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A new report from the federal government shows that prescriptions for antidepressant medications rose from 154 million scripts in 2002 to 170 million in 2005. The written prescriptions were filed after patients talked with physicians in-person or over the phone and did not include refills. The analysis, by the Agency for Healthcare Research [...]

HealthDay - MONDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) -- The number of Americansadmitted to hospitals for heart failure has jumped in recent years, andthe trend almost certainly will continue, government experts report.

Roughly 86 percent of Americans age 18 and older may be overweight or obese by 2030 and related health care costs would double every decade and could reach $956.9 billion in 2030 - 1 of every 6 health care dollars spent -- according to a new study published online by the journal, Obesity on July 24. The study was authored in part by Lan Liang, Ph.D., with the federal government's Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and was led by Youfa Wang, M.D., Ph.D.

More than 22,000 veterans have sought help from a special suicide hot line in its first year, and 1,221 suicides have been averted, the government says.

The Federal government says funding has begun flowing through to disabled people and their carers for more than 3,500 additional support places.

The Federal government says it is investigating a South Australian nursing home linked to an alleged neglect case in Victoria.

The Federal government has sent a letter to dentists urging them not to treat patients with chronic disease under the Medicare dental rebate, because it will soon be axed.

A psychiatrist who has treated immigration detainees says former government ministers should be called to account for the policy of mandatory detention.

Alcohol wholesalers say they will formally register with the Federal government that the higher tax they are collecting on so-called alcopops is being paid under protest.

A childhood obesity expert has called on the State government to launch a comprehensive program to monitor the health of children.