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The Health at a Glance 2013 report also shows Australia had the third-highest rate in the OECD of foreign objects being left in people after surgery, as well as higher rates of obstetric trauma. The report found Australians are given more cholesterol medication, known as statins, than anywhere else in the OECD. Prescribing rates were 40 per cent above average. Anti-blood pressure medication use is below average. It was also the second-highest prescriber of anti-depressant medication; the rate has doubled over the past decade. smh.au/national/health/oecd-says-australians-take-too-many-pills-and-must-tackle-nations-obesity-problem-20131121-2xyqn.html
Posted on: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 00:44:50 +0000

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