The Health News – 09 November 2015

Overview:
• An online survey launched by Federal Health Minister Susan Ley coincides with figures that show 500,000 Australians who prepaid their health insurance premiums for two years to avoid Labor’s means test were now downgrading their cover with many buying “junk” policies of little benefit.

• The New England Journal of Medicine published a case study about a HIV-positive Colombian man who had tumours, the cells were definitely cancer-like, but were not human. The man’s weakened immune system made him particularly susceptible to the tapeworm’s cancer cells, according to scientists and the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which helped diagnose the man.

• The fifth annual National Stress and Wellbeing in Australia Survey has found Australians are faring worse than they were when the survey began, with higher levels of stress, depression and anxiety being reported. Flinders University senior social work lecturer Dr Mubarak Rahamathulla said FOMO was opening the door to more concerning feelings, like anxiety and depression.

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Chiropractic Style and Philosophy [Interview][Transcript]

Dr_Sarah_Horsley_DC_Spine_Treatment_AdjustmentGuest: Dr. Sarah Horsley DC
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: From the small town of Olive Hill located in eastern KY.Dr. Sarah Horsley, DC, received her Bachelors of Science Degree in Biology at Morehead State University. She graduated there in 2010 and started chiropractic school that year in St. Louis at Logan College of Chiropractic now Logan University. Shortly after graduation, she was hired on at Maysville Family Chiropractic and worked there for a year before transferring to the Georgetown, KY. clinic location where she currently practices.

Segment overview: In this segment Dr. Sarah Horsley, DC, a Logan University graduate, discusses her chiropractic style and way of thinking in her practice.

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What Makes Chiropractic So Special to Me [Interview][Transcript]

Dr_Sarah_Horsley_DC_Spine_CareGuest: Dr. Sarah Horsley DC
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: From the small town of Olive Hill located in eastern KY.Dr. Sarah Horsley, DC, received her Bachelors of Science Degree in Biology at Morehead State University. She graduated there in 2010 and started chiropractic school that year in St. Louis at Logan College of Chiropractic now Logan University. Shortly after graduation, she was hired on at Maysville Family Chiropractic and worked there for a year before transferring to the Georgetown, KY. clinic location where she currently practices.

Segment overview: In this segment Dr. Sarah Horsley, DC, a Logan University graduate, discusses the three things that are most important to her in her practice.

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Why I Chose Chiropractic [Interview][Transcript]

Dr_Sarah_Horsley_DC_ChiropracticGuest: Dr. Sarah Horsley DC
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: From the small town of Olive Hill located in eastern KY.Dr. Sarah Horsley, DC, received her Bachelors of Science Degree in Biology at Morehead State University. She graduated there in 2010 and started chiropractic school that year in St. Louis at Logan College of Chiropractic now Logan University. Shortly after graduation, she was hired on at Maysville Family Chiropractic and worked there for a year before transferring to the Georgetown, KY. clinic location where she currently practices.

Segment overview: In this segment Dr. Sarah Horsley, DC, a Logan University graduate, talks about why she chose chiropractic.

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Gene Therapy Research and Cancer [Interview][Transcript]

Dr_Jason_Williams_MD_Gene_Therapy_CancerGuest: Dr. Jason R. Williams MD
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dr. Jason R. Williams is the CEO of Precision StemCell, an outpatient imaging and image guided treatment facility located in Bogota, Colombia. Dr. Jason Williams is a medical doctor and board-certified radiologist and pioneer in minimally invasive, image-guided cancer therapies. He’s been interviewed by numerous media outlets.

Segment overview: In this segment, Dr. Jason R. Williams, M.D., talks about his cancer research and a gene therapy that may slow aging and extend life.

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The High Cost of Cancer Drugs [Interview][Transcript]

Dr_Jason_Williams_MD_cancer_immunotherapy_medicationGuest: Dr. Jason R. Williams MD
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dr. Jason R. Williams is the CEO of Precision StemCell, an outpatient imaging and image guided treatment facility located in Bogota, Colombia. Dr. Jason Williams is a medical doctor and board-certified radiologist and pioneer in minimally invasive, image-guided cancer therapies. He’s been interviewed by numerous media outlets.

Segment overview: In this segment, Dr. Jason R. Williams, M.D., talks about the new cancer immunotherapy medications and how to make them more effective, have fewer side effects and be more affordable.

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Minimally Invasive Breast Cancer Treatment [Interview][Transcript]

Dr_Jason_Williams_MD_Breast_Cancer_TreatmentGuest: Dr. Jason R. Williams MD
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dr. Jason R. Williams is the CEO of Precision StemCell, an outpatient imaging and image guided treatment facility located in Bogota, Colombia. Dr. Jason Williams is a medical doctor and board-certified radiologist and pioneer in minimally invasive, image-guided cancer therapies. He’s been interviewed by numerous media outlets.

Segment overview: In this segment, Dr. Jason R. Williams, M.D., discusses a new minimally invasive breast cancer treatment that is essentially scar-less.

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Image guided treatment facility Offers Advanced Stem Cell Processing in Colombia [Interview][Transcript]

Dr_Jason_Williams_MD_Precision_StemcellGuest: Dr. Jason R. Williams MD
Presenter: Neal Howard
Guest Bio: Dr. Jason Williams is a medical doctor and board-certified radiologist and pioneer in minimally invasive, image-guided cancer therapies. He’s been interviewed by numerous media outlets.

Segment overview: In this Health Supplier segment, Dr. Jason R. Williams is here to talk about Precision StemCell, an outpatient imaging and image guided treatment facility located in Bogota, Colombia that has the ability to harvest stem cells from both fat (adipose) and bone marrow.

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Inspirational Speakers Spreading Awareness on Gyneacological Cancer and Related Health Conditions [Interview][Transcript]

Kath_Mazzella_Gynaecological_cancer_survivorGuest: Kath Mazzella
Presenter: Wayne Bucklar
Guest Bio: Kath Mazzella is a Gyn cancer survivor, Gyn Health advocate/d recipient of 10 awards. She is leading a powerful voice for mothers, sisters, daughters, fathers, husbands, sons. Combining her personal journey she opens up conversations of the many stories women have shared and the wisdom gained and the powerful relationship between the suppression of painful emotions and their impact on our workplace, health and happiness. Thus her message is about creating better open communication and correct terminology between doctors and patients.
Segment overview: In today’s Health Supplier Segment, we are joined by Kath Mazzella to talk about their consultancy business that she built together with her husband Tony. Their business is focused on creating a better world for women challenged by gynaecological, sexual and related mental health conditions. They work hand in hand with the aim of creating change in relation to the level of awareness regarding these issues and to break down the barriers and stigmas associated.

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The Health News – 06 November 2015

Overview:
• The Federal Government plans to remove 17 medicines, including aspirin and paracetamol, from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. The change is expected to save $100 million a year.

• Hobart optometrist Ben Armitage received a call on Monday from a GP asking him to investigate why the 14-year-old boy was having vision problems. Photographs of the boy’s eyes show laser burns to his each of his retinas.

• New South Wales paramedics are going head-to-head with the State Government at the Industrial Relations Commission (IRC) to try to resolve a dispute about their death and disability payout entitlements.

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