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The national MBF Healthwatch survey has revealed that a disturbing number of children “wag‟ breakfast claiming there is “no time‟ to eat, they are “too tired‟ or “can‟t be bothered‟ having a
meal before going to school.
Aboriginal health programs must incorporate spirituality if they are to have any sustainable impact on the current state of Indigenous health according to a report launched recently in Queensland’s largest Aboriginal community of Yarrabah which investigates the relationship between spirituality, religion and health.
The fifth annual e-Health Research Colloquium held in Brisbane recently reported that new imaging technologies have brought forward the detection of Alzheimer’s disease by about 18 months.
Ovarian cancer and pancreatic cancer are to be the focus of the country’s contribution to the biggest ever international research effort to unlock the genetic secrets of cancer.
One in two people who start smoking as teenagers will eventually die from tobacco-related diseases, Substance Abuse Minister Jane Lomax-Smith has warned.
Deputy Premier and new Health Minister Paul Lucas has kicked off a health listening tour across Queensland.
Health Minister John Hill has welcomed Parliament’s approval of the Statutes Amendment (Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction and Regulation of Research Involving Human Embryos) Bill, which mirrors changes already made to Commonwealth legislation.
Statistics released recently by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), again highlight the devastating impact of cardiovascular disease on the Australian population. Cardiovascular disease remains the number one killer, responsible for 34% of all deaths in Australia.
ABS figures show that deaths from dementia have more than doubled in the past decade, confirming the growing and worrying trend the illness presents to Australian society and the economy, Alzheimer’s Australia Vic has said.
AMA Queensland has expressed disappointment at the lack of focus on health issues throughout the State Election campaign in releasing its Report Card on 2009 State Election health policies.
The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, has officially launched a national toll-free 24-hour helpline to provide support with breastfeeding information.
Preliminary results from a large UK clinical trial, part-funded by Cancer Research UK, suggest that ovarian cancer screening may help to detect the disease in its early stages.
An ongoing cholera outbreak could continue to escalate across Zimbabwe unless a concerted effort is made to educate residents about how to prevent the transmission of this deadly disease, warned the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA).
The Rudd Government recently hosted a roundtable in Canberra with women’s health experts to kickstart development of a new National Women’s Health policy.
The Australian food and beverage industry has welcomed the federal government’s announcement outlining details of its preventative health agenda.
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