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• Human trials planned for new cancer treatment

  Fetched: January 31st, 2010, 6:50pm CST

  Human trials are planned for a new cancer treatment developed in far north Queensland.

• Search on for dengue-carrying mozzies

  Fetched: January 31st, 2010, 6:50pm CST

  Queensland Health says surveillance teams have not found any more Asian tiger mosquitoes on Cape York in the state's far north.

• Swan to mobilise ageing workforce

  Fetched: January 31st, 2010, 6:50pm CST

  A key economic report to be released today will warn that Australia's ageing population is threatening the nation's economic growth.

• Report to show cost of ageing population

  Fetched: January 31st, 2010, 10:25am CST

  The Federal Government will release new information about the cost of Australia's ageing population.

• Parents urged to vaccinate kids against pneumonia

  Fetched: January 30th, 2010, 9:41pm CST

  The Meningitis Centre in Perth has urged parents to ensure their children are vaccinated against pneumococcal disease, which causes pneumonia and meningitis.

• Mental health funding to double

  Fetched: January 30th, 2010, 5:13am CST

  Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon says funding for mental health care programs will double over the next four years, amid concerns that its rebate scheme is not reaching those in need.

• Australians warned of second swine flu wave

  Fetched: January 30th, 2010, 5:13am CST

  Epidemiologists are warning Australians that a second wave of swine flu is likely to sweep through workplaces, homes and classrooms.

• Disease fears plague quake-hit Haiti

  Fetched: January 29th, 2010, 9:39pm CST

  Haiti's desperate earthquake survivors face the threat of disease, with officials reporting a rise in cases of diarrhoea, measles and tetanus in the squalid tent camps.

• Mental health fund $1b over budget

  Fetched: January 29th, 2010, 9:39pm CST

  The Mental Health Council (MHC) says the cost of the Medicare-funded psychologists program have blown out by at least $1 billion, but it still may not be reaching those most in need.

• Man found guilty in abortion doctor murder

  Fetched: January 29th, 2010, 3:18pm CST

  A born-again Christian who said he killed a prominent United States abortion doctor to save the lives of unborn babies has been found guilty of first-degree murder.

• Legal threat divides 'toxic town'

  Fetched: January 29th, 2010, 8:47am CST

  The small mining town of Rosebery on Tasmania's west coast is divided over plans by some residents to sue the local mine owner.

• Ambulance volunteers threaten to strike

  Fetched: January 29th, 2010, 4:58am CST

  Volunteer paramedics in the East Kimberley have voted to go on strike until the State Government restores funding to the local ambulance service.

• Secret child files given to crime body

  Fetched: January 29th, 2010, 4:58am CST

  The Federal Court has awarded the Australian Crime Commission [ACC] the right to access confidential medical records of children under the Northern Territory intervention.

• Cataract rebate dispute resolved

  Fetched: January 29th, 2010, 4:58am CST

  The dispute between the Federal Government and eye surgeons over cataract surgery rebates has been resolved.

• Koala killer may hurt humans, expert says

  Fetched: January 29th, 2010, 4:58am CST

  The shooting of a koala in Queensland has not only outraged the community over its brutality, but raised fears the culprit could go on to harm humans.

• Travellers say yes to airline 'fat tax'

  Fetched: January 29th, 2010, 4:58am CST

  Should airlines charge overweight passengers more if they need an extra seat?

• Little to show for hospital cash boost

  Fetched: January 29th, 2010, 4:58am CST

  A new report on government services shows more taxpayer dollars are going into public hospitals but there has been little improvement to key services.

• Indigenous health workers gain national voice

  Fetched: January 29th, 2010, 4:58am CST

  The Federal Minister for Indigenous Health says a new peak body for Aboriginal and Islander health workers will be more than just an advocacy group.

• Dental blitz underway to reduce wait times

  Fetched: January 28th, 2010, 8:24pm CST

  The Northern Territory Health Department says it is running a dental blitz to try to reduce waiting times for public dental care.

• Expert plays down Mackay dengue risk

  Fetched: January 28th, 2010, 8:24pm CST

  Queensland Health says there is a low risk more dengue fever cases will emerge in the Mackay region in north Queensland.

• NSW defends record on medical errors

  Fetched: January 28th, 2010, 4:18pm CST

  The New South Wales Government is disputing figures suggesting that the state rates poorly when it comes to medical errors in hospitals.

• Poor report card for ACT health services

  Fetched: January 28th, 2010, 4:18pm CST

  A national report comparing government services in each state and territory shows public health care is harder to obtain in the ACT than almost all other jurisdictions.

• Ban pool cues from pubs: paramedics

  Fetched: January 28th, 2010, 4:18pm CST

  Queensland's ambulance officers want licensed venues to stop using pool cues and glass ashtrays to reduce the risk of being assaulted.

• Support centre to ease foreign student fears

  Fetched: January 28th, 2010, 4:18pm CST

  A support centre for international students has opened in Melbourne as the Victorian Government tries to allay fears that the city is a dangerous place to study.

• The big fuss over a quiet drink

  Fetched: January 28th, 2010, 4:18pm CST

  A picnic, a beer, a wine and the skyshow, it is an Australia Day tradition for thousands of West Australians.

• Country doctors breaking point

  Fetched: January 28th, 2010, 4:18pm CST

  Michelle Nicholls is no stranger to snake bites.

• Council considers health infrastructure exemptions

  Fetched: January 28th, 2010, 4:18pm CST

  Queensland's Fraser Coast Regional Council says it is considering exempting medical developments from infrastructure charges to encourage more doctors to the region.

• New assault laws protect emergency workers

  Fetched: January 28th, 2010, 4:18pm CST

  Proposed new laws will make it a crime in Tasmania to assault emergency services workers and medical staff.

