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Patients will suffer if funding agreement not reached

Fetched: March 31st, 2010, 4:13am CDT

The Northern Territory Chief Minister says patients will suffer if the states and the Commonwealth can't agree over hospital funding and the Federal Government attempts a forced take over of the health system.

Australian mothers 'should breastfeed longer'

Fetched: March 31st, 2010, 4:13am CDT

The Australian Breastfeeding Association says the culture of breastfeeding in Australia needs to change if health benefits, such as the prevention of metabolic disease in mothers, are to be fully felt.

'Disturbing' results from Victorian worker health checks

Fetched: March 31st, 2010, 4:13am CDT

Eight hundred Victorian workers have been instructed to consult a doctor immediately, after undergoing a workplace health check.

'Fundamental disagreement' remains over health plan

Fetched: March 31st, 2010, 4:13am CDT

Victorian Premier, John Brumby, says he still 'fundamentally disagrees' with the Federal Government's push to overhaul hospital funding.

Swansea seniors in cyberspace

Fetched: March 31st, 2010, 4:13am CDT

Tasmania's first internet cafe for seniors has opened in Swansea on the east coast.

NSW workplace injury rates nothing to boast about

Fetched: March 31st, 2010, 4:13am CDT

A day after the New South Wales Government boasted about a reduction in the number of workplace injuries the state's auditor-general has revealed it has relaxed its approach and injuries are on the rise.

Nip and tuck for emergency wait times

Fetched: March 31st, 2010, 4:13am CDT

The latest quarterly report on the ACT's public health system shows the Government is making some headway reducing emergency waiting times but it is still a long way off national benchmarks.

Rudd injects $430m into diabetic care

Fetched: March 31st, 2010, 4:13am CDT

The Federal Government will target diabetics by spending more than $430 million to help them manage their health and keep them out of hospital.

Easter eggs 'can help the heart'

Fetched: March 31st, 2010, 4:13am CDT

Easter eggs and other chocolate may be good for the heart and lower blood pressure provided you eat a tiny amount each day and prefer dark rather than milk or white chocolate, new research suggests.

Medical training boost for N-W

Fetched: March 31st, 2010, 4:13am CDT

Medical training in Tasmania's north-west has received a $1.5 million boost from the Federal Government.

Rudd to reveal preventative healthcare plans

Fetched: March 31st, 2010, 4:13am CDT

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will today unveil the Federal Government's plans to improve the nation's preventative health care to help take the load off hospitals.

Breastfeeding cuts diabetes risk: study

Fetched: March 31st, 2010, 4:13am CDT

An Australian study of more than 50,000 women shows that those with children have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

PM, Brumby to meet again on health funding

Fetched: March 31st, 2010, 4:13am CDT

The Prime Minister will meet the Victorian Premier this morning, their second meeting in 24 hours, as they try to thrash out differences over health funding.

Investigation claims 60 Health Department Scalps

Fetched: March 30th, 2010, 12:23pm CDT

"We're pleased that this very sorry episode has now been concluded.".

Call to extend HPV vaccine to boys

Fetched: March 30th, 2010, 12:23pm CDT

Australian researchers say the human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause cervical cancer in women, is now a leading cause of oral cancer in men in the Western world.

Experts stub out bizarre 'healthy smoking' claim

Fetched: March 30th, 2010, 12:23pm CDT

A Sydney businessman has claimed in an opinion piece for Indonesia's Jakarta Times that scientists have shown cigarettes can be good for people.

Former Liberal leader wins deputy role

Fetched: March 30th, 2010, 12:23pm CDT

The man who lost the leadership to current South Australian Liberal leader Isobel Redmond is making a comeback, in what the Government says is a 'mortal blow' for Ms Redmond.

Senate inquiry hears cost of PNG health treaty

Fetched: March 29th, 2010, 11:55pm CDT

A Torres Strait mayor says Australia should be providing better targeted aid to Papua New Guinea to reduce its reliance on Queensland health clinics.

Patel removed bowel 'with no sign of cancer'

Fetched: March 29th, 2010, 11:55pm CDT

A section of bowel removed from a patient by Dr Jayant Patel failed to reveal any sign of cancer or a reason for his rectal bleeding, a court has been told.

Trial of bionic eye within three years

Fetched: March 29th, 2010, 11:55pm CDT

Melbourne researchers have developed a prototype for a bionic eye which they hope to implant in a person within three years.

Kylie strips for cancer campaign

Fetched: March 29th, 2010, 11:55pm CDT

Wearing nothing but a simple silk sheet and a smile, Kylie Minogue stars in a new breast cancer fundraising campaign in Britain.

Abbott makes economic pitch

Fetched: March 29th, 2010, 11:55pm CDT

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has pitched his economic credentials to voters, vowing the next Coalition government will not bow to any resistance against economic reforms.

Call for more smoke free venues

Fetched: March 29th, 2010, 11:55pm CDT

The Australian Medical Association wants all major public venues across WA to follow the lead of the Perth Zoo and ban smoking.

Company denies forklift fall blame

Fetched: March 29th, 2010, 11:55pm CDT

A Hobart company is facing court after one of its employees broke several bones when he fell from a forklift onto concrete.

Socceroos doctor heads to Liverpool

Fetched: March 29th, 2010, 11:55pm CDT

The Socceroos's chief doctor has been given a senior medical role at the English Premier League team, Liverpool.

Hospital patient calls 000 to get nurse

Fetched: March 29th, 2010, 11:55pm CDT

An elderly patient on the New South Wales north coast has used his own mobile phone to ring a nurse for help.

Dumped SA Liberal back in leadership role

Fetched: March 29th, 2010, 11:55pm CDT

The man who lost the leadership to current South Australian Liberal leader Isobel Redmond is making a comeback, in what the Government says is a 'mortal blow' for Ms Redmond.

Victoria still not convinced on health overhaul

Fetched: March 29th, 2010, 11:55pm CDT

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Victorian Premier John Brumby will hold further discussions after today failing to hammer out an agreement on a federal hospital funding takeover.

Litigation fears putting pressure on doctors

Fetched: March 29th, 2010, 6:26pm CDT

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) is concerned that negligence litigation is putting pressure on doctors to conduct more tests than are necessary.

WorkCover levy cut to 2.75pc

Fetched: March 29th, 2010, 6:26pm CDT

WorkCover has reduced the levy rate for businesses in South Australia.

Renovation for North Adelaide swim centre

Fetched: March 29th, 2010, 6:26pm CDT

Adelaide City Council has voted to renovate the Aquatic Centre at North Adelaide.

Govt rejects calls for major pub and club crackdown

Fetched: March 29th, 2010, 6:26pm CDT

The New South Wales Government says there is no need to enforce tougher rules for pubs and clubs despite a call from police, paramedics and doctors for a 1:00am lockout across the state.

SA Liberals fight for deputy's job

Fetched: March 29th, 2010, 6:26pm CDT

With South Australian Liberal leader Isobel Redmond having put the party closer to government, her future is secure as a fight erupts for the deputy leadership.

Rudd links economic future to health

Fetched: March 29th, 2010, 10:27am CDT

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has warned the states the country's long-term prosperity depends on his health reform package.

Red Cross call for blood

Fetched: March 29th, 2010, 10:27am CDT

The Red Cross blood service wants Tasmanians to donate blood over the Easter long weekend.

Climate change and chronic disease study

Fetched: March 29th, 2010, 10:27am CDT

Researchers at the University of Tasmania are calling for volunteers to take part in a study into the effects of climate change on people suffering from chronic diseases.

Police find owner of Benalla skull

Fetched: March 29th, 2010, 10:27am CDT

Police say they have now found the owner of a human skull discovered in Benalla in central Victoria in January.

Police probe skull mystery

Fetched: March 28th, 2010, 9:26pm CDT

Police are appealing for public assistance to find the owner of a human skull, found in in Benalla, in central Victoria.

Better car design could save pedestrians: researchers

Fetched: March 28th, 2010, 9:26pm CDT

Researchers have found more than two thirds of cars on the Australian market fail to meet international standards on pedestrian safety.

Government announces disability service at reopened hospice

Fetched: March 28th, 2010, 9:26pm CDT

The Queensland Government says former children's hospice, Zoe's Place, will now provide services for adults with a disability.

