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Niche Admin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:25:56 +0000

If having a baby is one of your goals in 2010, then one of the most
important things you can do is make sure your lifestyle is healthy.

At City Fertility Centre, we see many couples seeking help
with improving their fertility but we don’t limit our assistance to
reproductive technology — we offer a free nutritional service to
support patients in changing their eating and exercise habits.

Our fertility experts talk to patients about the impact that things like
losing weight, giving up smoking, and reducing drug, alcohol and
caffeine intake can have on their chances of getting pregnant.

For example, smoking reduces IVF success rates by half and even
losing a small amount of weight can significantly increase your
chances of pregnancy. In fact, 12% of primary infertility is linked to
women being underweight or overweight.

Improving your BMI can improve your hormonal levels and
ovulation. But nutrition and health also have a direct effect on the
health of sperm, so it’s important for both partners to consider
these issues.

Of course, a healthy lifestyle is not only important to boost fertility,
it’s also essential during pregnancy to keep you well, and give your
baby the best start in life.

Published in City News, January 2010

By Adnan Catakovic
Scientific Director
Fertility – Lab Services, City Fertility Centre

Level 8, Brisbane Private Hospital
259 Wickham Tce Brisbane Qld 4000
P: 1800 123 483
City Fertility Centre Southside
Level 1, 309 Mains Road Sunnybank
P: 1800 483 483

Emmanuel student graduates with tears

Niche Admin — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:07:14 +0000

St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital hosted a special ceremony this week – a high school graduation for a young man who missed his official school graduation after having heart surgery at the hospital. The Gold Coast Bulletin covered the story. Read it here.

Janette Sadik-Khan vision lesson for Brisbane

Niche Admin — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:51:00 +0000

The Brisbane Institute ran three forums in October and November 2009 to find out what Brisbane residents love about Brisbane’s inner city and changes they would like to see.

Niche worked closely with the Brisbane Institute to promote the seminars and help co-ordinate the speakers. One of the speakers, Kathleen Noonan, discussed the seminars in her regular Saturday column in The Courier-Mail.

Read the column here.

Trainee pilot shows heart despite career setback

Niche Admin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:28:26 +0000

Brisbanetimes.com.au published a story about St Andrew’s Hospital’s successful treatment of Andrew Seymour, an aspiring cadet pilot diagnosed with a potentially career-ending cardiac arrhythmia. St Andrew’s Hospital cardiologist John Hayes was quoted in the story, which appeared on Brisbane Times’ home page on 20 November 2009.

Read the story

Radiation risks lowered at St Andrew’s

Niche Admin — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:02:03 +0000

St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital has reduced radiation doses used during cardiac imaging procedures, based on research being conducted by the St Andrew’s Medical Institute that aims to reduce cancer risk in patients.

Doctor Q published an article on the dosage reduction in their November edition.

Read the article

The article has been reproduced with permission from AMA Queensland.

A cuppa costs more in Brisbane

Niche Admin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:58:52 +0000

Niche has been working with Brisbane-based coffee machine distributors Gilkatho to promote their company and a recent interstate survey they ran to determine which east coast Australian city sells the most expensive cup of coffee. The story was run on the www.brisbanetimes.com.au homepage on November 4 (see the story on the homepage or read the story) and by mX Sydney (November 5).

Health takes leaps and bones

Niche Admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:22:25 +0000

Private Hospital Magazine published a story about the advancements in osteoporosis diagnosis and treatment in the past 20 years, and the quality of bone density testing at Queensland Diagnostic Imaging (QDI) at St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital.

The story quoted Sue Baldwin, Head of St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital QDI Nuclear Medicine section, and Dr John Tuffley, consultant orthopedic surgeon at St Andrew’s.

Read the article

Private Hospital Magazine is a quarterly publication produced by the Australian Private Hospital Association.

Shape Your City Heart

Niche Admin — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:23:38 +0000

Niche has been working with The Brisbane Institute on their series of free community forums about shaping Brisbane’s inner city. The series is supported by Brisbane City Council and The Courier-Mail. ABC local radio’s Breakfast program ran a segment on the series and journalist and author Matthew Condon also wrote about.

Listen to ABC Breakfast reporter Rebecca Levingston’s report.

Read Matthew Condon’s Viewpoint “Does Brisbane Have Culture” from The Courier-Mail.