• Thousands face cancer diagnosis after bungle

  Fetched: January 28th, 2010, 4:18pm CST

  The Federal Health Department and the Gut Foundation of Australia are in disagreement over the results of the latest tests for bowel cancer, which kills more than 70 people every year.

• AMA critical of cataract surgery move

  Fetched: January 28th, 2010, 4:18pm CST

  The Australian Medical Association (AMA) says a planned transfer of many cataract operations from the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) to Modbury Hospital has been poorly thought out.

• Breastfed babies make better teens

  Fetched: January 28th, 2010, 4:18pm CST

  Researchers are urging mothers to breastfeed their babies until they are at least six months old after carrying out a study which they say has found a link between breastfeeding and child mental health.

• New police training for dealing with mentally ill

  Fetched: January 28th, 2010, 4:18pm CST

  Victoria Police have overhauled the way they train officers to deal with people with mental illness.

• Police training overhaul on dealing with mentally ill

  Fetched: January 27th, 2010, 5:29pm CST

  Victoria Police have overhauled the way they train officers to deal with people with mental illness.

• Son's death spurs mental health crusade

  Fetched: January 27th, 2010, 12:58pm CST

  A NSW couple are still fighting for more acute mental health hospital beds two years after their son killed himself in the emergency department of a hospital while waiting for a bed.

• Locals plan to sue mine over 'toxic metal'

  Fetched: January 27th, 2010, 1:07am CST

  Residents of a small town on Tasmania's west coast claim to have been poisoned by contaminated mine water and say they plan to sue the mine responsible.

• Talks continue on liquor licensing laws

  Fetched: January 27th, 2010, 1:07am CST

  The Victorian Government is hopeful a compromise can be reached with the operators of live music venues who are angry about the state's new liquor licensing laws.

• Talks on liquor licensing laws continue

  Fetched: January 26th, 2010, 10:51pm CST

  The Victorian Government is hopeful a compromise can be reached with the operators of live music venues who are angry about the state's new liquor licensing laws.

• Hospital delay shows health system 'on life support'

  Fetched: January 26th, 2010, 10:51pm CST

  The Queensland Opposition says delaying construction of the new Sunshine Coast hospital is costing lives.

• No deadline for doctor investigation

  Fetched: January 26th, 2010, 10:51pm CST

  Queensland Health says it cannot put a time limit on how long an investigation into a central Queensland doctor will take.

• Govt to operate on surgery waiting lists

  Fetched: January 26th, 2010, 10:51pm CST

  The Tasmanian Government is promising to cut elective surgery waiting lists, ensuring those waiting for the longest periods are not bumped because of emergency patients.

• Dengue vaccine tested on humans

  Fetched: January 26th, 2010, 10:51pm CST

  An Australian company that is involved in developing a vaccine for dengue fever says it has started the first round of human trials in the United States.

• WHO 'exaggerated swine flu danger'

  Fetched: January 26th, 2010, 10:51pm CST

  The World Health Organisation and the pharmaceutical industry have been criticised for their handling of last year's swine flu pandemic.

• Doctors amputate wrong leg, then right one

  Fetched: January 26th, 2010, 8:43am CST

  Peruvian doctors amputated the healthy leg of an 86-year-old man, then amputated the other leg when they realised their mistake.

• Detention centres here to stay: Evans

  Fetched: January 26th, 2010, 6:57am CST

  Immigration Minister Chris Evans says the Federal Government remains committed to its immigration detention policy despite concerns raised by this year's Australian of the Year.

• Elderly patients 'blocking' hospital beds

  Fetched: January 26th, 2010, 6:57am CST

  The Federal Government has failed to give aged care providers enough incentives to provide sufficient beds, the Opposition says.

• Sarra misses out on Australian of the Year

  Fetched: January 26th, 2010, 6:57am CST

  Queensland entrant Chris Sarra says despite missing out on the Australian of the Year award, his nomination was an opportunity to promote tolerance across the nation.

• 'Mental illness factory' remarks not attack on Labor: McGorry

  Fetched: January 26th, 2010, 6:57am CST

  New Australian of the Year Professor Pat McGorry has moved to clarify comments he made about the detention of asylum seekers, saying he did not mean to be overly critical of current government policy.

• Asbestos answers need further scrutiny: Opposition

  Fetched: January 26th, 2010, 6:57am CST

  The Queensland Opposition has called for an investigation into whether the Education Minister Geoff Wilson misled State Parliament.

• Opposition wants investigation into Education Minister's asbestos answers

  Fetched: January 25th, 2010, 5:37pm CST

  The Queensland Opposition has called for an investigation into whether the Education Minister Geoff Wilson misled State Parliament.

• Close detention centres: Australian of the Year

  Fetched: January 25th, 2010, 5:37pm CST

  The new Australian of the Year, Victorian psychiatrist Professor Patrick McGorry, has called for an end to immigration detention centres because of their link to mental illness.

• Australia bans toxic toys

  Fetched: January 25th, 2010, 5:37pm CST

  The Federal Government has banned toys and baby products containing a potentially dangerous chemical.

• Mental health expert is Australian of the Year

  Fetched: January 25th, 2010, 3:55am CST

  Leading youth mental health expert Professor Patrick McGorry has been named Australian of the Year for 2010.

• Fears over cystic fibrosis treatment

  Fetched: January 25th, 2010, 12:31am CST

  There is concern about a lack of cystic fibrosis services in Tasmania after the resignation of the state's only specialist.

• WA health costs not spiralling out of control

  Fetched: January 24th, 2010, 9:25pm CST

  The WA Health Minister Kim Hames says he does not think the state will be overwhelmed by huge increases in health spending during the next three decades.