Harmful cannabis use on the rise

Fetched: March 28th, 2010, 9:26pm CDT

New research has shown a dramatic increase in the number of long-term cannabis users being admitted to hospital.

Typhoid emerges in cyclone-hit Fiji

Fetched: March 28th, 2010, 9:26pm CDT

The first case of typhoid has been identified in Fiji two weeks after Cyclone Tomas hit the Pacific nation.

Relief over medical centre monitoring

Fetched: March 28th, 2010, 9:26pm CDT

Cherbourg residents say they are relieved the Federal Government has stepped in to monitor the management of an Indigenous medical centre in south-east Queensland's South Burnett region.

Mine safety report reveals mixed results

Fetched: March 28th, 2010, 9:26pm CDT

The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) says the state's mining industry has just reported its best safety performance on record.

Patel trial resumes to hear about second death

Fetched: March 28th, 2010, 9:26pm CDT

The prosecution in the Brisbane trial of Jayant Patel is today expected to begin presenting evidence about a second death linked to the former Bundaberg-based surgeon.

Junk food marketing code hailed a success

Fetched: March 28th, 2010, 9:26pm CDT

The Australian Food and Grocery Council says an initiative to reduce the amount of junk food advertised on TV aimed at children has been a success.

Abbott urged to accept health briefing offer

Fetched: March 28th, 2010, 8:27am CDT

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has urged the Opposition Leader to take up the offer of a briefing on the Government's new health plan.

Roxon horrified by aged care assaults

Fetched: March 27th, 2010, 10:58pm CDT

Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon says she is horrified by reports of an increase in assaults and sexual assaults in aged care nursing homes.

Man arrested over poisoned dumplings

Fetched: March 27th, 2010, 10:58pm CDT

Chinese police have arrested a man suspected of poisoning frozen dumplings destined for Japan in an incident that strained relations between the two countries.

Asbestos testing for past cement factory staff

Fetched: March 27th, 2010, 10:58pm CDT

Tasmania's major cement producer is hoping to get in contact with up to 1,500 former employees to offer them lung-health tests.

Rudd makes surprise visit to Wagga hospital

Fetched: March 27th, 2010, 8:42am CDT

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has held surprise talks with staff at a major Riverina hospital in south-western New South Wales, that is years overdue for redevelopment.

Study links pregnancy, breast cancer mortality rates

Fetched: March 26th, 2010, 10:17pm CDT

A study has found women diagnosed with breast cancer up to a year after pregnancy are almost twice as likely to die from the disease than other young women with breast cancer.

Runner makes second round Australia charity bid

Fetched: March 26th, 2010, 9:17pm CDT

A Tasmanian ultra-marathon runner will make her second attempt to run around Australia to raise money for breast cancer.

Program to tackle Asperger's driving difficulties

Fetched: March 26th, 2010, 9:08am CDT

Sydney University has set up a specialised program to help people with Asperger's syndrome - a form of autism spectrum disorder that affects communication skills and coordination - learn how to drive safely.

Electronic undies to help incontinence

Fetched: March 26th, 2010, 9:08am CDT

The rollout of the world's first electronic underpants, able to send text messages if the wearer became incontinent, has been announced in Australia.

Airport guard used scanner to ogle colleague

Fetched: March 26th, 2010, 9:08am CDT

A security worker at London's Heathrow Airport has received a police warning and faces disciplinary action over claims he ogled a female colleague using a full-body scanner, officials said.

Suffocation warning over baby slings

Fetched: March 26th, 2010, 9:08am CDT

Australia's consumer watchdog has issued a warning to parents who use baby slings.

Disability party on verge of historic win

Fetched: March 26th, 2010, 9:08am CDT

A political party for people with disabilities is on the cusp of winning its first seat in an Australian parliament.

Swan fails to win over states on health reform

Fetched: March 26th, 2010, 9:08am CDT

Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has failed to allay the states' concerns at today's meeting on the Commonwealth's public health takeover.

Third Canberra hospital 'unrealistic'

Fetched: March 26th, 2010, 9:08am CDT

Canberra's Catholic Archbishop says an ACT Government idea to build a third public hospital instead of buying Calvary Hospital is unrealistic.

WorkSafe prosecutes Education Dept in WA first

Fetched: March 26th, 2010, 9:08am CDT

WorkSafe is prosecuting the Department of Education over an accident at the Western Australian College of Agriculture's Morawa campus in the state's mid-west.

Christmas Island influx putting lives at risk

Fetched: March 26th, 2010, 9:08am CDT

Doctors and nurses on Christmas Island are struggling to cope with the increasing workload in the island's hospital, ABC News Online has learned.

Cautious Foley favours federal health plan

Fetched: March 26th, 2010, 9:08am CDT

South Australian Treasurer Kevin Foley has sounded a note of caution on the Prime Minister's plan for a takeover of more of the nation's health funding.

Fraser urges all governments to back health overhaul

Fetched: March 26th, 2010, 9:08am CDT

Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser has urged his state and territory counterparts to sign up to the Federal Government's overhaul of health funding.

US Congress approves final healthcare changes

Fetched: March 26th, 2010, 9:08am CDT

The US Congress has approved a package of final changes to president Barack Obama's landmark healthcare overhaul, with Mr Obama daring Republicans to try to repeal the new law.

Does shift work cause breast cancer?

Fetched: March 26th, 2010, 9:08am CDT

It is well documented that shift work increases the risk of many common health problems.

Rudd urged to release insulation report

Fetched: March 26th, 2010, 9:08am CDT

The Federal Opposition says the Prime Minister must release a report into the controversial home insulation scheme.

Sister's sorrow and remorse over stabbing death

Fetched: March 26th, 2010, 9:08am CDT

A court has heard that a Sydney woman who stabbed her 18-year-old sister to death would take it back if she could.

Stanhope considers new hospital

Fetched: March 25th, 2010, 7:18pm CDT

ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope says the Government will consider building a third public hospital if its plan to buy Calvary Hospital falls through.

Floods bring rise in mozzie virus

Fetched: March 25th, 2010, 7:18pm CDT

Queensland Health say there has been an increase in the number of cases of Ross River virus in flood-affected southern Queensland.

Rural push on to lure allied health professionals

Fetched: March 25th, 2010, 7:18pm CDT

A students' group wants governments to spend more on encouraging allied health professionals to work in regional areas.

Coffee shop rolled in Dutch dope bust

Fetched: March 25th, 2010, 7:18pm CDT

The Netherlands' biggest cannabis-selling coffee shop has been fined almost $15 million for breaching the country's relatively lax drug laws.

Top Republicans condemn health backlash

Fetched: March 25th, 2010, 7:18pm CDT

Top United States Congressional leaders are condemning the violent backlash over president Barack Obama's controversial healthcare changes.

Lucas vows to 'do the right thing' over miscarriage misdiagnosis

Fetched: March 25th, 2010, 7:18pm CDT

Queensland Health Minister Paul Lucas says he will "do the right thing" by a woman who claims she was misdiagnosed at Bundaberg hospital.

Patel manslaughter trial hears from doctors

Fetched: March 25th, 2010, 5:42am CDT

Jayant Patel's Brisbane manslaughter trial has heard more about the post-operative care of a patient who died after having surgery at the Bundaberg Base Hospital in south-east Queensland.

Hospital baby death shocked nurse

Fetched: March 25th, 2010, 5:42am CDT

A coronial inquest in Darwin has heard a 13-month-old baby appeared happy and was smiling hours before she died at Royal Darwin Hospital.

Obama signs executive order on abortion

Fetched: March 25th, 2010, 5:42am CDT

US president Barack Obama has signed an executive order barring taxpayer dollars from being used to pay for abortions, keeping a pledge he made to help push his health care reform through Congress.

Hospital treatment for PNG nationals 'costs Qld millions'

Fetched: March 25th, 2010, 5:42am CDT

A Senate inquiry in Brisbane has been told it costs Queensland almost $7 million a year to provide hospital treatment for Papua New Guinea (PNG) nationals.

AMAQ website rates Qld hospitals

Fetched: March 25th, 2010, 5:42am CDT

The Australian Medical Association Queensland (AMAQ) has launched a website showing waiting times and bed occupancy details about Queensland hospitals.

