The Minister with responsibility for Male Health, Warren Snowdon, has announced 31 Men’s Sheds across Australia will be helped to fit out their buildings, purchase tools or supplies and to run programs to spread health messages.

Older Australians living in regional Queensland will be able to receive support and care in their community close to their loved ones and friends thanks to a combined investment in aged care services by the Commonwealth, state, and local governments.

A compelling new Australian film will prompt families to confront the need to ask and know each other’s donation wishes.

Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing, Catherine King, and the Member for Canberra, Gai Brodtmann, have praised walkers in Canberra’s DonateLife Walk for their commitment to the cause of organ and tissue donation.

By Stephanie PappasLiveScience Women may drool over George Clooney and Brad Pitt, but their lust may be more for these macho guys' immune systems than their pretty faces and chiseled abs, new research suggests. Men with high levels of the sex hormone testosterone are seen as mor …

It was vital that apparent barriers to young adults deciding about organ and tissue donation were quickly removed, the Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing, Catherine King, said during DonateLife Week.

A new drug that can help prevent heart attacks and will benefit more than 60,000 Australians is to be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) at a cost of more than $100 million over five years.

A friend shared this information regarding being happy at work - I have no idea who the author is but I'd like to share the content with you as it provides food for thought.

"1. Choose to Be Happy at Work
Happiness is largely a choice. I can hear many of you arguing with me, but it's true. You can choose to be happy at work. Sound simple? Yes. But, simplicity is often profoundly difficult to put into action. I wish all of you had the best employer in the world, but, face it, you may not. So, think positively about your work. Dwell on the aspects of your work you like. Avoid negative people and gossip. Find coworkers you like and enjoy and spend your time with them. Your choices at work largely define your experience. You can choose to be happy at work.


4. Take Responsibility for Knowing What Is Happening at Work
People complain to me daily that they don't receive enough communication and information about what is happening with their company, their department's projects, or their coworkers. Passive vessels, they wait for the manager to fill them up with knowledge. And, the knowledge rarely comes. Why? Because the manager/boss is busy doing her job and she doesn't know what you don't know. Seek out the information you need to work effectively. Develop an information network and use it. Assertively request a weekly meeting with your boss and ask questions to learn. You are in charge of the information you receive.

7. Avoid Negativity

By Sheila EldredDiscovery Channel Before Whitney Houston died last week, there was talk of the 48-year-old legendary vocalist staging a comeback.

By Natalie WolchoverLife's Little Mysteries  New research reveals why people like to reread books, re-watch movies and generally repeat the same experiences over and over again.

If you’re not getting ahead at work, and your name is difficult to pronounce, you might want to consider changing it. New research suggests hav­ing a sim­ple, eas­y-to-pronounce name may help you win allies and favor in the work­place. “People tend to  …

More frail, older people and younger people with a disability will receive support to stay in their own homes and communities, thanks to $15.9 million in funding for the Home and Community Care (HACC) program this year.

Young people living in Parramatta and surrounding areas will benefit from a new headspace service.

By Andrew Winner  For anyone who has felt like their heart might explode after a spin class, the truth might not be that far off -- biochemically speaking, that is.

Health Minister Tanya Plibersek said the passage of legislation to means-test the private health insurance rebate through the House of Representatives was a historic victory for working Australians.

The Australian Government and the Queensland Government have announced a $39.8 million boost for home and community care services throughout Queensland.

The Australian Government is providing more than $293 million to guarantee the future of respite services under the National Respite for Carers Program (NRCP) including Demonstration Day Respite Services until 30 June 2014.

A partnership between the National Rugby League and the Australian Government to encourage more people to become organ and tissue donors was announced on 15 February at the national launch of DonateLife Week 2012.

By Emily MainRodale.com The next time you hear strains of Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” emanating from a cell phone one cube over in your office, take note of how it affects your brain.

Mr Leigh McJames has been appointed as the new general manager of the National Blood Authority, the Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing, Catherine King, has announced.