| Union calls for standard patient to nurse ratio The New South Wales Nursing Association is calling on the State Government to increase the number of nurses and introduce a nurse to patent ratio. abc.net.au |
GM protesters target shops over baby formula A small number of Greenpeace protesters have staged sit-ins at supermarkets in Sydney and Melbourne, over genetically-modified ingredients in baby formula. abc.net.au |
US apologizes for '40s syphilis study in Guatemala By LAURAN NEERGAARD 2010-10-02T05:52:04ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- American scientists deliberately infected prisoners and patients in a mental hospital in Guatemala with syphilis 60 years ago, a recently unearthed experiment that prompted U.S. officials to apologize Friday and declare outrage over "such reprehensible research."... hosted.ap.org |
CPR switch: Chest presses first, then give breaths By JAMIE STENGLE 2010-10-18T10:35:04ZDALLAS (AP) -- New guidelines out Monday switch up the steps for CPR, telling rescuers to start with hard, fast chest presses before giving mouth-to-mouth.... hosted.ap.org |
Medical equipment fears force patient travel The Member for Hinchinbrook, Andrew Cripps, says Ingham patients will now have to travel to Townsville in north Queensland for some specialised treatments because of substandard equipment. abc.net.au |