Fellow doctor testifies at Patel manslaughter trial

Fetched: March 25th, 2010, 5:42am CDT

A doctor has told Jayant Patel's manslaughter trial about the deteriorating health of a man who had surgery at the Bundaberg Hospital in south-east Queensland.

Adelaide part of golden staph vaccine trial

Fetched: March 25th, 2010, 5:42am CDT

Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital is after volunteers for a trial of a vaccine aimed at preventing potentially-deadly golden staph infection.

Sick teen told to wait 8 hours for treatment

Fetched: March 25th, 2010, 5:42am CDT

The Geelong Hospital has been asked to explain why a young girl with acute appendicitis was refused immediate treatment.

Premier supports trial of drinker ID

Fetched: March 25th, 2010, 5:42am CDT

The Western Australian Government has agreed to trial a drinker identification system in a bid to curb alcohol abuse.

Cyclone doesn't disturb school asbestos

Fetched: March 25th, 2010, 5:42am CDT

Education Queensland (EQ) says no asbestos has been disturbed at schools near Mackay, in the state's north, by Cyclone Ului.

Miscarriage misdiagnosis claims to be investigated

Fetched: March 25th, 2010, 5:42am CDT

The Health Quality and Complaints Commission (HQCC) will investigate claims a pregnant woman was misdiagnosed at Bundaberg Hospital in south-east Queensland.

Daughter of dead patient to testify at Patel trial

Fetched: March 25th, 2010, 5:42am CDT

The daughter of a man who died after having surgery at the Bundaberg Base Hospital is expected to be among today's witnesses at Jayant Patel's Supreme Court trial in Brisbane.

Calvary deal fails to convince Archbishop

Fetched: March 25th, 2010, 5:42am CDT

The ACT Government's plan to buy Calvary Public Hospital has already hit another stumbling block.

Sniper threat to kids after US health reform vote

Fetched: March 25th, 2010, 5:42am CDT

Death threats have been made against some Democratic members of the US Congress who voted for president Barack Obama's historic healthcare reforms.

Right to breastfeed now law

Fetched: March 25th, 2010, 5:42am CDT

The Labor MP Michelle Roberts says West Australian mothers can now breastfeed without fear of discrimination after her private members bill passed through parliament last night.

Patel trial hears about Bundaberg hospital's procedures

Fetched: March 24th, 2010, 3:30pm CDT

The Supreme Court trial of former Bundaberg surgeon Jayant Patel has heard more details about Patel's patients and the workings of the Bundaberg Base Hospital.

Asbestos exposure claims at Kwinana power station

Fetched: March 24th, 2010, 3:57am CDT

The State Opposition says hundreds of workers at the Kwinana power station have potentially been exposed to deadly asbestos fibres.

Doctor accused of miscarriage diagnosis blunder

Fetched: March 24th, 2010, 3:57am CDT

The Member for Burnett, Rob Messenger, is calling for an investigation into allegations an overseas trained doctor at the Bundaberg Hospital, in south-east Queensland, misdiagnosed a pregnant woman.

Treatment delayed under Qld Workcover: Orthopaedic Association

Fetched: March 24th, 2010, 3:57am CDT

The Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA) says injured workers are facing treatment delays because of a lack of medical expertise within Queensland Workcover.

Floor price for booze as good as taxes: study

Fetched: March 24th, 2010, 3:57am CDT

Raising the minimum price for alcohol is as effective as raising taxes at reducing the harm caused by alcohol consumption, according to a study in the UK.

Health plan concerns over aged care beds

Fetched: March 24th, 2010, 3:57am CDT

Victorian Premier John Brumby says yesterday's federal healthcare debate did little to ease his concerns about a Commonwealth takeover of hospital funding.

Lap-band surgery off limits for under 15s

Fetched: March 24th, 2010, 3:57am CDT

Australian surgeons have been issued with a set of guidelines for carrying out lap-band surgery on severely obese teenagers.

Abbott rebuffs health briefing offer

Fetched: March 24th, 2010, 3:57am CDT

Health Minister Nicola Roxon says Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has not yet bothered to attend a Government briefing on its new health policy.

Company fined after worker's fingers amputated

Fetched: March 24th, 2010, 3:57am CDT

A Shepparton company has been fined $55,000 over the amputation of a worker's fingers in 2007.

Libs seek heads up on health

Fetched: March 24th, 2010, 3:57am CDT

Tasmania's opposition parties have received an undertaking they will be briefed as soon as possible on the implications of the national health plan.

Another Patel juror replaced

Fetched: March 24th, 2010, 3:57am CDT

There has been another delay in the Brisbane manslaughter trial of former Bundaberg surgeon Jayant Patel.

Rudd heads west to press case for health shake-up

Fetched: March 24th, 2010, 3:57am CDT

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will try to build on the momentum from yesterday's health debate by continuing to lobby the states to agree to his hospitals funding plan.

Obama signs health reforms into law

Fetched: March 23rd, 2010, 4:19pm CDT

US president Barack Obama has signed his historic health care changes into law in an elaborate White House ceremony.

Garibaldi contamination victims receive payouts

Fetched: March 23rd, 2010, 4:19pm CDT

More than half the court cases arising out of the Garibaldi contamination case in South Australia have been settled, 13 years after they began.

Debate does little to cure health concerns

Fetched: March 23rd, 2010, 4:19pm CDT

Australia's peak health bodies have not declared a winner from Tuesday's leaders debate, labelling the clash a predictable sparring session that was more about politics than policy.

Kennett slams Rudd's health proposal

Fetched: March 23rd, 2010, 4:19pm CDT

As Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott got suited up for today's health debate, they probably didn't need any extra needling on their health care and hospital policies from a former political leader.

'Deepening concerns' over health reform

Fetched: March 23rd, 2010, 4:05am CDT

The Northern Territory Chief Minister says his concerns have deepened over the Prime Minister's plan to take over more responsibility for health funding.

Positivity the best policy as Rudd tweets ahead

Fetched: March 23rd, 2010, 1:04am CDT

Remember: "Hi, I'm Kevin.

Tweeps turn to worm as leaders battle

Fetched: March 23rd, 2010, 1:04am CDT

The worm is as popular as ever, and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott needs to work on his schtick, if Twitter is anything to go by.

E. coli source remains a mystery

Fetched: March 23rd, 2010, 1:04am CDT

The acting director of Gold Coast Water, Darren Hayman, says it is not clear how E.

The worm declares victory for Rudd

Fetched: March 23rd, 2010, 1:04am CDT

Don't believe a politician who tells you the worm is a harmless distraction, or a TV toy they ignore.

Beta-blocker pioneer dies

Fetched: March 23rd, 2010, 1:04am CDT

Prize-winning Scottish scientist Sir James Black has died at the age of 85.

Typhoid fears increase in cyclone-ravaged Fiji

Fetched: March 23rd, 2010, 1:04am CDT

The fear of disease is increasing in Fji, one week after the islands were ravaged by Cyclone Tomas.

Rudd, Abbott lock horns on health

Fetched: March 23rd, 2010, 1:04am CDT

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has used today's leaders health debate to urge Opposition Leader Tony Abbott to take a national bipartisan approach to fixing the health system.

Ului leaves threat of deadly disease

Fetched: March 23rd, 2010, 1:04am CDT

As the massive clean up in north Queensland after ex-Tropical Cyclone Ului continues, residents are worried about catching a deadly bacteria from the sodden soil.

Lady Sonia McMahon in intensive care

Fetched: March 23rd, 2010, 1:04am CDT

Lady Sonia McMahon is recovering in a Sydney hospital after being admitted to intensive care over the weekend.

Bligh foreshadows her arguments on national health overhaul

Fetched: March 23rd, 2010, 1:04am CDT

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says she is keen to tell state and territory leaders today what Queensland wants from the proposed national health overhaul.

Phone camera used in medical procedure

Fetched: March 23rd, 2010, 1:04am CDT

A surgeon working in Alice Springs had to photograph a patient's injuries with a mobile phone camera because the hospital's medical imaging equipment was broken.

