Makunda Christian Leprosy and General Hospital is located in the Eastern parts of India, not far from the border of Bangladesh. It took over 20 years of dedication and commitment to a vision to bring it to life. Today it stands as a proud symbol of humanitarian ideology and self-sacrifice. As you walk up the…
Doctors stand to get a large pay rise even though the $7 GP fee would be cut to $6.15 under an AMA plan designed to end a Senate impasse over the controversial budget measure. Adopting the AMA plan would also erode 97 per cent of planned budget savings, said Health Minister Peter Dutton. Under the…
Patients with a chronic disease management plan, those in aged care, children, and concession card holders will be exempt under the deal the Health Minister Peter Dutton has publicly said he is “seriously” considering. The government will also have to abandon its plans to slash the Medicare rebate by $5 under the AMA blueprint, a…
In Australia the smoking of tobacco is recognised as the largest preventable cause of death and disease, and is responsible for more cancer related deaths than any other single factor. It is also responsible for many heart, lung and breathing afflictions. And not only does the smoking of tobacco affect the person inhaling the smoke,…
Diabetes is a complex and chronic condition which has the ability to have an effect on a person’s entire body. Its occurrence is usually long term, and once developed can be with someone for the remainder of their life. Diabetes is the fastest growing chronic condition in Australia, with an estimated 280 people developing diabetes…
There are many good reasons to travel to developing countries. There are also those reasons that make us stop and think. At that point our mind takes over and we are shown images of fear and uncertainty. Images that we had seen on the news, in the newspapers or heard it from others. Suddenly all…
Bowel cancer is recognised as a major health problem in Australian with approximately 80 people passing away each week from it. It is one of the most common of the internal cancers and rates second overall behind lung cancer as the common cause of deaths related to cancer. The bowel makes up part of the digestive system,…
Arthritis is a common condition which affects many Australians. One in five people are thought to suffer from some form of arthritis, and contrary to popular opinion, young and middle-aged people suffer from it as well as the elderly, with two out of every three sufferers being between the ages of 15 and 60. The…
Remember the days your mum would nag at you and say “have you brushed your teeth?” and you’d brush her off with “yes, yes, whatever”… Something so little is a part of our everyday lives and is taken for granted – but sadly it is a special treat and gift for those living in a…
Nearly 21,000 cases of influenza have been confirmed so far in Australia, double the number of cases at this time last year, the Influenza Specialist Group (ISG) reports. The ISG says around 20 to 50 per cent of children are likely to contract the flu each season, compared with 10 to 30 per cent of…