Physios give free help to city homeless
A TEAM of qualified physiotherapists has set up a new charity, offering free treatment to Edinburgh's homeless people.

McCarthy's 'tremendous journey'
After nine years of managing the North Otago rugby team, affable and popular rugby enthusiast Gerard McCarthy has decided to step down. He talks to Sally Rae about his time with the team.

Renee is all smiles
WHAT a difference a year makes.

More women in pharmacy, medicine
By admin Tuesday, 2 December 2008 - 5:08pm. TORONTO?It?s no surprise that women dominate health-care occupations in Canada, but a new study attaches some numbers to the situation.

?Educating kids with special needs is really complex?
(Editor?s note: The provincial government is currently in the process of re-evaluating its approach to special needs education in Alberta. As such, a series of [...]

More Cdn. doctors come home
More Canadian physicians are returning from abroad to practise medicine in this country than are leaving, says report

Study of health occupations in Canada finds more women in pharmacy, medicine
By editorial Tuesday, 2 December 2008 - 8:40am. TORONTO ? It?s no surprise that women dominate health-care occupations in Canada, but a new study attaches some numbers to the situation.

Results From The Largest Controlled Study Investigating Breathing Exercises And Asthma Will Be Published In Thorax ...
Techniques to help people with asthma breathe easy. New research funded by Asthma UK shows that breathing techniques can help to treat people who continue to experience asthma symptoms in spite of current drug treatments.

'Healing friends' boost patients
A Suffolk hospital is helping patients heal faster by encouraging them to befriend each other.

Parliamentary panel suggests amendments to paramedical bill
The Paramedical and Physiotherapy Central Councils Bill 2007 may be rephrased as Allied Health Professions Central Councils Act 2007 to better cover the contents on variety of specialties and will be presented in the Parliament in the coming session, in line with the recommendations of the concerned House Panel.

Health Research Week: Researchers are Finding Health Solutions
Today kicks off Health Research Week in Saskatchewan. Here are some of the many University of Saskatchewan (U of S) researchers contributing to better health for Canadians.

More female physicians, pharmacists working in Canada: reports
More women are joining the ranks of health-care occupations in Canada, including the traditionally male-dominated professions of medicine and pharmacy, according to a report released on Monday.

When texting can be dangerous
The way you use your personal electronics may be hazardous to your health, as a couple of recent reports remind us. Here's how to avoid short- or long-term health problems.

Women moved into new health work, study finds
Continue to dominate nursing, physiotherapy and occupational therapy, but number grow in pharmacy and medicine

Acupuncture just as effective without needle penetration
Acupuncture works - but it works equally well with or without needle penetration. This conclusion can be drawn from a treatment study involving cancer patients suffering from nausea during radiotherapy.

Number of MDs growing faster than population
The number of doctors working in Canada grew faster than the national population over the most recent five-year period, a new report has found.

Homeless World Cup kicks off in Australia
SYDNEY: Austria beat hosts Australia 3-0 yesterday in the opening game of an unusual football competition that has drawn teams from 56 countries to Melbourne.

Programme Halves Hip Or Knee Replacement Patients' Time In Hospital, West Suffolk Hospital, England
Patients who have undergone a hip or knee replacement at West Suffolk Hospital have spoken out to praise on a unique programme which has halved the time they spend in hospital.

Homeless World Cup kicks off in Australia
Sydney - Austria beat hosts Australia 3-0 Monday in the opening game of an unusual football competition that has drawn teams from 56 countries to Melbourne. The qualifications for entry to this all-amateur event are stiff: players must have been home...

Hospitals will cherry-pick lists: AMAQ
The federal government's plan to rate hospitals in a scorecard according to 70 different measures will lead to hospitals cherry-picking their patients, the Australian Medical Association's Queensland president Chris Davis says.