Abbott under fire over health spending claims

Fetched: March 23rd, 2010, 1:04am CDT

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will speak first in today's health debate with Tony Abbott at the National Press Club, after the Opposition won a coin toss and opted to send him 'in to bat'.

Gas wells spark health fears

Fetched: March 23rd, 2010, 1:04am CDT

A residents' group on southern Queensland's Western Downs says the coal seam gas industry is harming the environment and people's health.

Walkers evacuated from Milford Track

Fetched: March 23rd, 2010, 1:04am CDT

Around 120 hikers stranded on New Zealand's Milford Track are being evacuated before the next expected cold front hits Fiordland.

Beware if you go down to the woods today

Fetched: March 23rd, 2010, 1:04am CDT

Canberrans have been warned of potentially deadly threats from the air and on the ground.

Scientists step closer to elimating tuberculosis

Fetched: March 22nd, 2010, 12:26pm CDT

Scientists from Britain and the US say they have discovered a chemical pathway that could be developed to cause tuberculosis to self destruct.

What's wrong with the Obama healthcare plan?

Fetched: March 22nd, 2010, 12:26pm CDT

President Obama's healthcare system is flawed in its basic design.

UN fears typhoid outbreak in Fiji

Fetched: March 22nd, 2010, 12:26pm CDT

A United Nations disaster official fears a typhoid and cholera outbreak in Fiji after last week's cyclone.

Health vote gives Obama much-needed boost

Fetched: March 22nd, 2010, 12:26pm CDT

The passage of historic healthcare reform legislation in the US has not only extended insurance coverage to 32 million Americans but also given a much-needed shot in the arm to president Barack Obama.

Keneally releases PM's health plan response

Fetched: March 22nd, 2010, 12:26pm CDT

New South Wales Premier Kristina Keneally has released a copy of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's letter assuring her the state will not be worse off under the planned health reforms.

Police officer fired for drink-driving conviction

Fetched: March 22nd, 2010, 12:26pm CDT

Queensland Police say they have sacked an officer convicted of drink-driving with a blood alcohol reading of 0.235.

Air pollution sending children to hospital

Fetched: March 22nd, 2010, 12:26pm CDT

Air pollution accounts for at least 4 per cent of hospitalisations of babies and children, a new Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report estimates.

Assault charge for alleged fake doctor

Fetched: March 22nd, 2010, 12:26pm CDT

Police have told the Alice Springs Magistrates Court a new example of deception has come to light since they arrested a man working unqualified as a doctor.

Shoulder movement changes after mastectomy: study

Fetched: March 22nd, 2010, 12:26pm CDT

Women who have undergone a mastectomy move their shoulders differently to those who have not had the operation, a study has found.

Students with disabilities 'denied school enrolment'

Fetched: March 22nd, 2010, 12:26pm CDT

Parents of children with a disability say some are being denied school enrolment because of a lack of resources and support.

Study links asthma to air pollution

Fetched: March 22nd, 2010, 12:26pm CDT

Researchers examining Melbourne hospital data believe that three per cent of all asthma hospitalisations in 2006 were related to exposure to pollutants such as nitrogen dioxides.

Solomons police target potent homebrew makers

Fetched: March 22nd, 2010, 12:26pm CDT

A homebrew spirit known as kwaso is rapidly becoming the Solomon Islands' biggest law and order problem.

Why America's health care system has to change

Fetched: March 22nd, 2010, 12:26pm CDT

The discussion about health care permeates every aspect of our daily life in the United States: work, home, family and friends.

Healthcare reform passes Congress

Fetched: March 22nd, 2010, 12:26pm CDT

The US House of Representatives has given final approval to a sweeping healthcare overhaul, expanding insurance coverage to nearly all Americans and handing president Barack Obama a landmark victory.

Second liver transplant woman recovering

Fetched: March 21st, 2010, 9:20pm CDT

A Perth woman who underwent a live liver transplant to save her life is reported to be progressing well, five days after the operation.

Buy local, sink the export industry: researcher

Fetched: March 21st, 2010, 9:20pm CDT

An expert has warned that the burgeoning 'buy local' movement could spell disaster for Australia if it catches on overseas.

Roxon warns swine flu still dangerous

Fetched: March 21st, 2010, 9:20pm CDT

Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon says she expects the swine flu to be as severe this year as it was last year.

Call for health shake-up to include aged care

Fetched: March 21st, 2010, 9:20pm CDT

Aged Care Queensland CEO Anton Kardash says the sector is in crisis and needs to be included in the Federal Government's public health overhaul.

Abbott keeping health policy under wraps

Fetched: March 21st, 2010, 9:20pm CDT

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says he will not be rushed into unveiling a Coalition health policy when he locks horns with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in a televised health debate tomorrow.

Mozzie numbers spark deadly virus warning

Fetched: March 21st, 2010, 9:20pm CDT

Queensland Health is warning residents in the Gulf of Carpentaria and the state's north-west to protect themselves against a potentially fatal mosquito virus.

NSW nurses write staffing levels into wages claim

Fetched: March 21st, 2010, 9:20pm CDT

The New South Wales Nurses Association has made a historic pay and conditions claim that sets minimum numbers of nurses per each patient in hospitals across the state.

Echuca residents campaign for new hospital

Fetched: March 21st, 2010, 9:20pm CDT

Echuca residents have launched an advertising campaign to pressure the Victorian Government to fund a new hospital in the state budget.

Patel pleads not guilty as manslaughter trial starts

Fetched: March 21st, 2010, 9:20pm CDT

Former Bundaberg Base Hospital head of surgery Jayant Patel has pleaded not guilty at the start of his manslaughter trial in the Supreme Court in Brisbane.

Deadline announced for health takeover approval

Fetched: March 21st, 2010, 7:51am CDT

The Federal Government has just under a month to convince the states and territories to back its plan for Australia's health and hospitals system.

'Limo' drinking allowed

Fetched: March 21st, 2010, 7:51am CDT

The Liquor Control Act will be amended to allow people to drink a glass of B-Y-O beer or wine while being chauffeured in a limousine without breaking the law.

Fiery Obama drums up health care votes

Fetched: March 20th, 2010, 12:47am CDT

US president Barack Obama declared Democrats were on the cusp of history after a century struggling for health reform, amid cresting excitement in Congress ahead of a weekend vote.

Cycleways blamed for fatal accidents

Fetched: March 19th, 2010, 4:48pm CDT

Two-way cycleways which run alongside busy roads have been criticised by experts in the US and Europe as being responsible for fatal accidents.

Rudd, Abbott and the only polls that count

Fetched: March 19th, 2010, 4:48pm CDT

You wouldnt be dead, as Jeff Kennett used to say (perhaps somewhat ominously).

Rudd defies dare for prime-time debate

Fetched: March 19th, 2010, 4:48pm CDT

The Federal Liberal Party has dared Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to allow Tuesday's leaders' debate to be held during a prime-time television slot.

Glow-in-the-dark sperm sheds light on fertility

Fetched: March 19th, 2010, 4:48pm CDT

Scientists in the United States are genetically engineering fruit flies so their sperm glows in the dark - a technique that could help human fertility research.

Tens of thousands of Qld school children smoke

Fetched: March 19th, 2010, 4:48pm CDT

Cancer Council Queensland (CCQ) says more than 30,000 Queensland school children have admitted to smoking each week.

Government not embracing proposals to tackle alcohol-fuelled violence

Fetched: March 19th, 2010, 4:48pm CDT

The Queensland Government has poured cold water on some recommendations for reducing drunken violence.

Mentally ill man cleared of health worker's murder

Fetched: March 19th, 2010, 4:48pm CDT

A man has been found not guilty of the murder of a health care worker in northern New South Wales due to mental illness.

No ban on discount alcohol advertisements: Treasurer

Fetched: March 19th, 2010, 4:48pm CDT

Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser says the State Government will not support a ban on discount alcohol advertisements.

Breast cancer charity ride to expand interstate

Fetched: March 19th, 2010, 4:48pm CDT

An outback trail ride in western Queensland to raise funds for breast cancer is to be expanded interstate.

Naturally occurring protein could fight cancer

Fetched: March 19th, 2010, 4:48pm CDT

Researchers say a protein which occurs naturally in the body could be used to fight cancer.

