Mayne Health

Details

Name :

Mayne Health

Address  :

Level 21
390 St Kilda Rd

Town  :

Melbourne

State  :

Victoria

Country  :

AUSTRALIA

Post Code:

3004

Phone  :

61-3 9868-0700

Fax  :

61-3 9868-0299

Web URL  :

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Misuse of medicines the new danger

THE misuse of prescribed pharmaceuticals is Australias fastest growing drug problem raising the possibility that deaths from prescribed drugs may eventually surpass those from illicit drug overdoses doctors have warned Structural issues in the health system including limitations of GP consultations and rapid hospital discharges are contributing ... Read More

Health Buzz Kids Increasingly Injured After Swallowing Button Batteries

More kids are landing in the emergency room after swallowing coinsized button batteries There were nearly 66000 batteryrelated hospital visits by children under 18 between 1990 and 2009 and the annual number more than doubled jumping from 2591 to 5525 Thats according to a new study published today in Pediatrics The situation is worst for children 5... Read More