• Govt pledges to see 'eye-to-eye' with doctors

  Fetched: January 24th, 2010, 6:42pm CST

  Opthamologists are demanding that research and training are maintained under planned changes affecting cataract surgery in Adelaide.

• Racecourse punished for underage drinking

  Fetched: January 24th, 2010, 6:42pm CST

  Caulfield Racecourse has had restrictions placed on its liquor license, after breaches at last year's Caulfield Cup.

• Asbestos removal plan welcomed

  Fetched: January 24th, 2010, 6:42pm CST

  Tasmanian unions have welcomed moves to regulate the removal of asbestos in Tasmania.

• Bee swarm attacks man walking in street

  Fetched: January 24th, 2010, 6:42pm CST

  A swarm of bees has attacked a man as he was walking along an Adelaide street.

• Rudd warns of massive hikes in health costs

  Fetched: January 24th, 2010, 1:53pm CST

  Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has warned Government health costs will increase substantially over the coming decades.

• Ageing population to prompt health spending hike

  Fetched: January 24th, 2010, 2:29am CST

  Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has warned Government health costs will increase substantially over the coming decades.

• Mother of snakebite toddler angry over lack of GPs

  Fetched: January 23rd, 2010, 10:13pm CST

  The mother of a toddler who was bitten by a snake in WA's Wheatbelt has lashed out at the lack of medical services in regional areas.

• Women urged to combat iodine deficiencies

  Fetched: January 23rd, 2010, 2:03am CST

  Australia's food safety authority is recommending women take extra iodine supplements when they are pregnant and while breastfeeding.

• Snakebite toddler recovering

  Fetched: January 23rd, 2010, 2:03am CST

  A 14-month-old girl from Koorda, in Western Australia's Wheatbelt has spent the night in Princess Margaret Hospital after being bitten by a snake.

• Phone lines down at Royal Darwin Hospital

  Fetched: January 22nd, 2010, 2:26am CST

  Royal Darwin Hospital says its phone network has gone down this afternoon and people are unable to call in or out from the facility.

• Breakthrough in fight against childhood leukaemia

  Fetched: January 22nd, 2010, 2:26am CST

  Melbourne scientists hope a new discovery about childhood leukaemia will save lives.

• PM opens NT's first cancer treatment centre

  Fetched: January 22nd, 2010, 2:26am CST

  The Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, has officially opened a new oncology unit in Darwin, which will mean cancer patients will no longer have to travel interstate to get treatment.

• Emergency unit for elderly opens

  Fetched: January 22nd, 2010, 2:26am CST

  A dedicated emergency unit for elderly patients has been opened at the Royal Hobart Hospital.

• SA specialists to staff NT cancer treatment unit

  Fetched: January 22nd, 2010, 2:26am CST

  The Federal Health Minister, Nicola Roxon, says cancer specialists from Adelaide will help staff Darwin's new oncology unit.

• Paedophile dentist removed from registration list

  Fetched: January 22nd, 2010, 2:26am CST

  The Dental Board of New South Wales has removed the name of a Newcastle dentist from its list of registered practitioners, blaming a technical glitch for the convicted paedophile's apparent re-registration.

• Fight against rheumatic heart disease gets boost

  Fetched: January 22nd, 2010, 2:26am CST

  The Federal Government will spend $2.5 million to combat a fatal heart disease that is predominantly found in Indigenous Australians.

• Alarm raised over 'extremely thin' Brazilian models

  Fetched: January 22nd, 2010, 2:26am CST

  The organisers of Latin America's biggest fashion show have raised the alarm over emaciated Brazilian models apparently following unhealthy US and European trends.

• Funding boost to fight fatal heart disease

  Fetched: January 22nd, 2010, 2:26am CST

  The Federal Government will spend $2.5 million to combat a fatal heart disease that is predominantly found in Indigenous Australians.

• Cancer screening delay claim

  Fetched: January 22nd, 2010, 2:26am CST

  A Launceston man says he is worried about his health after being told he will have to wait up to five months for a colonoscopy.

• Early release for prisoners who do yoga

  Fetched: January 21st, 2010, 3:35pm CST

  Prisoners in an Indian state who attend yoga classes will be freed early because the lessons improve self-control and lessen aggression, local authorities said.

• Non-stick coating linked to thyroid disease

  Fetched: January 21st, 2010, 5:19am CST

  Exposure to chemicals used in the manufacture of non-stick surfaces has been linked to an increased rate of thyroid disease.

• Plasma may signal demise of dentist's drill

  Fetched: January 21st, 2010, 5:19am CST

  The dentist's drill strikes fear into the hearts of many a toothache sufferer but it may soon become a thing of the past.

• Lucas defends patient storeroom move

  Fetched: January 21st, 2010, 5:19am CST

  The Queensland Health Minister says a room in which a patient was placed this week at the Nambour Hospital, in the south-east, was appropriately equipped for treating people.

• Rudd to open Darwin cancer treatment centre

  Fetched: January 20th, 2010, 10:41pm CST

  The first cancer patient will be treated at the $19 million oncology unit in Darwin in late March, the Northern Territory Government says.

• End financial waste in the health system: AMA

  Fetched: January 20th, 2010, 10:41pm CST

  The Australian Medical Association Queensland (AMAQ) has launched a campaign against financial waste in the public health system.

• Syringe collector gets Australia Day award

  Fetched: January 20th, 2010, 10:41pm CST

  A man in his 70s who collects syringes from playgrounds has been named Citizen of the Year in South Australia's Australia Day Awards.

• Stomach bug hits Army cadets

  Fetched: January 20th, 2010, 10:41pm CST

  Army cadets struck down by a stomach bug have been discharged from Gold Coast hospital in south-east Queensland.

