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Breakfast is essential for brain fuel

Posted: 05 Apr, 2009

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.

Spirituality research must inform health policy and practice

Posted: 05 Apr, 2009

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.

E-health technologies aid early disease diagnosis

Posted: 05 Apr, 2009

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.

Targeting ovarian and pancreatic cancers

Posted: 29 Mar, 2009

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.

Warning on teen smoking risk

Posted: 29 Mar, 2009

One in two people who start smoking as teenagers will eventually die from tobacco-related diseases, Substance Abuse Minister Jane Lomax-Smith has warned.

Government launches ‘Health Listening Tour’

Posted: 29 Mar, 2009

Deputy Premier and new Health Minister Paul Lucas has kicked off a health listening tour across Queensland.

Cloning bill passes in Parliament

Posted: 29 Mar, 2009

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.

Cardiovascular disease is still a huge problem

Posted: 22 Mar, 2009

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.

Dementia deaths doubled in last decade

Posted: 22 Mar, 2009

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.

Queenslanders let down by lack of health policies

Posted: 22 Mar, 2009

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.

24-hour national breastfeeding helpline

Posted: 22 Mar, 2009

The Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, has officially launched a national toll-free 24-hour helpline to provide support with breastfeeding information.

Screening may provide early ovarian cancer warning

Posted: 15 Mar, 2009

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.

Health education essential to curbing Zimbabwe cholera outbreak

Posted: 15 Mar, 2009

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).

A fresh focus for women’s health

Posted: 15 Mar, 2009

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.

Food industry welcomes government’s preventative health agenda

Posted: 15 Mar, 2009

The Australian food and beverage industry has welcomed the federal government’s announcement outlining details of its preventative health agenda.

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