Source: Australian Red Cross
There is no need to spend hours on end shopping for the perfect gift this year– head to your nearest Donor Centre or mobile unit and give blood. After all, it’s the ultimate gift – life!
With every blood donation helping to save three lives, you can give a special gift to those in need of blood or blood products over the holiday period.
According to Michelle Buxton (Nurse Unit Manager of The Newcastle Donor Centre), the need for blood doesn’t take a holiday:
“With fewer collection days due to the holiday breaks we need to ensure there is enough blood for those in need over Christmas.” Ms Buxton said.
Source: University of Newcastle
New international research has highlighted the potential danger of using of alcohol-based hand rub in hospitals, prompting calls to increase the security of hand rub dispensers.
The research, published in this week’s British Medical Journal, was conducted by experts from London’s Guys and St Thomas Hospital and the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Newcastle, Australia.
Professor of Medicine and Toxicology at the University of Newcastle, Professor Alison Jones, said it was the first time experts had looked at the potential dangers of using alcohol-based rubs.
Source: Hunter New England Area Health Service
While opening the health service’s inaugural Falls Injury Prevention Forum today, Hunter New England Health Acting Chief Executive Dr Nigel Lyons highlighted some startling figures.
Every day about 165 older people present to one of Hunter New England Health’s emergency departments following a fall and as many as 14 of these people die each year as a result of their fall.
"Based on projections, if we do not act on preventing the number of falls now, we will need 800 additional hospitals beds and 1200 residential aged care beds in the next 40 years in NSW. This is just to cater for the expected increase in falls events resulting from the demographic trends of an ageing population," Dr Lyons said.
Source: Hunter Medical Research Institute
Sun beds are not a safe way to get a tan, Hunter researchers are reminding the community during National Skin Cancer Action Week (November 18-24).
“The relationship between exposure to ultraviolet radiation and skin cancers has been well documented, but our research indicates that there may be many people who use solariums without being fully aware of associated risks,” said Dr Christine Paul from the Centre for Health Research and Psycho-oncology (CHeRP*), a collaboration between the Cancer Council NSW and the University of Newcastle.
Researchers from CHeRP, in collaboration with the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI**) Public Health Research Program, conducted a study to establish the proportion of solariums in NSW which complied with Australian and International standards on solarium use.
Source: Hunter Medical Research Institute
Research being conducted through the Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) aims to improve the health of children with Type 1 diabetes.
The Hunter has the highest incidence in Australia of Type 1 Diabetes, with about 30 children diagnosed per 100,000 children. The average in Australia is around 20 children per 100,000. Type 1 diabetes in children is on the increase throughout the world. The cause of diabetes is not known but it is thought to be linked to genetic and environmental factors.
Carmel Smart, a Senior Paediatric Endocrine Dietician at Kaleidoscope’s John Hunter Children’s Hospital, is investigating the best ways of educating children with Type 1 diabetes and their families to eat the right foods and administer appropriate insulin doses.
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