• Fruit flies clue to treating ADHD

  Fetched: January 20th, 2010, 10:41pm CST

  Scientists say a medication regularly used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in humans has a similar effect on fruit flies.

• Workers given time off to make babies

  Fetched: January 20th, 2010, 8:08am CST

  South Korea's government is ordering some of its staff to go home early once a month in a bid to encourage them to have babies.

• Quadriplegic's op cancelled 7 times in 7 days

  Fetched: January 20th, 2010, 7:04am CST

  A quadriplegic man suffering from a badly broken leg has had his operation cancelled every day for a week.

• Ex-staff criticise child protection system

  Fetched: January 20th, 2010, 7:04am CST

  Several former child protection staff say working conditions at the Alice Springs office have not improved since the death of a baby almost five years ago.

• TGA says no restriction on weight loss drug

  Fetched: January 20th, 2010, 12:59am CST

  The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has released a statement saying there have been no restrictions placed on a popular weight loss drug in Australia.

• More safe housing for violence victims

  Fetched: January 20th, 2010, 12:59am CST

  There will be 120 new houses built in South Australia for victims of domestic violence.

• Corpses in Haiti pose scant risk: experts

  Fetched: January 20th, 2010, 12:59am CST

  Decomposing bodies in Haiti are unlikely to pose a major threat to health, although leaving the dead untended or dumping them in mass graves risks intensifying grief and sparking resentment, experts say.

• Free health check reminder

  Fetched: January 20th, 2010, 12:59am CST

  Tasmanian GPs are urging parents to take advantage of free health checks for their children before school starts.

• Cadbury workers 'watch and wait'

  Fetched: January 20th, 2010, 12:59am CST

  The union representing workers at Tasmania's Cadbury factory says it is too early to judge Kraft's takeover bid.

• Dennis Hopper fighting 'a hell of a battle'

  Fetched: January 20th, 2010, 12:59am CST

  Bedridden Hollywood heavyweight Dennis Hopper has confirmed he is seeking a divorce from his fifth wife while fighting what one of his children called "a hell of a battle" against prostate cancer.

• Child protection system hasn't improved: CLP

  Fetched: January 20th, 2010, 12:59am CST

  The child protection system has not changed since failings in the Alice Springs and Darwin offices contributed to the deaths of two children, the Northern Territory Opposition says.

• PNG nationals exploiting Qld medical system: Government

  Fetched: January 20th, 2010, 12:59am CST

  The Queensland Government says it is being left to cover some of the costs from PNG nationals seeking medical treatment in Queensland.

• Nurse-led clinic 'could harm patients'

  Fetched: January 20th, 2010, 12:59am CST

  The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has criticised the ACT Government's decision to allow a private nurse-led clinic to operate out of a pharmacy in Canberra's south.

• Union backs poisoning fears inquiry

  Fetched: January 20th, 2010, 12:59am CST

  The union representing workers at a west coast mine is backing a more thorough investigation into claims about heavy metal poisoning claims.

• Intern suicide sparks drug storage review

  Fetched: January 20th, 2010, 12:59am CST

  The suicide of a Newcastle University medical graduate has prompted a New South Wales hospital to review storage procedures for a local anaesthetic drug.

• Greens push for after-hours mental health care

  Fetched: January 20th, 2010, 12:59am CST

  The ACT Greens have called on the Government to provide extra funding for after-hours mental health care.

• Sunshine Coast bus stop dispute not resolved

  Fetched: January 20th, 2010, 12:59am CST

  The Transport Workers Union (TWU) says a dispute involving bus drivers on the Sunshine Coast is far from over.

• Calvary deal 'deceitful'

  Fetched: January 20th, 2010, 12:59am CST

  The ACT Opposition says the Government has been forced to delay the purchase of Calvary Public Hospital because the plan has not won support in the Legislative Assembly.

• Games over for British boozers

  Fetched: January 19th, 2010, 2:37pm CST

  Tough new rules for pubs and clubs - including a ban on drinking games like the infamous dentist's chair - will be introduced in Britain in a bid to curb a heavy drinking culture that costs the country billions of pounds a year.

• Doctors amputate quake survivors 'on the go'

  Fetched: January 19th, 2010, 2:37pm CST

  For many lucky enough to be rescued after Haiti's devastating 7.0-magnitude quake, a new horror begins with the drastic amputation of one or more limbs.

• Alarm over anthrax-tainted heroin

  Fetched: January 19th, 2010, 1:34pm CST

  The health ministry in France has issued a warning after eight people died and seven fell sick in two European countries from using heroin contaminated by anthrax.

• Malaria vaccine: the answer lies within

  Fetched: January 19th, 2010, 5:45am CST

  Scientists hunting for an effective vaccine against one of the world's biggest killer diseases, malaria, believe the answer could lie within the body's own immune system.

• 'We let them down': health chief apologises

  Fetched: January 19th, 2010, 5:45am CST

  The head of the Northern Territory health department has apologised to the families of two children who died as a result of neglect despite being known to child protection authorities.

• Rudd commits $21m for Tasmanian health

  Fetched: January 19th, 2010, 5:45am CST

  Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has committed more than $21 million in new funding for Tasmania's struggling health system.

• Eye test could help diagnose depression

  Fetched: January 19th, 2010, 5:45am CST

  Australian researchers hope a curious visual phenomenon will improve our understanding of manic depression and may one day lead to a diagnostic test.

• I won't resign, says defiant health chief

  Fetched: January 19th, 2010, 5:45am CST

  The head of the Territory health department says he will not resign over the coroner's findings regarding the deaths of two children who were known to child protection workers.

