The Federal Liberal Member for Braddon, Mark Baker, hopes the Mersey Hospital takeover will occur before the Federal Election.

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A certain spot in the brain is particularly active during out-of-body experiences, Belgian researchers report.

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The State Government says mental health care in Perth's northern suburbs will get a boost when more beds become available at Joondalup Health Campus.

Federal Opposition's health spokesperson Nicola Roxon has refused to say how much extra money a Labor Government would spend on public hospitals.

The Prime Minister says the Tasmanian Labor Government could be playing politics with the Mersey Hospital because of the Federal election.

Prime Minister John Howard is looking to move on from the problems experienced by Federal Health Minister Tony Abbott yesterday.

There has been a profound shift in the thinking about health and medicine over the past few years as consumers have become increasingly proactive in seeking more natural means to fight sickness. As concerns grow regarding conventional, over-the-counter medicine, Hyland's