ALP says Liberal RAH savings 'exposed as hoax'

Fetched: March 19th, 2010, 4:48pm CDT

Treasurer Kevin Foley says the Liberals have exposed their promised Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) savings to be a hoax.

GPs forced to give closure notice

Fetched: March 19th, 2010, 4:48pm CDT

The ACT Legislative Assembly has passed new laws requiring general practitioners to give patients four weeks notice before closing a doctors' surgery.

Big tick for health

Fetched: March 19th, 2010, 4:48pm CDT

A new study shows West Australians are among the healthiest people in the world.

Booze-fuelled violence on the rise

Fetched: March 19th, 2010, 4:48pm CDT

International alcohol experts say Australia has one of the strongest correlations in the world between violence and drinking.

Lukewarm support for Calvary sale

Fetched: March 19th, 2010, 4:48pm CDT

The ACT Opposition and the Greens have reacted cautiously to the Government's new plan to buy Calvary Public Hospital from the Catholic Church.

Fatty foods affect the brain

Fetched: March 18th, 2010, 9:32am CDT

Scientists say their studies of the impact on the brain of fatty, sugary foods could shed new light on Australia's obesity epidemic.

Newsreader's depression treatment delayed, inquest told

Fetched: March 18th, 2010, 5:44am CDT

An inquest into the death of newsreader Charmaine Dragun has heard a psychiatrist was not told about her suicidal thoughts, delaying her treatment by two weeks.

Aid agency pans NATO Afghanistan plan

Fetched: March 18th, 2010, 5:44am CDT

An international aid agency is rejecting the NATO secretary-general's call for non-government organisations (NGOs) to work alongside military forces in Afghanistan.

ACT support for national health plan

Fetched: March 18th, 2010, 2:02am CDT

ACT Health Minister Katy Gallagher has given in-principle support to the Commonwealth's proposed health system shake-up.

Bruising debate ends with face-off challenge

Fetched: March 18th, 2010, 2:02am CDT

Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott traded bitter blows on health policy as the last Question Time until May descended into chaos.

Calvary sale back on the cards

Fetched: March 18th, 2010, 2:02am CDT

The ACT Government has put forward a new proposal to buy Canberra's Calvary Public Hospital.

Waste dump debate a 'health issue'

Fetched: March 18th, 2010, 2:02am CDT

The Senate committee in charge of the inquiry into the Federal Government's proposed nuclear waste dump legislation is expected to decide today whether to visit Tennant Creek.

Critical period for liver transplant woman

Fetched: March 18th, 2010, 2:02am CDT

A 24-year-old former drug addict mother who was refused a second liver transplant in Australia has undergone potentially life-saving surgery in Singapore.

Libs say hospital sale breaks caretaker rules

Fetched: March 18th, 2010, 2:02am CDT

The Tasmanian Liberals have accused the State Government of breaking election campaign rules by signing a multi-million dollar deal to buy the North-West Regional Hospital.

The party's not over: Bartlett

Fetched: March 18th, 2010, 2:02am CDT

Tasmania's Premier insists Labor can retain majority government at Saturday's election.

Self-extinguishing cigarettes law welcomed

Fetched: March 18th, 2010, 2:02am CDT

Anti-smoking campaigners have welcomed the fast-tracking of legislation that will make self-extinguishing cigarettes mandatory in Australia from next week.

Elderly woman in 'awful' wait for surgery

Fetched: March 18th, 2010, 2:02am CDT

The Victorian Government has apologised to a 90-year-old woman who has been waiting for four days for surgery to her broken leg.

Doctor deregistered over misconduct finding

Fetched: March 18th, 2010, 2:02am CDT

A doctor who was sacked over an incident at Maitland Hospital, in the New South Wales Hunter Valley, has been deregistered.

GP inquiry needs scrutiny: Premier

Fetched: March 18th, 2010, 2:02am CDT

Tasmania's Premier David Bartlett says the Medical Council should be scrutinised over its handling of complaints against a north-east GP.

Boyle rejects grog plans criticism

Fetched: March 18th, 2010, 2:02am CDT

Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Minister Desley Boyle says a decline in assaults in Cape York Indigenous communities is evidence that alcohol management plans are working.

Tourists targeted in Bondi cafe smoking ban

Fetched: March 18th, 2010, 2:02am CDT

Smokers will be banned from lighting up while sitting outside cafes at Sydney's Bondi Beach from July.

Surgeons say Liberals lack health 'detail'

Fetched: March 18th, 2010, 2:02am CDT

A group representing surgeons in South Australia says the Opposition's health policy lacks detail.

Ului may force removal of more shark nets

Fetched: March 18th, 2010, 2:02am CDT

Fisheries' officers will decide today whether to pull more shark control equipment from the Queensland coast because of Tropical Cyclone Ului.

Kids told to step up fight against obesity

Fetched: March 17th, 2010, 2:59pm CDT

Former Olympians Cathy Freeman and Herb Elliott have launched a program to tackle obesity in Australian children.

Medical students still without internships

Fetched: March 17th, 2010, 2:59pm CDT

Medical education advocates say many graduates may not get the internships they need to complete their qualifications despite the Federal Government's $632 million training package announced this week.

Cannabis use soars in Indigenous communities

Fetched: March 17th, 2010, 2:59pm CDT

The use of cannabis in remote far north Indigenous communities is increasing, even among children as young as 10, according to a Queensland Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) report.

Katherine mayor says alcohol restrictions not working

Fetched: March 17th, 2010, 2:59pm CDT

The mayor of Katherine says alcohol restrictions have failed to help her community.

Bligh 'overcomes squeamishness' and donates blood

Fetched: March 17th, 2010, 1:37am CDT

Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says she has conquered her squeamishness about donating blood and will become a regular giver.

Privately run public hospitals opposed

Fetched: March 17th, 2010, 1:37am CDT

The State Opposition plans to introduce legislation in an attempt to stop the government from allowing private companies to run Western Australia's public hospitals.

Push for melancholia to be listed as illness

Fetched: March 17th, 2010, 1:37am CDT

Melancholia has been out of favour for more than 20 years after being dropped from the psychiatrists' diagnostic manual for mental illness in 1980.

Northern asthma alert

Fetched: March 17th, 2010, 1:37am CDT

The Asthma Foundation is warning north-east Tasmanians affected by respiratory illness to stay indoors today and keep medication on hand.

Good take-up at free swine flu vaccinations

Fetched: March 17th, 2010, 1:37am CDT

More than 55,000 Queenslanders have been vaccinated against swine flu so far at free weekend clinics being held at high schools around the state.

36 hour wait for medical evacuation

Fetched: March 17th, 2010, 1:37am CDT

The Northern Territory aero medical service has come under fire after a Port Keats woman had to wait on a hospital gurney for 36 hours with a broken leg.

British pensioners lose payment fight

Fetched: March 17th, 2010, 1:37am CDT

British pensioners living in Australia will now be on tighter budgets after losing a bid to have their payments from the United Kingdom increased according to inflation.

Indigenous health funding a win-win

Fetched: March 17th, 2010, 1:37am CDT

The West Australian General Practice Network says $145 million in Indigenous health funding is a step in the right direction.

Surgeons boycott TAC, WorkCover claims

Fetched: March 17th, 2010, 1:37am CDT

A woman from Caramut, in south-west Victoria, says surgeons have refused to treat her because she is a Transport Accident Commission (TAC) patient.

Technology key to combating fatigue, says NRMA

Fetched: March 17th, 2010, 1:37am CDT

The state's peak motoring group says police are right to be planning a crackdown on fatigue, but pulling drivers over on suspicion may not be workable.

Coal dust health claims 'misleading'

Fetched: March 17th, 2010, 1:37am CDT

A resident in Gladstone, in central Queensland, says comments from the State Government that coal dust is not a risk to people's health are misleading.

Expert downplays school asbestos risk

Fetched: March 17th, 2010, 1:37am CDT

An occupational medicine expert says there is little chance that students at a north Queensland school have been exposed to asbestos.

Midwife changes 'will lead to better healthcare'

Fetched: March 17th, 2010, 1:37am CDT

Medical workers in the ACT have welcomed new rules allowing nurse practitioners and midwives to prescribe drugs and order tests under Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

Man dies of meningococcal disease

Fetched: March 17th, 2010, 1:37am CDT

A man from the New South Wales Hunter Valley has died from meningococcal disease.