• Govt probes patient in cupboard claims

  Fetched: January 19th, 2010, 5:45am CST

  The Queensland Government says it is investigating reports that a patient was treated in a cupboard yesterday at a Sunshine Coast hospital.

• Calvary sale on hold pending Vatican approval

  Fetched: January 19th, 2010, 5:45am CST

  The ACT Government says it will not appropriate the funds it needs to buy Calvary Public Hospital until the sale is approved by the Vatican.

• AMA says private doctor plan 'costly'

  Fetched: January 19th, 2010, 5:45am CST

  The Australian Medical Association (AMA) says a South Australian Government plan to use private doctors in public hospitals will be costly.

• Qld Health defends hospital bed numbers

  Fetched: January 19th, 2010, 5:45am CST

  Queensland Health maintains there will be enough hospital beds to cater for Townsville's population growth.

• Child protection system dysfunctional: coroner

  Fetched: January 19th, 2010, 5:45am CST

  The Northern Territory Coroner says if the Territory Government does not provide more resources for the child protection system its dysfunction will get worse.

• Baby's starvation death preventable: coroner

  Fetched: January 19th, 2010, 5:45am CST

  The starvation death of a seven-week-old baby in 2005 was preventable, the Northern Territory coroner says.

• Employee claims 'trauma' after working in Cairns mortuary

  Fetched: January 19th, 2010, 5:45am CST

  A former Queensland Health (QH) employee is suing the department over alleged psychological trauma she suffered from working at the Cairns Base Hospital's mortuary.

• AMA drops support for rural doctor policy

  Fetched: January 19th, 2010, 5:45am CST

  The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has abandoned its support for the Federal Government policy which forces overseas doctors to work in regional towns for 10 years.

• Alcohol abuse targeted in Alice Springs

  Fetched: January 19th, 2010, 5:45am CST

  The Federal Government will spend more than $5 million to combat alcohol abuse in Alice Springs.

• Beach lifesaving signs standardised

  Fetched: January 19th, 2010, 5:45am CST

  Surf Life Saving Queensland (SLSQ) says safety signage should be uniform across Australian beaches.

• Home births linked to higher death rates

  Fetched: January 17th, 2010, 7:48am CST

  New research published in the Medical Journal of Australia suggests that home births are associated with higher death rates, than hospital births.

• Doctors warn against weight loss drug

  Fetched: January 17th, 2010, 7:48am CST

  The Australian Medical Association is concerned some patients may attempt to get a popular weight loss drug over the internet after restrictions were placed on the product in Australia.

• Solariums ignoring new laws

  Fetched: January 17th, 2010, 7:48am CST

  A government audit of solariums in New South Wales has found almost none of them are following new laws.

• Doctor numbers rise in WA

  Fetched: January 16th, 2010, 6:21am CST

  The number of doctors graduating in Western Australia is increasing, and many of them expect to work in parts of the state where there are severe shortages.

• Residents 'already warned' about toxic contamination risks

  Fetched: January 16th, 2010, 6:21am CST

  Tasmania's Environment Protection Authority (EPA) says a west coast community has already been given information about possible health risks from heavy metal contamination.

• Police visit overdue mum-to-be

  Fetched: January 16th, 2010, 6:21am CST

  A NSW hospital has defended its decision to send police officers to check on a pregnant woman who failed to attend an obstetrics appointment.

• Govt encourages people to Finnish smoking

  Fetched: January 15th, 2010, 1:20am CST

  Finland has extended its anti-smoking laws to include a ban on cigarette displays in shops.

• Toy-like lighters banned

  Fetched: January 15th, 2010, 1:20am CST

  Novelty cigarette lighters shaped like small toys have been banned from sale in the ACT.

• Passing of a Queensland medical pioneer

  Fetched: January 15th, 2010, 1:20am CST

  One of Australia's leading nephrologists, Professor Bryan Emmerson, has died on Queensland's Gold Coast after a short illness.

• Coastal pedal for Armstrong's public 'peloton'

  Fetched: January 15th, 2010, 1:20am CST

  Adelaide police say they are well prepared for a public bike ride announced by cycling legend Lance Armstrong.

• Body bungle: distressed staff close office

  Fetched: January 15th, 2010, 1:20am CST

  The Northern Land Council says it was forced to close its Jabiru office in the Top End yesterday because its staff were distressed at having to handle a badly decomposing body.

• Diabetes study looks at eccentric exercise

  Fetched: January 15th, 2010, 1:20am CST

  Scientists across the ACT are sharing $200,000 in funding from the ACT Government for research projects.

• Doctors challenged to perform surgery in the field

  Fetched: January 15th, 2010, 1:20am CST

  The Careflight Rescue Helicopter Service is training doctors to perform surgery outside of the hospital environment.

• Copycat claims prompt political catfight

  Fetched: January 15th, 2010, 1:20am CST

  The Tasmanian Opposition has accused the government of copying its plans to redevelop the Mersey Hospital in the state's north-west.

• Proposed private/public partnership questioned

  Fetched: January 15th, 2010, 1:20am CST

  The state opposition says jobs will be put at risk if a proposal for a private public partnership to build the Midland Health Campus proceeds.

• Private/public partnership for Midland Health questioned

  Fetched: January 14th, 2010, 7:19pm CST

  
  The state opposition says jobs will be put at risk if a proposal for a private public partnership to build the Midland Health Campus proceeds.

• Dexter star battles cancer

  Fetched: January 14th, 2010, 5:16pm CST

  Actor Michael C Hall, who plays a serial killer in the TV series Dexter, has revealed that he has been battling cancer.

• Stinger season in north Qld not unusual

  Fetched: January 14th, 2010, 5:16pm CST

  Surf Lifesaving Queensland (SLQ) says this year's stinger season has not been out of the ordinary.

