefree lifestyle spent at fashion events, rock-pooling or wandering around Kmart is going to change once the ..

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• Myths associated with donating blood dispelled

  

  ISLAMABAD: To mark the World Blood Donor Day 2016, a seminar was held at the federal government Polyclinic (FGPC) Hospital on Friday under the banner of safe blood transfusion programmed (SBTP). The event, themed, “Share Life Give Blood”, and “Blood connects us all”, was aimed at recognising regular blood donators at the Polyclinic blood bank. A camp at the venue offered free blood group testing and donor registration. Pamphlets and literature covering various issues and general questions regar..

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• Authorities probe suspected Zika cases

  

  Authorities probe suspected Zika cases

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• Unexpected pregnancy, hair loss - meet Australia's 'dangerous' new diet

  

  Lisa Dow lost more than half her body weight on the diet Photo: supplied Unexpected pregnancy, halted periods, hair loss, leg cramps, nausea, rash and a general feeling of coldness.Meet the possible side effects of Australia's new fad diet, as listed on its own website: the Cambridge Weight Plan. Around 10,000 people in Australia have already used it, the company says, some to spectacular effect. Lisa Dow (pictured) lost more than half her body weight using t..

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