Quality against quantity in the US health reforms

Fetched: March 17th, 2010, 1:37am CDT

"We need courage," president Obama said, as he kicked off a week already deemed the make-or-break week for health care reform.

Liver transplant ready to go ahead

Fetched: March 16th, 2010, 8:14am CDT

A 25-year-old West Australian woman with a history of drug addiction will undergo a live liver transplant in Singapore tomorrow.

Approval for Midland health campus plans

Fetched: March 16th, 2010, 8:14am CDT

The Commonwealth has given the go ahead for the private sector to run the new $360 million Midland health campus, provided there are no job losses.

NT to get 'fair share' of rural doctors

Fetched: March 16th, 2010, 8:14am CDT

The Northern Territory will get its fair share of doctor trainees under the Federal Government's plan to double GP training places by 2014, according to the Minister for Rural and Regional Health.

Taking the sting out of jack jumper ants

Fetched: March 16th, 2010, 8:14am CDT

A program to desensitise people to the potentially fatal jack jumper ant in Tasmania has been declared a success.

Marj was a mistake, admits Rann

Fetched: March 16th, 2010, 8:14am CDT

Premier Mike Rann has admitted the South Australian Government made a mistake when it planned to name the new Royal Adelaide Hospital after Marjorie Jackson-Nelson.

Bananas help fight against HIV

Fetched: March 16th, 2010, 8:14am CDT

Scientists say a plant protein found in bananas could be a powerful weapon in the fight against HIV.

Joyce breaks ranks on parental leave

Fetched: March 15th, 2010, 10:25pm CDT

Opposition finance spokesman Barnaby Joyce says his leader Tony Abbott's paid parental leave scheme will push up the prices of basic foodstuffs such as bread and milk.

Extra rural doctors welcome but support needed

Fetched: March 15th, 2010, 10:25pm CDT

Doctors say the Federal Government's initiative to send more GPs to rural and regional areas is welcome but warns that the plan is not a quick fix solution.

Aeromedical nurses facing axe: union

Fetched: March 15th, 2010, 10:25pm CDT

The Australian Nursing Federation says 16 nurses from the Northern Territory's aeromedical service are about to be made redundant because the Territory Government has chosen a new contractor.

Breast surgeon wins $268k case against Channel 9

Fetched: March 15th, 2010, 10:25pm CDT

A leading surgeon has won a defamation case against Channel Nine for its story about a Gold Coast meter maid whose breast enlargement went wrong.

Fears tourists' dingo interaction threatens camping

Fetched: March 15th, 2010, 10:25pm CDT

The Fraser Island Defenders Organisation says it fears camping on the island, off south-east Queensland, could be banned if tourists keep interacting with dingoes.

Wild weather sparks beach safety warning

Fetched: March 15th, 2010, 10:25pm CDT

Beach-goers are being warned to swim only at patrolled beaches after the removal of shark nets off south-east Queensland due to cyclonic weather predicted to hit the region later this week.

Coal dust not considered health threat

Fetched: March 15th, 2010, 10:25pm CDT

The Queensland Government says exposure to coal dust is not causing significant risk to people's health in Gladstone in the state's central region.

Parents meet expert after school asbestos scare

Fetched: March 15th, 2010, 10:25pm CDT

The parents of students who may have been exposed to asbestos fibres in north Queensland will today meet an occupational health and safety expert.

Rudd plan won't fix rural doctor shortage: RDA

Fetched: March 15th, 2010, 10:25pm CDT

The Rural Doctors Association (RDA) says the Federal Government's plan to train more doctors will not be enough to overcome the GP shortage in the bush.

Hospital hands newborn to wrong mother

Fetched: March 15th, 2010, 10:25pm CDT

Broken Hill Hospital in the far west of New South Wales is reviewing procedures after a newborn baby was mistakenly given to the wrong mother.

Depression guidelines to help mothers

Fetched: March 15th, 2010, 10:25pm CDT

Clinicians should soon have more help treating depression in young people, pregnant women and new mothers with the development of new guidelines.

Learn from Cuba's health system, PM told

Fetched: March 15th, 2010, 10:25pm CDT

A local GP has left the Prime Minister a little red-faced by suggesting he take a leaf out of Cuba's book when formulating the Federal Government's public health overhaul.

Medical research grant system collapses

Fetched: March 15th, 2010, 10:25pm CDT

Australia's peak medical research body has bungled its online grants system that handles millions of dollars worth of research funding.

Health centre CEO faces liquor, drug charges

Fetched: March 15th, 2010, 10:25pm CDT

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ampilatwatja Health Centre, north-east of Alice Springs, is facing criminal charges and has had his contract terminated, the centre's interim manager said.

HIV infections increasing in Queensland

Fetched: March 15th, 2010, 10:25pm CDT

Queensland Health says the number of reported HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) cases in the state is climbing.

Rudd weighs into drink driving debate

Fetched: March 14th, 2010, 4:07am CDT

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says changes to the blood alcohol limit for motorists needs to be considered in a national context.

Girl's sweet touch saves Mum's life

Fetched: March 14th, 2010, 4:07am CDT

An eight-year-old Canberra girl has been credited with saving her mother's life by calling 000 when she collapsed.

Liberal launch targets health and education

Fetched: March 14th, 2010, 4:07am CDT

The Tasmanian Liberal Party has launched its official election campaign in Launceston.

Bishop hopes parental leave levy temporary

Fetched: March 14th, 2010, 4:07am CDT

Deputy Opposition Leader Julie Bishop has played down the impost the Coalition's paid parental leave plan would have on big business.

One too many: Qld considers 0.02 drink driving limit

Fetched: March 14th, 2010, 4:07am CDT

The Queensland Government is considering lowering the blood alcohol limit for drivers to 0.02.

AMAQ backs Rudd health plan

Fetched: March 14th, 2010, 4:07am CDT

The Australian Medical Association Queensland (AMAQ) wants the Queensland Government to support the Commonwealth's proposed health plan.

Greens seek assurance for regional hospitals

Fetched: March 14th, 2010, 4:07am CDT

The Greens say they will be seeking assurances from the Federal Government that regional hospitals will not close under its new health funding plan.

Roxon 'uncomfortable' over parents picking children's sex

Fetched: March 13th, 2010, 7:36am CST

The Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon says she would be very uncomfortable about allowing parents to choose their children's sex.

Bligh positive about Rudd's health overhaul

Fetched: March 13th, 2010, 7:36am CST

The Queensland Premier says the state will be able to sign up to the Federal Government's planned health overhaul if more details are worked out.

Dentists 'exploiting' Medicare scheme

Fetched: March 13th, 2010, 7:36am CST

Dental health experts say the Federal Government has failed to stop dentists from rorting the Medicare dental scheme.

Boy or girl? Push for parents to choose

Fetched: March 13th, 2010, 7:36am CST

Couples in Australia having fertility treatment could soon be able to choose their babies' sex.

Snowdon moots cross-border hospital network

Fetched: March 13th, 2010, 7:36am CST

The Federal Indigenous Health Minister says a central Australian hospital network crossing the borders of South Australia, the Northern Territory and Western Australia could be possible under the Rudd Government's national health reforms.

HIV-positive author attacks China ban

Fetched: March 13th, 2010, 7:36am CST

China's refusal to allow an HIV-positive Australian author to enter the country has led to calls for the Beijing Government to change the law.

Tourist dies after fall from pub balcony

Fetched: March 13th, 2010, 7:36am CST

A 24-year-old man has died in hospital after he fell down a staircase at a bar in a shopping centre on Brisbane's southside early Friday morning.

Gallagher denies maternity review cover-up

Fetched: March 13th, 2010, 7:36am CST

ACT Health Minister Katy Gallagher has rejected accusation she is covering up details of an investigation into workplace bullying in Canberra Hospital's maternity unit.

Women on pill may live longer

Fetched: March 12th, 2010, 1:18am CST

Australian experts are divided over fresh British research which says the oral contraceptive pill is good for women.