• Spike in drownings during holiday season

  Fetched: January 14th, 2010, 5:16pm CST

  There was a spike in the number of drownings over the holiday period across Australia.

• UK says sorry to thalidomide victims

  Fetched: January 14th, 2010, 5:16pm CST

  The British government has apologised and offered compensation to hundreds of people who suffered the effects of thalidomide.

• Govt defends action over pet poison fears

  Fetched: January 14th, 2010, 5:16pm CST

  Tasmania's Department of Health has defended a decision not to test animals for heavy metal poisoning in the west coast town of Rosebery.

• Business partnership plan for Perth hospital

  Fetched: January 14th, 2010, 6:59am CST

  The West Australian Government is considering using a public private partnership to build and operate the new $360 million Midland Health Campus.

• Doctors call for patient privacy protection

  Fetched: January 14th, 2010, 2:33am CST

  A group representing general practitioners has called on the Federal Government to ensure patient confidentiality is maintained when privacy laws are reformed this year.

• Morgue full: body left in home for 2 days

  Fetched: January 14th, 2010, 2:33am CST

  The Northern Land Council has criticised the Northern Territory Health Department over services to a family whose relative died in a remote community.

• Overcoming the misconceptions of albinism

  Fetched: January 14th, 2010, 2:33am CST

  An estimated one in 17,000 Australians have albinism, an often misunderstood genetic condition characterised by a partial or complete lack of pigment in the eyes, skin and hair.

• Public to ride with Lance this weekend

  Fetched: January 14th, 2010, 2:33am CST

  Cycling legend Lance Armstrong will host a public ride in Adelaide on Saturday.

• Mersey Hospital gets multi-million dollar upgrade

  Fetched: January 14th, 2010, 2:33am CST

  The Tasmanian Government is continuing its spending spree on the north-west coast, announcing $8 million for redevelopments at the Mersey Hospital.

• Educate hospitals on sleeping with newborn babies: Nursing Federation

  Fetched: January 14th, 2010, 2:33am CST

  The Australian Nursing Federation has urged the State Government to educate hospital staff about the dangers of mothers sharing beds with newborn babies.

• Shared bed warning for new mothers

  Fetched: January 13th, 2010, 5:09am CST

  The Deputy State Coroner has recommended all hospitals in Western Australia to discourage mothers from sharing a bed with their newborn babies.

• Afghan addicts told shape up or ship out

  Fetched: January 13th, 2010, 3:27am CST

  Tired of watching their young people descend into drug addiction, village elders in a remote Afghan region are taking action to get them to kick the habit - or get kicked out of town.

• No charges over botched circumcisions

  Fetched: January 13th, 2010, 3:27am CST

  Northern Territory police say they will not be pressing charges over reports of botched circumcisions during an initiation ceremony in central Australia.

• Opposition slams Rudd's health 'lie'

  Fetched: January 13th, 2010, 12:00am CST

  Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says the Coalition will not budge from its strong opposition to means-testing the private health insurance rebate.

• Minister sorry for billing dead boy's family

  Fetched: January 12th, 2010, 9:00pm CST

  The ACT Health Minister has apologised to a woman who was billed for a medical test performed on her baby son, who died after being exposed to tuberculosis in the Canberra Hospital.

• Maritime union demands inquiry over asbestos claims

  Fetched: January 12th, 2010, 6:33pm CST

  
  The Maritime Union of Australia is demanding an inquiry after claiming workers had been exposed to asbestos while working on the 43-billion Gorgon project on Barrow Island.

• Hospital and insurer at impasse over costs

  Fetched: January 12th, 2010, 6:33pm CST

  One of the New South Wales' largest private hospitals says some patients could be hit with extra fees after a healthcare insurer refused to cover increased costs.

• Scientists back bigger bottoms

  Fetched: January 12th, 2010, 4:59pm CST

  A new study may have discovered one of the reasons why a bulging belly is a greater health risk than a fat backside.

• Libs unveil N-W cancer plan

  Fetched: January 12th, 2010, 1:55am CST

  The Tasmanian Liberal Party has announced a plan to improve cancer services on the North-West Coast if it wins government in March.

• Lloyd Webber urges men to get cancer tests

  Fetched: January 11th, 2010, 10:10pm CST

  Andrew Lloyd Webber is urging men over 50 years old to get regular tests for prostate cancer after he was successfully treated for the disease last year and given the all-clear.

• Qld has highest chlamydia rate in Australia

  Fetched: January 11th, 2010, 10:10pm CST

  Queensland has the highest rate of chlamydia infection of any Australian state or territory.

• Watch more TV, die younger, study finds

  Fetched: January 11th, 2010, 7:32pm CST

  Television viewing has often been accused of rotting the human brain, but it seems the real risk may be that it is doing some damage to the rest of your body.

• 'Heads should roll' over hospital bill to dead boy's family

  Fetched: January 11th, 2010, 6:25pm CST

  The Opposition say heads should roll after ACT Health sent a bill to the mother of a baby boy who died after being exposed to tuberculosis in the Canberra Hospital.

• Call for action on hepatitis C

  Fetched: January 11th, 2010, 5:16pm CST

  Tasmanians with hepatitis C are being encouraged to seek treatment and stop the disease from spreading.

• Government's smoking ban under fire

  Fetched: January 11th, 2010, 5:16pm CST

  A ban on smoking during work hours for Federal Health Department employees has been criticised as excessive.

• Treasurer told back off being a bully

  Fetched: January 11th, 2010, 5:16pm CST

  The Australian Medical Association has warned the Treasurer Troy Buswell not to interfere with the work of the newly appointed Health chief.

