Labor’s Medicare pledge wins over doctors
DOCTORS have welcomed Labor’s pledge to end the Medicare rebates freeze that has seen 60 per cent of GPs plan to end bulk billing and introduce a $15 fee a visit.
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THE election is a referendum on Medicare says the AMA as it warns the gap fees for specialists will soar as a result of the government’s Medicare freeze.
Fad diets starving Aussies of nutrients
THANKS to fad diets like paleo and sugar free Aussies are ditching essential nutrients causing malnourishment — but we’re also getting fatter.
The sugar hit fueling our obesity crisis
IT’S official, we’re addicted to sugar. Teenage boys are consuming 38 teaspoons a day and for some the sweet stuff makes up a quarter of their energy intake.
Babies targeted in war on obesity
EXPERTS are looking at ways to measure the activity of babies to see if they are becoming more sedentary at a world-first research centre into obesity.
Parents cereal offenders for bad brekkies
BREAKFAST is supposed to be the most important meal of the day but many time-poor parents are basically feeding their kids just sugar and salt.
Health fund premium relief in sight
AS health fund members brace for a punishing $200 a year premium rise on Friday, a government review has a plan to slash next year’s premium rise.
One in 10 avoiding health fund rise
ONE in ten people are paying their full 12 month health fund premium upfront to avoid the April 1 premium rise — about $200 a year for families.
Furious Australians ditch health cover
A HUGE premium has unleashed consumer rage on health insurance funds, with more than half a million people set to quit their cover.
Are medicines making things worse?
YOUR toddler is squirming with pain from an ear ache, you’re facing a sleepless night – but the latest medical guidelines say your doctor shouldn’t write a prescription for antibiotics.
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