Parents sue for $18m after babies taken

Fetched: March 12th, 2010, 1:18am CST

Figures released by the New South Wales Government show the number of babies taken from mothers by the Department of Community Services (DoCS) is on the rise.

Income management harms health: Doctors

Fetched: March 12th, 2010, 1:18am CST

The Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association has called for a halt to compulsory welfare quarantining for Indigenous people in the Northern Territory.

NT accused of discriminating against SA renal patients

Fetched: March 12th, 2010, 1:18am CST

The Labor Member whose electorate covers South Australia's far north says it is up to the Northern Territory to lift a ban on renal patients from the far north-west Aboriginal lands, not South Australia.

Qld government blames contractors for schools' asbestos problems

Fetched: March 12th, 2010, 1:18am CST

Queensland's Attorney-General Cameron Dick says contractors, not the Government, are to blame for at least one incident involving asbestos at a north Queensland school.

Panel named for maternity unit review

Fetched: March 12th, 2010, 1:18am CST

ACT Health Minister Katy Gallagher has named a panel of four people to review the Territory's public maternity units.

Dragun inquest hears drug side effects under reported

Fetched: March 12th, 2010, 1:18am CST

An inquest into the death of a newsreader on anti-depressants has heard there is an 'under-reporting' of the side effects of prescription drugs in Australia.

Appeal for man missing from mental health unit

Fetched: March 12th, 2010, 1:18am CST

Police are hoping the public can help them find a man who has absconded from a mental health facility at Randwick in Sydney's east.

Rudd woos Keneally on hospitals, tax

Fetched: March 12th, 2010, 1:18am CST

New South Wales Premier Kristina Keneally says her meeting with the Prime Minister over his planned federal hospitals funding takeover this morning has allayed her concerns about the impact of the yet-to-be released Henry tax review.

Third asbestos scare in Mackay schools

Fetched: March 12th, 2010, 1:18am CST

Students at another Mackay High School may have been exposed to asbestos fibres.

Public hospitals need more specialist surgery: AMAQ

Fetched: March 12th, 2010, 1:18am CST

A group representing Queensland doctors says more operating time in the state's public hospitals should be devoted to specialties like neurosurgery.

Cancer survivor's message of hope

Fetched: March 12th, 2010, 1:18am CST

Cancer survivor Kristyn Dawe is giving a message of hope as she ends five years of fighting her breast cancer.

US weighs black boxes for cars

Fetched: March 12th, 2010, 1:18am CST

US safety regulators are considering whether to make "black boxes" mandatory for all new vehicles in response to recent unintended acceleration problems in Toyota vehicles.

Expert to address school asbestos fears

Fetched: March 12th, 2010, 1:18am CST

The Queensland Government says it will fly an occupational health and safety expert to Mackay next week to speak to more than 2,000 students and teachers who may have been exposed to asbestos.

Eight banned over alcohol-related violence

Fetched: March 12th, 2010, 1:18am CST

Eight people in the Bendigo area have been banned from all licensed venues for up to two years.

Rudd to meet premiers over health shake-up

Fetched: March 11th, 2010, 9:29am CST

The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will this morning begin a round of meetings with state premiers to push his plan to overhaul the health system.

Fuel tanks a risky discovery for excavation workers

Fetched: March 11th, 2010, 9:29am CST

Workers making improvements to the main street of New Norfolk, in Tasmania's south, have made a potentially explosive discovery.

Coroner recommends licensing jet skis

Fetched: March 11th, 2010, 9:29am CST

A coroner says people who use jet skis in Queensland should be licensed.

Death in custody 'not linked to racism'

Fetched: March 11th, 2010, 9:29am CST

Queensland's Corrective Services commissioner has rejected allegations that hatred of Indigenous Australians is to blame for the death in custody of an Aboriginal teenager.

Brain surgery scheduled after delay raised in Parliament

Fetched: March 11th, 2010, 9:29am CST

A Brisbane man who has been waiting nine months for urgent surgery has had his operation scheduled for next month, after his case was raised in Queensland Parliament.

Chronic pain: Australia's 'shameful' situation

Fetched: March 11th, 2010, 9:29am CST

Healthcare professionals and industry groups are calling for chronic pain to be recognised as a disease, saying the condition is misunderstood, much like depression was 20 years ago.

Jetstar clears plane to fly after health scare

Fetched: March 11th, 2010, 9:29am CST

Jetstar says its Airbus 320 plane has been cleared to fly following a health scare on a flight between Brisbane, and Mackay in north Queensland.

Waiting times blow out

Fetched: March 11th, 2010, 9:29am CST

A new report has revealed WA children needing speech pathology are waiting an average of almost 16 months to be assessed.

School criticised for putting autistic kids in pen

Fetched: March 11th, 2010, 9:29am CST

The New South Wales Opposition has described a Sydney school's decision to place children with autism into a pen during play periods as inhumane and cruel.

ACCC blocks cancer treatment claims

Fetched: March 11th, 2010, 9:29am CST

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has obtained an injunction against a Queensland man who treats people with cancer.

Federal action demanded on dialysis dilemma

Fetched: March 11th, 2010, 9:29am CST

The Senate has voted in favour of a Greens' motion calling on the Federal Government to intervene in a deadlock between the South Australian and Northern Territory governments over renal dialysis patients.

Govt to probe school asbestos scare

Fetched: March 11th, 2010, 9:29am CST

Education Queensland (EQ) has launched an investigation into the discovery of asbestos at a north Queensland high school.

Brisbane man waiting for urgent brain surgery

Fetched: March 11th, 2010, 9:29am CST

The State Opposition says a Brisbane man has been waiting nine months for urgent brain surgery that was supposed to happen within 30 days.

Parents give kids fewer mutated genes than thought

Fetched: March 11th, 2010, 9:29am CST

American scientists have for the first time unlocked the genetic code of an entire family, and made a startling discovery - that parents pass on fewer mutations than previously thought.

Smoking ban survey glitch

Fetched: March 11th, 2010, 9:29am CST

Launceston businesses have criticised the city council for leaving them out of a survey on a smoking ban proposal.

Parents warned of new child restraint laws

Fetched: March 10th, 2010, 4:18pm CST

New child restraint laws come into effect from today.

States to meet hospital boards bill: Redmond

Fetched: March 10th, 2010, 4:18pm CST

Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond says South Australia will have to meet the bill for hospital boards under the Federal Government's proposed hospitals takeover.

Questions raised over adults and children sharing wards

Fetched: March 10th, 2010, 4:18pm CST

The New South Wales opposition is calling for answers on how many hospitals are housing adults and children in the same wards.

Rudd flags two-tier hospital system

Fetched: March 10th, 2010, 4:18pm CST

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the Government will offer incentive payments to outstanding hospitals under its new health plan.

Rudd to offer incentives for top hospitals

Fetched: March 10th, 2010, 8:24am CST

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the Government will offer incentive payments to outstanding hospitals under its new health plan.

Nursing homes facing crisis, say nurses, industry

Fetched: March 10th, 2010, 8:24am CST

There are fears some of Tasmania's nursing homes will have to close their doors because of rising costs and staff shortages.

Blood Service moves to reassure nervous donors

Fetched: March 10th, 2010, 3:42am CST

The Australian Red Cross Blood Service has moved to reassure Tasmanians that blood supplies to the state will not be compromised.

Alcohol a 'recurring theme' in youth violence

Fetched: March 10th, 2010, 3:42am CST

The chair of a long-running Federal Government inquiry into youth violence says she is starting to see a recurring connection between alcohol and aggression.

Labor repeats Burnie hospital pledge

Fetched: March 10th, 2010, 3:42am CST

The Tasmanian Premier has reassured north-west residents that the government will buy back the Burnie hospital.

Parents demand school asbestos answers

Fetched: March 10th, 2010, 3:42am CST

Parents at a north Queensland high school say they want answers from Education Queensland about whether their children have been exposed to asbestos fibres.

Increase in Indigenous babies with low birth weight

Fetched: March 10th, 2010, 3:42am CST

The number of Indigenous babies with a low birth weight is increasing according to a new report from the National Indigenous Health Equality Council.

Country health boost promised by ALP

Fetched: March 10th, 2010, 3:42am CST

A re-elected Labor government would set up a $22 million hospital fund to improve facilities and equipment in South Australian country hospitals.