• Freak jellyfish stings fairly frequent

  Fetched: January 11th, 2010, 5:16pm CST

  A marine stinger scientist says freak accidents involving deadly jellyfish will happen from time to time.

• 'Heads should roll' over hospital bill

  Fetched: January 11th, 2010, 4:12pm CST

  The Opposition say heads should roll after ACT Health sent a bill to the mother of a baby boy who died after being exposed to tuberculosis in the Canberra Hospital.

• Freak jellyfish stings fairly frequent

  Fetched: January 11th, 2010, 4:12pm CST

  A marine stinger scientist says freak accidents involving deadly jellyfish will happen from time to time.

• New health chief

  Fetched: January 11th, 2010, 6:20am CST

  The West Australian Health Minister Kim Hames says the Acting Director General of Health will bring valuable financial qualifications to the job.

• New temporary health chief

  Fetched: January 11th, 2010, 3:15am CST

  The West Australian Health Minister Kim Hames says the Acting Director General of Health will bring valuable financial qualifications to the job.

• Men treated after botched circumcisions

  Fetched: January 11th, 2010, 3:15am CST

  Three young Aboriginal men have been hospitalised after a circumcision ceremony went wrong.

• Hospital bills mother after baby's death

  Fetched: January 11th, 2010, 2:14am CST

  The mother of a baby boy who died after being exposed to tuberculosis in Canberra Hospital says she is angry she has been billed for a test performed on the child before he died.

• Chemical fears over baby products, food wrap

  Fetched: January 11th, 2010, 1:10am CST

  Consumer group Choice is calling on the food industry to phase out plastics containing potentially harmful chemicals.

• Puberty starting earlier: study

  Fetched: January 10th, 2010, 11:16pm CST

  New research shows teenagers are starting puberty earlier than previous generations.

• Teens treated after botched circumcisions

  Fetched: January 10th, 2010, 11:16pm CST

  Three young Aboriginal men have been hospitalised after a circumcision ceremony went wrong.

• Flying jellyfish stings fisherman

  Fetched: January 10th, 2010, 11:16pm CST

  A man who was stung on the face by an irukandji jellyfish while on board a commercial ship in north Queensland remains in hospital in a stable condition.

• Teens hospitalised after botched circumcisions

  Fetched: January 10th, 2010, 9:31pm CST

  Three young Aboriginal men were hospitalised after a circumcision ceremony went wrong.

• Irukandji sting victim

  Fetched: January 10th, 2010, 9:31pm CST

  A man who was stung on the face yesterday by an irukandji jellyfish while on board a commercial ship in north Queensland is in a stable condition.

• Webcam linking parents, newborns

  Fetched: January 10th, 2010, 9:31pm CST

  Parents with babies staying at the Canberra Hospital's neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) will soon be able to monitor them from home via a webcam.

• Government buying Burnie Hospital

  Fetched: January 10th, 2010, 9:31pm CST

  The Tasmanian Government has entered an agreement to buy the North West Regional Hospital in Burnie from its private owner.

• Fencing in Canberra pool rules

  Fetched: January 10th, 2010, 7:02pm CST

  Canberra swimming pool owners are being put on notice that fencing rules are about to get tougher.

• Cataract rebate cuts set for revision

  Fetched: January 10th, 2010, 6:19am CST

  The Federal Government looks set to scale back its proposed 45 per cent cut to Medicare rebates for cataract surgery after two disallowance motions by the Senate.

• Wicked disputes safety stats

  Fetched: January 10th, 2010, 3:10am CST

  Wicked Campervans has disputed Queensland Government figures about how many of its vans have been taken off the road.

• Dodgy Wicked vans 'highly dangerous'

  Fetched: January 9th, 2010, 11:16pm CST

  The Queensland Government says it is unacceptable Wicked Campervans was hiring out unsafe vehicles, but it is up to consumer authorities to investigate whether the company was deceptive.

• Dodgy Wicked vans taken off roads

  Fetched: January 9th, 2010, 5:15pm CST

  The Queensland Government says almost the entire Wicked Campervans fleet has been taken off the state's roads because of safety concerns.

• More health workers caught up in rorts probe

  Fetched: January 8th, 2010, 5:24am CST

  The Health Department's ongoing inquiry into fraudulent claims for meal and entertainment expenses has netted more employees.

• Man overcome at nudist beach

  Fetched: January 7th, 2010, 9:08pm CST

  A man has been rushed to hospital after he collapsed at a nudist beach on the Mornington Peninsula this afternoon.

• Pedal power boosts awareness for Parkinson's

  Fetched: January 7th, 2010, 9:08pm CST

  Most students might spend their holidays at the beach or exploring a foreign country but 23-year-old Sarah McDonald is no ordinary student.

• Goodbye kiss triggers airport scare

  Fetched: January 7th, 2010, 7:43pm CST

  A security scare that shut a major US airport for hours and delayed thousands of passengers was caused by a man who slipped into a secure area to give a woman a goodbye kiss.

• Central Australian sexual assaults double

  Fetched: January 7th, 2010, 7:43pm CST

  The latest crime figures show reported sexual assaults almost doubled in Central Australia in the year to September 2009.

• Prisoner disease levels prompt needle exchange calls

  Fetched: January 7th, 2010, 7:43pm CST

  High levels of Hepatitis C in Canberra's new jail, the Alexander Maconochie Centre (AMC), has reignited the debate over a needle exchange program.

• Bats 'very low risk': Biosecurity Qld

  Fetched: January 7th, 2010, 4:02pm CST

  Biosecurity Queensland (BQ) says there is a very low risk that bats will approach people despite an attack on three men in central Queensland this week.

