While most people go on holidays to escape their everyday routines, the doctors from the Philippine Australian Medical Association (PAMA) do exactly the reverse. Rather than slipping off their white coats and leaving them behind, they pack them along with their medical paraphernalia to render a humbling service of providing medical service to the disadvantaged […]
Category: Health
Nunez conducts lecture on how to manage diabetes
A Diabetes Awareness Information program held at the Philippine Australian Community Services Inc. (PACSI) Centre included sessions for Filipino community groups conducted by Dr. Julie Nunez, a Bilingual Health Educator.
Chifley residents to benefit from cheaper prescriptions from 1 April 2012
The cost of 60 medicines fell on 1 April as a result of changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), making the price of prescriptions cheaper for people in Chifley.
What you can expect from knee and hip surgery (Harvard Healthbeat)
Your knees and hips are your largest joints. They support your body weight and work in close coordination so that you can run, squat to lift a child, or play hoops. Over time, many of us experience knee or hip pain. Physical therapy, pain-relief medication, minor surgery, or some combination of these provides relief. But […]
Toxic waste dumped in Cavite
Cavite. Philippines. The Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) issued a suspension order against hazardous waste management firm SOLCHEM Philippines Inc. (SPI) for illegal dumping of toxic waste in a private lot in Dasmariñas, Cavite.
Filipinos tackle those vital first three minutes
July 23, 2011. Ashfield, NSW. Saving a life in the first vital three minutes that follows a person collapsing was the focus of a cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) workshop conducted by the Filipino community in Sydney over the weekend.
Diabetes tied to higher Parkinson’s disease risk
NEW YORK – People with diabetes may have a slightly increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, a new study suggests — though the reasons for the link, researchers say, are far from clear. The study, of nearly 289,000 older US adults, found that those with diabetes at the outset were more likely to be diagnosed […]