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Top Stories         Tuesday, 9 February 2010

The $5.5m four-year scheme will fund around 150 insulin pumps per year
Children to get 80% insulin pump subsidy
Insulin pumps should now be affordable for most diabetic children who need them, with the Federal government saying it will subsidise up to 80% of their cost.
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Antibiotics may be delayed for UTI
Urinary dipsticks may help reduce antibiotic prescribing in women presenting with symptoms suggestive of urinary tract infections, but the effect is modest, new research by GPs in the UK shows.
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Nurses' time on new health assessment item
Time spent by practice nurses helping GPs with new health assessments items that come into effect in May will be covered by Medicare, says the AMA.
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