• Pickpocket robs sleeping plane passengers

  Fetched: January 7th, 2010, 2:43pm CST

  French police are investigating whether a pickpocket stole thousands of euros from passengers as they slept on an Air France flight from Tokyo to Paris.

• Mobile phone use may reverse Alzheimer's

  Fetched: January 6th, 2010, 11:31pm CST

  The electromagnetic waves emitted by mobile phones could protect against and even reverse Alzheimer's disease, according to a US study.

• Culling bats to stop lyssavirus 'not practical': Lucas

  Fetched: January 6th, 2010, 11:31pm CST

  Acting Queensland Premier Paul Lucas says shooting bats to prevent the spread of lyssavirus is not practical.

• Airlines open crash museums

  Fetched: January 6th, 2010, 7:27pm CST

  As attractions go they are not exactly uplifting experiences, but Japan's two major airlines have opened museums to commemorate their worst air crashes.

• Four-year-old stung by box jellyfish

  Fetched: January 6th, 2010, 6:22pm CST

  A four-year-old boy who was stung on the face by a potentially-deadly box jellyfish in north Queensland yesterday has been discharged from hospital.

• Pickpocket robs sleeping plane passengers

  Fetched: January 6th, 2010, 5:16pm CST

  French police are investigating whether a pickpocket stole thousands of euros from passengers as they slept on an Air France flight from Tokyo to Paris.

• Floodwaters spark mosquito disease fears

  Fetched: January 6th, 2010, 5:16pm CST

  About 300 rural properties are still cut off by floodwaters in inland New South Wales and authorities are now worried about an outbreak of mosquito-borne diseases.

• Darwin revealed as world's broken jaw capital

  Fetched: January 6th, 2010, 5:16pm CST

  A Northern Territory surgeon says Darwin has the highest rate of broken jaws in the world and that can be attributed mostly to alcohol-related violence.

• Bat bites prompt lyssavirus warning

  Fetched: January 6th, 2010, 5:16pm CST

  An infectious diseases specialist says preventative treatments for Australian bat lyssavirus are highly effective.

• Fears bat infected men with lyssavirus

  Fetched: January 6th, 2010, 3:01am CST

  Three men are receiving medical treatment after being bitten by a bat infected with the potentially deadly lyssavirus in central Queensland.

• Depression cripples author Marian Keyes

  Fetched: January 6th, 2010, 1:15am CST

  Bestselling Irish author Marian Keyes has revealed she is battling "crippling depression" that has left her unable to write, read, sleep or even talk to people.

• ACT extends whooping cough vaccines

  Fetched: January 5th, 2010, 10:45pm CST

  The ACT Government is extending the free whooping cough vaccine for adults for another six months.

• Gobble-o-meter helps fight child obesity

  Fetched: January 5th, 2010, 8:07pm CST

  A new device aimed at discouraging eaters from scoffing down their food is a useful tool in combating childhood obesity, according to a study published by the British Medical Journal (BMJ).

• Depression treatment: say no to drugs

  Fetched: January 5th, 2010, 7:02pm CST

  Further evidence is emerging that anti-depressant drugs do not work for people with mild or moderate depression.

• Leukaemia vaccine to be tested on humans

  Fetched: January 5th, 2010, 5:49pm CST

  Researchers in London are about to begin testing a vaccine for leukaemia patients.

• Fewer smokers, but more are obese: Qld Health

  Fetched: January 5th, 2010, 4:05pm CST

  A survey shows fewer Queenslanders are smoking - but the number of overweight people continues to rise.

• NFL tackles brain damage risks

  Fetched: January 5th, 2010, 12:06am CST

  American football, the country's most popular sport, is again receiving wide-spread criticism over the long-term brain damage many players are suffering.

• Townsville suspends dengue house inspections

  Fetched: January 4th, 2010, 5:13pm CST

  Townsville City Council has stopped inspecting houses for dengue-mosquito breeding sites because there have been no new cases.

• US lifts ban on travellers with AIDS

  Fetched: January 4th, 2010, 1:42am CST

  The United States has lifted a 22-year ban preventing anyone with HIV or AIDS from entering the country.

• Hunger strike farmer could last months

  Fetched: January 4th, 2010, 12:11am CST

  A New South Wales farmer who has not eaten for 43 days in a protest against vegetation laws could last for months without food, a leading nutritionist says.

• Blood donors urgently needed

  Fetched: January 3rd, 2010, 10:08pm CST

  Blood donors are urgently required in Tasmania.

• Lines drawn over road safety markings

  Fetched: January 3rd, 2010, 7:36pm CST

  The Tasmanian Liberals say more funding is needed to make the state's roads safer.

• Charges expected for boaters in the drink

  Fetched: January 3rd, 2010, 6:15pm CST

  Police expect to lay charges after a boating accident on the River Derwent over the weekend.

• Artificial artery set for human tests

  Fetched: January 3rd, 2010, 3:50pm CST

  An artificial artery is set to be tested in human trials early this year.

• Dark thoughts plague night owls: study

  Fetched: January 2nd, 2010, 7:17pm CST

  It seems parents have long been right.

• Surgeons save asylum seeker's foot

  Fetched: January 2nd, 2010, 4:44pm CST

  Surgeons at Royal Darwin Hospital have been able to save the foot of an asylum seeker who was rushed there for emergency treatment.

• Asylum seeker suffering serious leg wounds

  Fetched: January 1st, 2010, 8:48pm CST

  An asylum seeker on board a boat intercepted by the Australian Navy on New Year's Eve has arrived at Royal Darwin Hospital in a serious medical condition.

• Russia finds tonic for vodka boozers

  Fetched: January 1st, 2010, 3:28am CST

  Russian authorities are imposing a minimum price for vodka as part of a campaign to reduce alcoholism in the country.