St Vincent's Health Australia proposes higher alcohol taxes, national lockout laws and other top stories.

• St Vincent's Health Australia proposes higher alcohol taxes, national lockout laws

  

  St Vincent's Health Australia proposes higher alcohol taxes, national lockout laws Updated June 01, 2016 06:27:15 Adopt higher alcohol taxes, ban alcohol sponsorship in sport, and introduce nation-wide lockout laws to reduce the harm caused by excessive drinking, Australia's major political parties are being urged. Key points:St Vincent's say measures will prevent 30,000 hospital admissions per year and three deaths per dayProposals include minimum price for alcohol an..

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• People avoiding dairy has hit worrying levels, especially in women

  

  One in six people are refusing to consume dairy, leading to a national health concern.ONE in six Australians have given dairy foods the flick, with majority not even seeking medical advice before making the dietary change.According to a study conducted by CSIRO and the University of Adelaide, the vast majority of avoiders are making this choice to relieve adverse gastrointestinal symptoms such as cramps, bloating or wind.But according to Melanie McGrice, an accredited practising dietitian and sp..

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• LETTER: Thank you for raising your cups for cancer

  

  THANK you to the thousands of Queenslanders who tipped the balance in the fight against cancer by raising their cups for Cancer Council's Australia's Biggest Morning Tea during May. More than 5800 hosts around the state gathered in living rooms, community centres, schools, and workplaces to help us try and raise more than $2.5 million for lifesaving research, support, and education. On behalf of Cancer Council Queensland I would like to commend all the individuals, employers, and media ..

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• Disfiguring disease sweeps through refugees

  

  A disfiguring tropical disease is sweeping across the Middle East as a combination of heavy conflict and a breakdown of health care facilities in Isis-occupied areas leaves swathes of people vulnerable to the illness. Cutaneous leishmaniasis is transmitted exclusively through bites from sand flies and can result in horrible open sores as well as disfiguring skin lesions, nodules or papules if left untreated. Leishmaniasis has been endemic in Syria for centuries and was once commonly kno..

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• New device for diabetes eliminates the need for painful finger pricking

  

  The sensor is inserted into the arm and stays there for two weeks.AUSTRALIAN adults with diabetes now have the option of using a new glucose monitoring device, which eliminates the need for regular finger pricking. The system, which has been available in Europe for several years, involves a small sensor the size of a 20 cent coin worn on the upper arm for 14 days.Many diabetics have to draw blood and test their blood glucose levels up to 12 times a day. Instead of doing that, they can now scan t..

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• SA Health staff fired for inappropriately accessing patient records

  

  SA Health staff fired for inappropriately accessing patient records Updated June 01, 2016 16:01:56 Three more SA Health staff have been sacked after inappropriately accessing patient records.Health authorities vowed to reveal on a quarterly basis how many SA Health staff had been disciplined for inappropriately accessing patient records.The move came after it was revealed earlier this year that 21 employees were caught snooping and two of them were fired.Thirteen of tho..

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• Nigeria: "Six Million People Die Annually From Tobacco"

  By Victoria BamasTobacco consumption remains the leading cause of preventable deaths globally with over six million people dying annually from tobacco consumption, a civil society group has said. Quoting World Health Organisation (WHO) data, The Executive Director of Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center (CISLAC), Auwal Ibrahim Musa, who was represented by Okeke Anya, said "The statistics also revealed how progression in this order will by the year 2030 amount to over eight million deaths an..

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• Hospital ED visits, wait times up in NSW

  

  NSW hospital staff have "reached the limits" of efficiency and need the federal government to reverse funding cuts, Australian Medical Association says. According new Bureau of Health Information figures released on Wednesday, more patients arrived at the NSW public hospital emergency wards than ever before in the quarter to March 2016. More than 672,000 patients visited the emergency department over the quarter, up four per cent on the previous year. Wait times and admissions also spiked, whil..

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