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Health Minutes - 22 September 2008
A study has questioned whether the flu vaccine for the elderly is as beneficial as we think.
Health: The Pulse - 15 May 2008
A structural adjustment, or an assault on private health cover? Moves to diminish incentives for private heath cover may be the thin end of the wedge.
Health Minutes - 29 April 2008
A disturbing report of injuries linked to the unapproved, unregulated use of naltrexone implants has prompted calls for an independent government review.
Health: The Pulse - 15 November 2007
Health is the issue most concerning voters in the upcoming Federal election, says Morgan polling. What do the major parties have to offer?
Health: The Pulse - 09 August 2007
Junk food ads on kids TV are contributing to an epidemic of obesity in kids - so why won't the Federal Government act?
Health Minutes - 18 July 2007
A British researcher argues that sleep apnoea might be over-diagnosed and overtreated because the diagnosis is too reliant on laboratory sleep studies.
Health Minutes - 26 June 2007
Caesarean section rates in countries like Australia are soaring - these days as high as one in two. The downside is there's a higher rate of neonatal respiratory distress.
Health Minutes - 22 May 2007
The suicide rate of young men has fallen and according to a recent analysis, much of the credit can go to the government.
Health Minutes - 17 May 2007
Experts say use of condoms would increase if they were marketed as a sex aid.
Health Minutes - 17 May 2007
Microfinance programs can help improve the health of people living in third world countries.
Health Minutes - 17 May 2007
Ethic committees need to monitor trials to ensure they comply with what has been approved.
Health Minutes - 12 February 2007
A warning about buying medications on the Internet comes from the story of a 64-year-old woman who lost sight in both eyes after buying steroids from Thailand.
Health Minutes - 06 February 2007
The suicide rate of young men has fallen and according to a recent analysis, much of the credit can go to the government.
Health Minutes - 23 January 2007
On average only about 40 per cent of people with a mental illness are diagnosed and only half of those receive adequate treatment in Australia. State and federal governments are now putting in potentially billions of dollars. Will they spend it wisely?
Health Minutes - 18 December 2006
Ethic committees need to monitor trials to ensure they comply with what has been approved.
Health Minutes - 18 December 2006
Experts say use of condoms would increase if they were marketed as a sex aid.
Health Minutes - 18 December 2006
Microfinance programs can help improve the health of people living in third world countries.
Health: The Pulse - 26 October 2006
Urban sprawl or high-density inner-city living? Or somewhere in between? This week we look at what makes a healthy city.
Health Minutes - 04 September 2006
In partnership with local indigenous people, a treatment group based in Darwin managed to reduce deaths from kidney disese in a Northern Australian indigneous community, until the NT Government intervened.
Health Minutes - 21 August 2006
A warning about buying medications on the Internet comes from the story of a 64-year-old woman who lost sight in both eyes after buying steroids from Thailand.
Health Minutes - 19 July 2006
A British researcher argues that sleep apnoea might be over-diagnosed and overtreated because the diagnosis is too reliant on laboratory sleep studies.
Health Minutes - 10 July 2006
Caesarean section rates in countries like Australia are soaring - these days as high as one in two. The downside is there's a higher rate of neonatal respiratory distress.
Health Minutes - 31 May 2006
On average only about 40 per cent of people with a mental illness are diagnosed and only half of those receive adequate treatment in Australia. State and federal governments are now putting in potentially billions of dollars. Will they spend it wisely?
Health: The Pulse - 09 March 2006
Obesity costs the country over $11 billion a year, but government efforts at reducing the burden are half-hearted. A more radical approach is needed, argues a health economist.
Health Minutes - 21 November 2005
In partnership with local indigenous people, a treatment group based in Darwin managed to reduce deaths from kidney disese in a Northern Australian indigneous community, until the NT Government intervened.
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