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Lung test crackdown boosts coal miner health checks

Queensland’s 30,000 coal miners will have world-class lung function tests by the end of the year in the latest Palaszczuk Government’s reform to tackle black lung disease. Natural Resources and Mines...

Qlders wait longer for health treatment: Budget

#health #safety #budget #forgetqld #hospital Queenslanders will wait longer for treatment at public hospital emergency departments thanks to last night’s Federal Budget which forgot Queensland and...

Health Tips for a Mining Worker

If you are a part of the mining industry, then it’s essential for you to know about its perks and perils. Workers who constantly dig grounds to earn their livings can be subject to some severe...

#health&safety Ways to Boost Your Willpower

Willpower: It’s one of those things some people are born with, like thick hair or a trust fund. Right? Actually, the research suggests otherwise… Great article with Men’s Health on...

Black lung training to upskill coal miner medicos

Doctors will require specific skills and experience in black lung to provide compulsory health checks on Queensland coal miners. Natural Resources and Mines Minister Dr Anthony Lynham says the...

HEMP: A healthy boost

Hemp could be on your menu in the near future as the Queensland Government has backed the proposal to approve low-THC hemp seed as a legal food substance in Australia. Minister for Health and...

Tips for staying safe

Article: elebia.com Mines can be hazardous environments and the possibility of fire, flood, explosion and collapse has the potential to simultaneously affect a large number of people. Employers and...

App Changes How We Monitor Mental Health

Researchers found that an experimental mobile app from Posit Science can monitor mental health in ways that are both comparable and superior to current methods, according to a study just published...

Rail industries on track for Rail R U OK? Day

Australian and New Zealand rail industries will celebrate the third annual, Rail R U OK? Day Thursday 20 April, with celebrations taking place across Australasia. With rail workers sometimes exposed...

Patent on Software for Depression and other

The US Patent Office has issued a comprehensive patent to Posit Science for inventions utilizing brain training software to address depression, mood and anxiety disorders. It is believed to be the...

Additional mental health service trial: Bowen

Bowen will benefit from improved access to mental health services as part of a three-month trial being led by the Mackay Hospital and Health Service (HHS). Health and Ambulance Services Minister...

Black lung: Miners shafted by fatal mistakes

Michael Wray, The Courier-Mail: EVERY night, even in the middle of summer, Sue Byron prepares two spare doonas and two hot water bottles in her Mackay home. Then she boils a jug of water and gets in...