Tag: Health
Chain-smoking toddler kicks habit
A two-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked about 40 cigarettes a day has kicked the habit after receiving intensive specialist care, a child welfare official said.[MORE]
Fish stocks recovering in Moreton Bay green zones
New research has found more fish in Moreton Bay in south-east Queensland because of an expansion of green zones.[MORE]
Ex-policeman's cardiac death avoidable: coroner
A coronial inquest has found the death of a former policeman after an exercise stress test at a Sydney hospital was avoidable.[MORE]
NT problem drinker register 'flawed'
The Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS) says the Territory Government's plans to establish a register of problem drinkers to address chronic alcoholism sounds like a flawed idea.[MORE]
Ombudsman finds domestic violence campaign 'misleading'
A national men's group is claiming victory over what it calls a feminist agenda on domestic violence.[MORE]
WA considers alcohol ID scheme
The Western Australian Government is considering adopting a drinker identification scheme similar to that implemented in the Northern Territory.[MORE]
People with disabilities encouraged to be active
The achievements of people with disabilities will be on display in Rockhampton next week, as part of Disability Action Week.[MORE]
Trots bans alcohol advertising and signs
Alcohol advertising and promotion has been banned at Gloucester Park in East Perth.[MORE]
Wheatbelt mental health service to re-open
Mental health services in the Avon Valley in Western Australia have been boosted with the re-opening of the Wheatbelt Mental Health Service's Northam Clinic.[MORE]
Rural GP says workload contributed to retirement
A retiring central Queensland doctor says he would have considered staying in the job longer if he was given more support. [MORE]
Armed men threaten woman in home invasion
A 60-year-old woman has been terrorised during a home invasion in Sydney's south-west last night.[MORE]
Scientists and planners consider street trees' benefits
The benefits are being assessed of diverting rain from gutters to water street trees.[MORE]
Drinker id scheme under scrutiny
The WA government is considering adopting a drinker identification scheme similar to that implemented in the Northern Territory.[MORE]
Russians told to light up and knock 'em back
Smoke and drink more, Russia's finance minister Alexei Kudrin urged citizens, explaining that higher consumption would help lift tax revenues for spending on social services.[MORE]
Greeks told to stub out to save the economy
Greeks are being asked to quit smoking to help save their country's debt-stricken economy. [MORE]
Australian organ tourists drive sinister trade
Australians are helping fuel a predatory international transplant trade by travelling overseas to buy organs illegally.[MORE]
Men contract Legionnaires' at Olympic Park
Two men who visited Sydney's Olympic Park early last month have tested positive to Legionnaires' disease.[MORE]
Lucas defends deregistered foreign-born doctor
Queensland Health Minister Paul Lucas has described a foreign-trained GP, who has been deregistered, as a very good doctor.[MORE]
Rao inquest hears deaths prompted drug practice changes
An inquest in Albury has heard public hospital drug administration practices have changed as a result of an inquiry into the deaths of two patients in southern New South Wales.[MORE]
Hospital staff sickness postpones elective surgery
The Ballarat Hospital has blamed staff sickness, swine flu and a busy emergency department for its inability to complete all the elective surgery on its books.[MORE]
Asthma sufferers told to develop action plan
There is a warning that the Riverina is set for its worst asthma season in over a decade.[MORE]
SA universities combine on cancer research
South Australia's three universities are combining their cancer research efforts.[MORE]
Michael Douglas hopes to beat 'intense' cancer
Michael Douglas says he has an 80 per cent chance of recovering from advanced throat cancer.[MORE]
Independent MPs should prioritise rural broadband: doctors
The Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) says rural broadband access must be a priority for the independent MPs who will help form the next government.[MORE]
Biloela getting closer to 7-day doctor surgery
The central Queensland town of Biloela could have a seven-day-a-week doctor surgery within a month. [MORE]
