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Health: Library - 19 January 2006
It begins with a simple insect bite, but it can leave you bedridden for weeks, or sometimes longer. Ross River fever is a debilitating viral illness, spread by mosquitoes. Preventing the bites in the first place is the best way to fight the disease, which some say will be more prevalent in a warming greenhouse world.
Health: Library - 19 June 2003
Q fever is a highly infectious disease that is carried by animals and passed to humans. People who work with livestock are at highest risk of the disease and it is very prevalent in Queensland. But now there is a vaccine available.
Health: Library - 17 April 2003
About 85 people die from farm injuries in Australia each year, making farm work one of the most dangerous occupations in the country.
Health: The Pulse - 07 August 2008
People in rural Australia are more likely to have hypertension, and less likely to be treated for it, than their city counterparts.
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 - 06 September 2007
Delays in getting treatment in hospital make it more likely a heart attack will be fatal. But how do you know if you're having one and when do you call an ambulance?
Health Minutes - 12 February 2007
The rate of increase in chronic diseases in Indigenous communities may be slowing, according to new figures from the Northern Territory.
Health Minutes - 12 February 2007
Australia has the most rheumatic fever in the world - in Aboriginal communities. New guidelines aim to help health professionals better treat the condition.
Health: The Pulse - 29 January 2007
In the cities we take fresh food for granted, but in rural areas it's not only hard to get, but it's more expensive.
Health Minutes - 04 September 2006
A West Australian study has found that life stress and the lower adult to child ratio in the indigenous population are contributing to poor Aboriginal health.
Health Minutes - 21 August 2006
The rate of increase in chronic diseases in Indigenous communities may be slowing, according to new figures from the Northern Territory.
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.
Health Minutes - 21 November 2005
A West Australian study has found that life stress and the lower adult to child ratio in the indigenous population are contributing to poor Aboriginal health.
Health: Features - 19 May 2005
Mental illness strikes about one in five Australians, and the figures for rural Australia are even higher. It's a double whammy for the bush: higher risk factors for depression and other mental illnesses, but fewer treatment services available. Is there a solution?
Health: The Pulse - 24 March 2005
Binge drinking after a club sports match - it's part of the Great Australian Way of Life. But there's a price to pay.
Health: The Pulse - 17 March 2005
Every winter, thousands of older Australians hit the road and head north, escaping the colder months to follow the sun. But many aren't prepared for the lack of medical services in the bush.
Health: The Pulse - 24 February 2005
If you want to have a baby, don't live in the bush. That's effectively the message for pregnant mums in regional and rural Australia, suffering the gradual closure of obstetric services in country hospitals.
Health: Features - 13 May 2004
A young GP escapes city life for a stint in a Northern Territory Aboriginal health service. Here, he learns a home visit can mean a four-wheel drive trip in 40-degree heat to a corrugated iron shed. And the patients can turn up in 'mobs' with health problems he'd only previously seen in textbooks.
Health: Features - 11 March 2004
Half a million Australians can't afford adequate dental treatment, thanks to a crisis in the public health sector. The result is levels of tooth decay and gum disease that wouldn't be out of place in the Third World. Planned changes to Medicare won't be enough to solve this deep-rooted problem. What's the solution?
Health: Features - 25 October 2003
A 21st-Century plague is sweeping through Indigenous Australia. Kidney disease is threatening to destroy traditional Aboriginal society.
Health: Features - 18 September 2003
Country people wanting to work as health professionals usually face a move to a capital city, but now universities are addressing the needs of remote students, and offering alternative methods of study.
Health: Features - 03 July 2003
Forget the two-headed Tasmanian jokes. Far from being a genetic 'dead end', the little triangle of land off the bottom of Australia is emerging as a valuable resource for sleuths seeking out the roots of disease.
Health: Features - 03 July 2003
More and more doctors are using telemedicine technologies to treat patients in rural and remote locations. Is it the answer for the bush, or just another case of second-best?
Health: Features - 19 June 2003
Queensland is Australia's hotspot for Q fever - a risk for anyone working with livestock. But a vaccination campaign in the Sunshine State is gaining momentum.
Health: Your Stories - 29 May 2003
A mysterious wasting illness, a sudden transfer to the city, and returning to a small community with a stigmatised illness. John Quarrell describes living with AIDS in northern Tasmania.
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