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Chronic disease leading cause of premature death | News 
In 2007, more than 80% of all premature deaths were due to chronic disease, according to a report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
Lung cancer in women bucks national trend | News
Lung cancer in women bucks national trend towards reduced cancer death rates. But more men still dying of bowel cancer, as screening languishes.
Fresh calls for bowel cancer screenings | News
Australia’s next government must close a yawning gap in the nation’s cancer control response by committing now to fully implementing the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program before more lives are lost unnecessarily, Cancer Council Australia has said.
Anti-cancer activity of tea tree oil | News
A report released recently by the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation has highlighted the positive role tea tree oil (TTO) may play in the future in treating people with skin cancer.
Scientists home in on new bowel cancer gene | Features 
Scientists have identified a region of DNA that appears to be involved in the development of pre-cancerous bowel growths (polyps) and that may contain a gene involved in the progression of bowel cancer.
Study shows stress and stroke unrelated | News
New research has revealed that stressful life events are unlikely to cause stroke. Researchers set out to determine the relationship between life events and subarachnoid haemorrhage – the most lethal type of stroke, that is most often due to rupture of aneurysms (‘blisters’) of the blood vessels in the brain.
Nicotine replacement therapy helps smokers | News
The Australian Self-Medication Industry (ASMI), the industry body representing non-prescription consumer healthcare products has called on the Federal Government to embrace Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) as part of its package to help reduce smoking rates.
96% of working age people report health risk factors | News
Nearly all working age people reported at least one health risk factor, and three quarters reported multiple health risk factors, according to a report released recently by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
What happened to prevention? | News
The Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) is disappointed that the Rudd-Abbott debate hardly touched on prevention and other areas such as mental health, chronic disease, ageing and remedying inequities.
300,000 future breast cancer cases could be prevented | News
IBIS-II, a major international breast cancer prevention study, has reached an important milestone with 500 women from Australia and New Zealand volunteering to take part in the Prevention arm of the study.
“Too big a leap” to conclude that rhubarb can protect against cancer | News
Rhubarb contains natural chemicals called polyphenols that have been shown to kill cancer cells in the lab, or prevent their growth.
Australia on cancer collision course | News
A leading international cancer expert has warned that Australia is on a cancer collision course, with a huge spike in cancer cases expected within the next 20 years unless action is taken on the growing obesity epidemic.
$10.7 million to combat Indigenous smoking | Features
The Minister for Indigenous Health, Warren Snowdon has announced 14 sites across the country that will benefit from a $10.7 million funding round to promote innovative anti-tobacco campaigns and prevention strategies.
Need to boost chronic disease prevention | News
The nation’s largest independent disease prevention groups have called on the government to implement a comprehensive national obesity strategy following the release of a new study
showing that obesity and overweight costs Australians $21 billion a year plus $35.6 billion dollars in government subsidies.
Benefits of gastric banding for severely obese teens | News
Severely obese adolescents can benefit significantly from laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB), according to a landmark Australian study published in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).
New project to aid disease protection and diagnosis | News
CSIRO has launched a new collaborative research cluster in Melbourne focused on establishing a ‘biobank’ of blood samples to be used in advancing research into the prediction and early diagnosis of diseases such as Alzheimer’s and cancer.
Blocking cell movement for cancer and MS | News
University of Adelaide researchers are finding new ways to block the movement of cells in the body which can cause autoimmune diseases and the spread of cancer.
Breastscreen SA is saving lives | Features
BreastScreen SA has released a report detailing the program’s achievements in breast cancer screening during its first 20 years in service.
A smokefree future | News
An ambitious new strategy in the UK aims to halve the number of smokers from 21 to 10 per cent of the population by 2020, Secretary of State for Health Andy Burnham has announced.
Tobacco tax and bowel screening should be 2010-11 budget priorities | News
Increased tobacco tax and an expanded bowel cancer screening program should be priorities for the 2010-11 federal budget if the Rudd Government is to back its moves towards healthcare reform with decisive action, Cancer Council Australia has said.
New hope for children at risk of cancer | Features
Children with a high risk form of the childhood cancer neuroblastoma are set to benefit from a new international clinical trial – funded by Cancer Research UK - which uses immunotherapy to help prevent the disease from coming back.
Reducing carbon can improve health | News
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) has called for the introduction of comprehensive policies to address climate change following the release of a series of six papers in The Lancet demonstrating that policies to tackle climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions can substantially improve health at the same time.
Combating cancer in South Australia | News
Health Minister John Hill says the Rann Government’s committed to the long-term investment, education and planning needed to combat cancer in South Australia.
Preventative Health watchdog must add real value | News
Australia’s food and grocery industry urges the Senate to pass the Bill to establish a new National Preventative Health Agency as it’s essential that Australia focuses more on keeping people healthy rather than just treating illness, the Australian Food and Grocery Council has said.
National skin cancer awareness campaign | News
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