Northern Territory Department of Health and Community Services

Name :

Northern Territory Department of Health and Community Services

Address  :

PO Box 40596

Town  :

Casuarina

State  :

Northern Teritory

Country  :

AUSTRALIA

Post Code:

0811

Phone  :

61-8-8999 2400

Fax  :

61-8-8999 2700

Web URL  :

Lifesaving surgery for 40 patients

EIGHTEEN adults and 22 children will receive lifesaving heart surgery when a team from Operation Open Heart visits the Colonial War Memorial Hospital this week The visit will be coordinated by the Sydney Adventist Hospital in Australia which has already done the same on more than 80 trips around the world resulting in more than 2000 surgeries ... Read More

Statins cut risk of bowel cancer Danger halved by cholesterolbusting pills

Pills taken by up to seven million Britons to combat high cholesterol could more than halve the risk of bowel cancer according to researchers Statins which cost as little as 40p a day slashed the chances of the disease developing by an average of 57 per cent And in patients taking higher doses of the cholesterolbusting drugs or were on them for ... Read More