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Top Stories         Wednesday, 10 February 2010

Increase seen in breast injuries from seatbelts after car accidents
GPs rapped for ignoring guidelines
GPs are not providing lifestyle advice for weight loss to their obese or overweight patients, a study suggests.
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Nursing home drug use concern
More than 40% of nursing home residents are taking regular antipsychotics and 20% are taking benzodiazepines, but only a few have had any attempt at reducing or stopping the medication, a study shows.
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Breast injuries from buckling-up
The three-point seatbelt has meant many thousands of lives have been spared in car accidents, but crush injuries to the breast are emerging as a new pattern of injury, reconstructive surgeons in Melbourne say.
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