Visit the Shape Your City Heart blog to read blogs from other speakers.

Fertility clinic growing fast

Niche Admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:59:21 +0000

The success of City Fertility Centre, Sunnybank was featured in the Southern Star.

Channel 7 News – Brisbane’s St Andrew’s Hospital helps stroke victims to walk again

Niche Admin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:06:27 +0000

Seven News (Brisbane) featured St Andrew’s Hospital in a story about revolutionary new technology that is being used at the hospital to help stroke patients to walk again. The story was aired on September 16 on the 6.00pm news program, which is viewed across Queensland. The story included an interviews with a St Andrew’s health professional and footage of the technology being used in the hospital.

Mining CEO named Brisbane’s best owner-manager

Niche Admin — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:03:13 +0000

The Queensland Business Review profiled DPSA Group CEO Neill Clur’s win at the 2009 Australian Institute of Management Brisbane awards.
http://www.qbr.com.au/news/articleid/58492.aspx

Hospital culture change needed

Niche Admin — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:27:58 +0000

St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital risk and quality manager Liz Rosmuller shared her views on making hospitals safer in an opinion piece published on www.brisbanetimes.com.au.

Read the article

Volunteers keep hospital ticking

Niche Admin — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:33:29 +0000

Brisbane’s Westside News (Quest News newspapers) published an article on the volunteer program at St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital.

Read the article

Hospital role for Buddhist monk

Niche Admin — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:25:53 +0000

The Courier-Mail medical reporter Janelle Miles wrote an article about Eide McIntyre, a Buddhist monk who works as part of the chaplaincy team at St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital.

Read the article

Brisbane News social pages – St Andrew’s Crystal Ball

Niche Admin — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:26:37 +0000

The Crystal Ball, a St Andrew’s Hospital fundraiser, was featured in the Brisbane News social pages.

View the photos

Sunday Mail social pages – St Andrew’s Crystal Ball

Niche Admin — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 03:31:05 +0000

The Crystal Ball, a St Andrew’s Hospital fundraiser, was featured in the Sunday Mail social pages.

View the photos

Climate change sceptic generates heat

Niche Admin — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:31:12 +0000

Dr Jay Lehr from the US Heartland Institute delivered a talk to The Brisbane Institute on the day the Emissions Trading Scheme vote was put to the Senate. Dr Lehr shared his views with Greg Carey from 4BC’s Mornings Program, while The Courier-Mail presented two sides of the argument with an opinion piece from Dr Lehr and a stinging retort from Graham Readfearn in his Green Blog.

Read Dr Lehr’s opinion piece.

Read The Courier-Mail’s Green Blog.

‘Her deepness’ dives in to save the oceans

Niche Admin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 04:33:33 +0000

The Brisbane Institute’s seminar with oceanographer Dr Sylvia Earle was their most popular seminar of 2009. Dr Earle shared her powerful message about the state of the world’s oceans on:

ABC Radio National’s Late Night Live program with Phillip Adams. Listen to the program.
ABC local radio’s Conversations with Richard Fidler. Listen to the program.
A full-page Focus feature with The Courier-Mail’s Graham Readfearn. Read it online or view the original article (2MB).
Graham Readfearn also gave an insider’s view of his interview with Sylvia Earle on his Green Blog. Read the bl o g.

Young doctors prescribe change

Niche Admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:05:27 +0000

Popular columnist with The Courier-Mail, Mike O’Connor, featured St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital Emergency Centre director Dr Duncan Murray in his regular Wednesday interview feature.

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25781266-5003426,00.html

Obituarist in profile

Niche Admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:04:19 +0000

The speaker at this year’s Brisbane Institute annual gala cocktail party was obituarist and international lawyer Mark McGinness. He shared his perspective on writing about the dead with Phillip Adam’s Late Night Live program on ABC Radio National and locally on Conversations with Richard Fidler. Listen to LNL at http://www.abc.net.au/rn/latenightlive/stories/2009/2624438.htm or Conversations at http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2009/07/16/2627920.htm?site=brisbane.

