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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 - 22 May 2003
Take a look at the facts about immunisation and try to make sense of the vaccination debate.
Health: The Pulse - 17 July 2008
Measles is on the rise again, and health authorities are urging parents to make sure kids are vaccinated.
Health: The Pulse - 08 May 2008
Winter's here, and it's time to think about getting the flu shot - especially for 'at risk' groups, and that includes younger children.
Health Minutes - 06 November 2007
Arguments that a mercury-based preservative in vaccines called thiomersal causes brain damage have been put to rest by a large study.
Health Minutes - 30 October 2007
Research shows that a high proportion of Australians aged over 50 are vulnerable to catching tetanus and diphtheria, and need to be vaccinated against them.
Health Minutes - 01 August 2007
People with HIV/AIDS are often tempted to take a break from the cocktail of so-called 'anti-retroviral drugs' that keep the virus in check. But breaks in drug therapy can more than double your risk of progression to AIDS and dying.
Health Minutes - 20 June 2007
According to recent research, a high proportion of Australians aged over 50 are vulnerable to catching tetanus and diphtheria and need to be vaccinated against them.
Health Minutes - 08 May 2007
When it comes to giving children vaccines by needle, does the length of the needle matter? Long is best, say researchers.
Health Minutes - 17 April 2007
A recent study suggests the chicken pox vaccine is less effective after five years, so children between the ages of six and eight may need a chicken pox booster shot.
Health Minutes - 12 February 2007
Preliminary results from an Australian survey of the human papillomavirus - HPV - has shown very high rates in young women, which decline with age.
Health Minutes - 07 December 2006
When it comes to giving children vaccines by needle, does the length of the needle matter? Long is best, say researchers.
Health Minutes - 12 September 2006
People with HIV/AIDS are often tempted to take a break from the cocktail of so-called 'anti-retroviral drugs' that keep the virus in check. But breaks in drug therapy can more than double your risk of progression to AIDS and dying.
Health Minutes - 21 August 2006
Preliminary results from an Australian survey of the human papillomavirus - HPV - has shown very high rates in young women, which decline with age.
Health Minutes - 14 August 2006
Pneumococcal vaccine turns out not just to benefit children, but the elderly as well by reducing the amount of pneumococcal disease in the general community.
Health Minutes - 27 June 2006
According to recent research, a high proportion of Australians aged over 50 are vulnerable to catching tetanus and diphtheria and need to be vaccinated against them.
Health: The Pulse - 18 May 2006
If you have the 'flu, you might be tempted to soldier on and front up to work. Don't - you'll cost your workplace in time and money.
Health: The Pulse - 02 February 2006
Overseas travel is on the increase - and so is the incidence of infectious diseases like malaria and dengue fever.
Health Minutes - 26 January 2006
People with HIV/AIDS are often tempted to take a break from the cocktail of so-called 'anti-retroviral drugs' that keep the virus in check. But breaks in drug therapy can more than double your risk of progression to AIDS and dying.
Health Minutes - 14 November 2005
Pneumococcal vaccine turns out not just to benfit children, but the elderly as well by reducing the amount of pneumococcal disease in the general community.
Health: The Pulse - 20 October 2005
The new vaccine against Human Papilloma Virus - the cause of cervical cancer - will need to be given to girls before they're sexually active - possibly as young as 10 to 12. Will parents comply?
Health Minutes - 05 October 2005
According to recent research, a high proportion of Australians aged over 50 are vulnerable to catching tetanus and diphtheria and need to be vaccinated against them.
Health Minutes - 26 May 2005
Should asthma be a reason for pneumococcal immunisation? That's been suggested by recent findings of a raised risk of pneumococcal infections in people with asthma.
Health Minutes - 12 May 2005
For people who have serious allergies, one effective treatment is immunotherapy - desensitisation injections. But there are risks. A new approach in the early stages of research may prove to be an advance.
Health Minutes - 23 November 2004
Cervical cancer - cancer of the neck of the womb - is caused by the sexually transmissible Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). Trials of a recent HPV vaccine shows the vaccine protects against HPV - though it's not known whether this translates into lower rates of cervical cancer.
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