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Health: The Pulse - 24 April 2008
The kiss of life isn't as important as chest compressions in resuscitating someone with a cardiac arrest, say American experts.
Health: The Pulse - 24 April 2008
The kiss of life is less important than chest compressions in resuscitating someone with a cardiac arrest, say American experts. But Australian experts are not so sure.
Health Minutes - 17 April 2008
A study of 93,000 women identified ten risk factors for hip fracture, with old age at the top of the list.
Health: Features - 05 March 2008
Don't let injuries cut your sporting season short - simple steps can keep you going strong.
Health: The Pulse - 20 December 2007
Some toys are safe to give kids this Christmas, others aren't. How do you tell?
Health: The Pulse - 11 October 2007
Beach season is around the corner, but beware of the stings, bites and stabbings below the waves. An expert offers some first aid tips.
Health: The Pulse - 02 August 2007
Falls from ladders, lacerations from power grinders and saws; do-it-yourself renovation can be a dangerous pastime.
Health: The Pulse - 05 July 2007
Children can be injured in car accidents if, as commonly happens, they're wearing a seatbelt designed for an adult.
Health Minutes - 01 May 2007
Around 30 per cent of car accidents result in a whiplash injury to the neck. Australian researchers have found the factors that predict how serious it will be.
Health Minutes - 01 May 2007
A Queensland study has found that too many people drive with a fractured arm in a plaster cast.
Health Minutes - 12 December 2006
A study questions the value of a low salt diet - and suggests it might even be harmful.
Health: The Pulse - 07 December 2006
Fatalities involving young drivers have jumped in NSW. One solution might be for teens to agree to a written contract with parents setting out rules for safe driving.
Health Minutes - 21 November 2006
Around 30 per cent of car accidents result in a whiplash injury to the neck. Australian researchers have found the factors that predict how serious it will be.
Health Minutes - 21 November 2006
A Queensland study has found that too many people drive with a fractured arm in a plaster cast.
Health Minutes - 14 November 2006
The Lancet reports that a survey of nearly 2000 households in Iraq reveals the human cost of the war to be about 650,000 civilian deaths.
Health: The Pulse - 07 September 2006
Supermarket trolleys and escalators are a leading cause of injuries in kids under the age of five. How can we avoid them?
Health: The Pulse - 08 June 2006
Pedestrian accidents are the leading cause of death among one to 14-year-olds in Australia, say researchers - and we need to get the numbers down.
Health Minutes - 20 March 2006
Hip protectors are often used to reduce the impact of falls in the elderly - but the evidence that they do much good is lacking.
Health Minutes - 14 March 2006
A study questions the value of a low salt diet - and suggests it might even be harmful.
Health: The Pulse - 05 May 2005
Shift work is on the rise in many industries. But the resulting fatigue impacts badly on shift workers' health.
Health Minutes - 23 March 2005
There's no doubt that speed kills. But is it speed cameras on our roadsides or the safety campaigns that accompany them that reduce injuries and deaths?
Health: The Pulse - 17 March 2005
Every winter, thousands of older Australians hit the road and head north, escaping the colder months to follow the sun. But many aren't prepared for the lack of medical services in the bush.
Health Minutes - 28 April 2004
If you are going to ride a motorbike, research from New Zealand suggests that changing your dress sense might save your life.
Health Minutes - 09 December 2003
A warning about the use of Vaseline in the first aid treatment of burns has been given in a letter to the British Medical Journal.
Health Minutes - 07 October 2003
Swedish researchers have discovered that a high proportion of elderly people involved in car crashes have thinking and memory problems.
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