St Andrew’s tops ACHS results

Niche Admin — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:13:45 +0000

The introduction of the Dysphagia Screening Tool at St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital is an example of quality-focused procedures that make a real difference to patient outcomes. The hospital recently received an outstanding audit report by the Australian Council for Health Care Standards (ACHS), reports Private Hospital magazine. Read PDF >

Blogger details brain surgery – scars and all

Niche Admin — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:11:42 +0000

A St Andrew’s War Memorial patient who underwent surgery for a brain tumour has kept a remarkable blog about his treatment: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/blogger-details-brain-surgery–scars-and-all-20090614-c6yb.html

A better ‘public Brisbane’

Niche Admin — Fri, 15 May 2009 02:09:30 +0000

CEO of Southbank Corporation Malcolm Snow shared his views on the importance of the spaces in between buildings in an opinion piece in The Courier-Mail the day prior to his talk for The Brisbane Institute.

DPSA Drilling Equipment to now supply Surat Basin drilling market

Niche Admin — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:26:51 +0000

Drilling & Blasting news website published a story on DPSA Drilling Equipment’s new distributor agreement in the booking Surat Basin.
http://www.drillblast.com.au/article/dpsa-drilling-equipment-to-now-supply-surat-basin-drilling-market/477991.aspx

Time to question what we’re doing

Niche Admin — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:07:45 +0000

The Australian newspaper’s Media supplement published a preview extract from a speech delivered to The Brisbane Institute by News Limited’s national group projects director Shane Rodgers. Rodgers delivered his talk on “media at the speed of life” on May 12. Read the full report here http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,,25355633-13243,00.html>

Irwin reserve declared ‘unique’

Niche Admin — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:06:52 +0000

When Brisbane Institute guest Professor Craig Franklin delivered the University of Queensland’s Inagural Steve Irwin Memorial Lecture on 28 April, his comments attracted attention around Australia and internationally. Coverage included dozens of newspaper articles, radio broadcasts and online news reports. It included a guest blog by Professor Franklin from The Courier-Mail website, and extensive reportage on the event on ABC radio, stemming from a report by ABC current affairs reporter Meg Purtell. Read a transcript or listen to the report, including interviews with Professor Franklin and Terri Irwin, on AM’s website.

Brisbane mining supplier full steam ahead

Niche Admin — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:11:00 +0000

The Queensland Business Review published an article about DPSA Group company Power Electric Switchboards’ contract to work on the Carborough Downs Coal Mine upgrade project.
http://www.qbr.com.au/news/articleid/55156.aspx

DSPA Group launches drilling equipment supplier

Niche Admin — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:17:53 +0000

Drilling & Blasting news website announced the launch of DPSA Drilling Equipment, which supplies drilling equipment and consumables for the waterwell, exploration and coal seam gas industries.
http://www.drillblast.com.au/article/dspa-group-launches-drilling-equipment-supplier/437612.aspx

The future of Queensland

Niche Admin — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 02:05:33 +0000

The “Q200: What will Queensland be like in 50 years?” forum hosted by the Brisbane Institute was a full-house. In the leadup to the event, UQ’s Professor Max Lu had an opinion piece published on ABC News Online, talking about nanotechnology. Meanwhile, www.brisbanetimes.com.au reporter Andrew Wight summarised the views of all the speakers in his report.

Dr Peter Stanley on ABC2

Niche Admin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:03:02 +0000

ABC2 features Brisbane Institute guest Dr Peter Stanley on their program, ABC Fora, as he discusses going “Beyond Remembrance” on 11 November 2008. View the talk at www.abc.net.au/tv/fora/stories/2008/12/12/2443917.htm

Patient safety and hospital accountability tackled at forum

Niche Admin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:01:56 +0000

Niche assisted the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards to get publicity for their 2008 National Forum on Safety and Quality in Healthcare, held in Adelaide. Coverage included an opinion piece in The Weekend Australian by keynote speaker Associate Professor Peter Baghurst, an interview with international keynote Professor Martin Marshall on ABC Radio National’s Health Report (listen or read a transcript at http://www.abc.net.au/rn/healthreport/stories/2008/2405760.htm) and widespread press coverage of Professor Jeffrey Braithwaite’s views on patient safety (see http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,20797,24564677-5003402,00.html?from=public_rss).

Rio Tinto and DPSA Engineering go pink for breast cancer research

Niche Admin — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:31:18 +0000

The quarterly Austrasian Mine Safety Journal published a full page story on DPSA Engineering and Rio Tinto’s joint ‘pink truck’ project to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer.

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