Archive for June, 2008

IBA Health (ASX:IBA) - Royal Flying Doctor Service to Access Centralised Electronic Medical Records From The Field (ABN Newswire via Yahoo!7 Finance)

Sydney, Australia, June 30, 2008 - (ABN Newswire) - IBA Health (ASX:IBA)(PINK:IBATF) announce that the Royal Flying Doctor Service health professionals will be able to access essential medical histories while attending patients in remotest Australia, with the creation of a centralised Electronic Medical Record (EMR).

Lake Okaro and Lake Rotoehu Health Warning Lifted (Scoop.co.nz)

The health warning issued on 30 November 2007 for Lake Okaro and 24 January 2008 for Lake Rotoehu has been lifted by the Medical Officer of Health.

Mercury fillings ARE dangerous say regulators - but British health bosses still refuse to take action (Daily Mail: World News)

Mercury fillings given to millions of Britons every year can be dangerous, the world's biggest health regulator has warned.

Govt to invest $12.2 Million into Maori health (Scoop.co.nz)

Associate Minister of Health Mita Ririnui announced the Governments plan to inject $12.2 million into the Maori health and disability workforce at the Inaugural National Maori Workforce Development Hui in Rotorua last week.

Mass. pioneering health plan turns 1 (USA Today)

A Massachusetts mandate that requires residents to carry health insurance is both touted as an example to copy nationally and criticized as too costly.