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  Golden Staph vaccine trial

  Fetched: February 24th, 2010, 11:10am CST

  Perth researchers have launched a trial of a vaccine for Golden Staph.
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  Cattle Council mad over pie protest

  Fetched: February 24th, 2010, 4:13am CST

  The Cattle Council of Australia says opposition to the Government's plan to lift a ban on imported meat is protectionist.
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  Herbal remedy linked to liver failure

  Fetched: February 24th, 2010, 4:13am CST

  More and more Australians are trying a natural approach to solving their ills and herbal remedies are now part of a multi-million dollar business.
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  Patients to be cared for at home where possible

  Fetched: February 24th, 2010, 4:13am CST

  The State Government will spend more than $20 million a year on a program to bring more health care services into people's homes.
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  Costing vs costing hospital fight

  Fetched: February 24th, 2010, 4:13am CST

  The State Opposition has produced costings it claims show the South Australian Government's planned new hospital will cost about $2 billion more than estimated.
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  Naked grandads bust a move for bowel cancer

  Fetched: February 24th, 2010, 4:13am CST

  A group of Brisbane grandfathers have stripped down to their jocks, dancing for all the world to see, in an online bid to raise bowel cancer awareness.
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  Bad mum won't be charged over son's death

  Fetched: February 24th, 2010, 4:13am CST

  South Australian police say they do not plan to charge a mother whose son died of an ear infection.
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  Private health changes blocked again

  Fetched: February 24th, 2010, 4:13am CST

  The Senate has blocked the Federal Government's proposed changes to private health insurance for a second time.
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  Union concerns about private operators

  Fetched: February 24th, 2010, 4:13am CST

  A union representative for ACT Ambulance officers has expressed concerns that private paramedics at events in Canberra are practicing first aid beyond their training.
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  First cancer patients assessed at oncology unit

  Fetched: February 24th, 2010, 4:13am CST

  The first 10 cancer patients will be assessed in Royal Darwin Hospital's new oncology unit today, a month after it was officially opened.
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  Sharp rise in dementia cases predicted

  Fetched: February 24th, 2010, 4:13am CST

  A new report suggests the rate of dementia in Tasmania will soar by mid-century.
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  Health insurance to cost more

  Fetched: February 24th, 2010, 4:13am CST

  Western Australia's biggest private health insurer HBF says it will increase its premiums by 4.95 per cent this year.
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  CMC to review report into foetus dumping claims

  Fetched: February 24th, 2010, 4:13am CST

  Queensland Health says it will wait for the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) to review a report into alleged misconduct at a Torres Strait hospital, in the state's far north, before taking action.
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  Parties pledge asbestos action

  Fetched: February 24th, 2010, 4:13am CST

  The Tasmanian Government has promised more action against asbestos.
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  Dialysis treatment hope for APY Lands

  Fetched: February 24th, 2010, 4:13am CST

  Leaders on the remote Aboriginal Lands of South Australia's far north-west say the South Australian Government has committed to funding renal dialysis services on the Lands.
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  Woman avoids jail over cancer donation con

  Fetched: February 24th, 2010, 4:13am CST

  A woman who conned her local community into thinking she had terminal cancer has been given a suspended jail sentence.