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20 Dec 2011
Young men Australia’s new pressure point
Thousands of young Australian men could be at increased risk of an early heart attack or stroke as a result of lifestyle related high blood pressure, according to the preliminary findings of a major study of blood pressure levels in Australia.
View stories from ABC Television, The Age and The Canberra Times.
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07 Dec 2011
70 per cent of atrial fibrillation stroke victims unprotected
New research showing that seventy per cent of Australians who suffer strokes caused by an irregular heartbeat do not receive preventative medicine prior to their stroke has highlighted the need for new and improved therapy.
View story from Channel 10.
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11 Nov 2011
Pedal power to beat 120,000 undiagnosed heart flutters
Twenty cycling enthusiasts are gearing up to ride from Canberra to Melbourne to raise funds for urgent medical research and raise community awareness of what doctors have described as an “emerging epidemic” of irregular heartbeats.
Please click here to view the Paceline website.
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10 Nov 2011
Female business owners embrace the social media evolution
Australian small businesses are turning to online and social media networks to improve their performance; however female small business owners are more likely than their male counterparts to embrace these new channels.
View stories from Dynamic Business, Northern Star and Queensland Times.
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02 Nov 2011
Major report reveals stroke burden in wake of Government intransigence
Thousands of potentially fatal strokes could occur in Australians with an irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation following the Federal Government’s decision to deny them affordable access to new stroke prevention medicine.
View stories from The Australian, The Age and Adelaide Advertiser.