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Sir Edward Dunlop Hospitals Ltd (SEDH), an Australia-based global consortium of health-related companies, is planning an institute in India to train 2,000 nurses per year.

PREGNANT women who smoke are causing their babies to be less intelligent, according to groundbreaking Queensland research.
 

The NZ Health Ministry has announced plans to introduce a national HIV screening programme for pregnant woman after an untested mother infected her baby.

Antoinette Miach is an active member of Melbourne's ageing ethnic population.

At 84, she enjoys a busy social life, which includes learning French and catching up with her fellow Italians every Tuesday.

"It's good for us. We chat, we play bingo, go on tours," she said.

The Australian Nursing Federation has criticised the inability of Tasmania's health department to recruit and retain health workers.

Northern Territory Labor says it will provide more child health workers and midwives if it wins the election.

An "intelligent" cot that helps rock a child to sleep may help lower the rate of cot death or sudden infant death syndrome.

The South Australian Opposition has accused the State Government of supporting a plan which could force the closure of aged care beds in several Riverland hospitals.

ANY baby is a little miracle for a new mum, but for Lisa Cooper, daughter Macey Rose is also a miracle of medical science.
(NurseCentral sends congratulations and best wishes to Lisa on behalf of all members.)

AMA President, Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, said today that the AMA wants more general practice nurses working in general practice under the supervision of GPs, but a new Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) item number is needed to maximise their impact on patient care.