Government to proceed with long-awaited locks

Fetched: March 10th, 2010, 3:42am CST

The State Government will go ahead with ignition locks for repeat drink drivers - three years after announcing the plan.

Doctors show intended bulldozer targets

Fetched: March 10th, 2010, 3:42am CST

The Save the RAH Party has taken the media on a tour of the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) to boost its argument for rebuilding the hospital.

Health progress report delay

Fetched: March 10th, 2010, 3:42am CST

The Tasmanian Government's quarterly health performance report looks like being delayed until after the election.

Redmond chases health policy detail

Fetched: March 10th, 2010, 3:42am CST

South Australian Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond has gone to Canberra with health policy on her mind.

Bottle shop wins right to continue 24 hour trading

Fetched: March 10th, 2010, 3:42am CST

The State Government is considering appealing against a ruling that means a bottle shop can keep selling alcohol 24 hours a day in Melbourne's CBD.

Police vow alcohol crackdown at Ceduna

Fetched: March 10th, 2010, 3:42am CST

New rules aimed at curbing alcohol abuse at Ceduna on South Australia's west coast are being circumvented by some residents.

Rocks thrown at anti-abortion poll campaigner

Fetched: March 10th, 2010, 3:42am CST

A Democrats election candidate, Jeanie Walker, says the anti-abortion political party, Save the Unborn, has behaved in a way that provokes attacks.

Sydney eateries trial 'scores on doors' rating scheme

Fetched: March 10th, 2010, 3:42am CST

Restaurants and cafes in Sydney's Canada Bay area will be part of a trial of a new system of rating food safety and hygiene standards.

Push on for more Indigenous health funds

Fetched: March 10th, 2010, 3:42am CST

The coordinator of a children's health program in the Torres Strait, off far north Queensland, says she will call for more funding for the region during meetings in Canberra today.

Senate rejects health rebate changes

Fetched: March 9th, 2010, 2:38pm CST

The Federal Government has been given another double-dissolution election trigger with the Senate blocking changes to private health insurance.

Labor confident about hospital fix

Fetched: March 9th, 2010, 2:38pm CST

The Tasmanian Government has dismissed the many hurdles facing its re-election bid on health.

'Commonsense' fix urged for dialysis dilemma

Fetched: March 9th, 2010, 2:38pm CST

Aboriginal groups say the Northern Territory and South Australian governments are refusing to take responsibility for the critical shortage of dialysis places in Alice Springs.

Health Dept backs hospital services

Fetched: March 9th, 2010, 2:38pm CST

The Northern Territory Department of Health has defended the standard of medical services at the Tennant Creek Hospital.

WorkSafe targets Mid West

Fetched: March 9th, 2010, 2:38pm CST

Construction sites across the Mid West will come under the spotlight this week when WorkSafe begins another round of inspections.

No asbestos exposure says Woodside

Fetched: March 9th, 2010, 2:38pm CST

Woodside has denied any of its workers were exposed to asbestos on the Pluto LNG project in the Pilbara.

Court grants sterilisation order for disabled girl

Fetched: March 9th, 2010, 2:38pm CST

The Family Court has granted a Queensland couple permission to have a hysterectomy performed on their 11-year-old disabled daughter.

Vet association backs Hendra audit

Fetched: March 8th, 2010, 7:36pm CST

The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) says it supports an audit of Queensland vet practices to reduce the risk of future outbreaks of Hendra virus.

Oldest woman in America dies age 114

Fetched: March 8th, 2010, 7:36pm CST

Mary Josephine Ray, the oldest woman in the United States and the second oldest woman in the world, has died at age 114 at a nursing home in the state of New Hampshire.

Human error blamed for infection scare

Fetched: March 8th, 2010, 7:36pm CST

Queensland Health has confirmed a dental sterilisation bungle at Bundaberg Hospital was caused by human error.

Homeowners threatened with jail over tradies' safety

Fetched: March 8th, 2010, 7:36pm CST

A leading workplace health and safety lawyer says homeowners will soon be facing a possible six-year jail sentence if a worker is injured or killed on their property.

More money pledged to tackle hospital waits

Fetched: March 8th, 2010, 7:36pm CST

The ALP has pledged to spend $109 million to ease waiting times in hospital emergency departments.

Labor campaign puts health centre stage

Fetched: March 8th, 2010, 7:36pm CST

Tasmania's Labor Party has begun its final re-election push with an official campaign launch focussed on health.

Government accused of beef backflip

Fetched: March 8th, 2010, 7:36pm CST

The Federal Government has been accused of backflipping on its decision to import beef from countries which have had cases of BSE, or mad cow disease.

Bartlett health splurge relies on federal overhaul

Fetched: March 8th, 2010, 4:43am CST

Tasmania's Premier is banking on a $600 million health splurge to secure his re-election, but the package relies on the Federal Government's hospitals overhaul going ahead.

Tasty fat find could help beat the bulge

Fetched: March 8th, 2010, 4:43am CST

Researchers have found a new taste sense - fat - and say the discovery could lead to the production of foods that fool the body into thinking it has had its fatty fill.

Man dies while fixing a roof

Fetched: March 8th, 2010, 4:43am CST

Police say it is too early determine how a man died on a banana farm near Tully in far north Queensland.

Mine workers exposed to asbestos: union

Fetched: March 8th, 2010, 4:43am CST

Mining operator Woodside has been accused of exposing workers to dangerous levels of asbestos on its Pluto liquefied natural gas project in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

Mad cow change concerns prompt review

Fetched: March 8th, 2010, 4:43am CST

The Federal Government has reversed its decision to allow beef imports from countries previously affected by bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), which is also known as mad cow disease.

Police flying squad targeting alcohol fuelled violence disbanded

Fetched: March 8th, 2010, 4:43am CST

A Queensland police unit set up to target alcohol fuelled violence around Brisbane has been disbanded.

Some nano-sunscreens 'come at a cost'

Fetched: March 8th, 2010, 4:43am CST

The most effective nanoparticles in some invisible sunscreens might also be the most toxic, suggests a new Australian modelling study.

Mental health misses out in reforms: critic

Fetched: March 8th, 2010, 4:43am CST

The President of the WA Association for Mental Health has criticised the Federal Government's health reform plan.

Newsreader's inquest told of mental health crisis

Fetched: March 8th, 2010, 4:43am CST

An inquest into the death of television newsreader Charmaine Dragun has heard that Australia has a mental illness crisis.

Roxon gears up for hospitals stoush

Fetched: March 8th, 2010, 4:43am CST

Health Minister Nicola Roxon says the Federal Government will hold off on announcing all the details of its health overhaul until it is convinced the states can manage a new funding system.

Dengue declaration eases blood giving bans

Fetched: March 8th, 2010, 4:43am CST

The Red Cross is calling on Townsville residents to give blood after Queensland Health declared the northern city 'dengue-free'.

Madrid anti-abortion protest draws thousands

Fetched: March 8th, 2010, 4:43am CST

Thousands of anti-abortion demonstrators have thronged central Madrid to protest against changes to Spanish law which will make it easier for women to seek a termination.

Brown stirs up water testing doubts

Fetched: March 8th, 2010, 4:43am CST

Greens Senator Bob Brown says letters sent to residents in Tasmania's north-east about the results of testing of the local water supply raise more questions than answers.

Bartlett lobbies for federal health reform

Fetched: March 8th, 2010, 4:43am CST

Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett is urging state leaders to embrace the Federal Government's hospital funding reforms.

Abbott warns against 'disastrous' health shake-up

Fetched: March 8th, 2010, 4:43am CST

Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says all Australians should be very concerned about the Government's $50 billion shake-up of the health system.

Opposition slams Stanhope's 'lack of sympathy'

Fetched: March 6th, 2010, 2:48pm CST

The ACT Opposition has attacked Chief Minister Jon Stanhope for implying people should not complain about waiting times in Canberra hospitals.

No new funds for hospital networks set-up

Fetched: March 6th, 2010, 2:48pm CST

The Federal Government says the states and territories will not receive any additional funding to set up its proposed local hospital networks.

Mixed reaction to elective surgery plan

Fetched: March 6th, 2010, 2:48pm CST

Private hospitals have given a mixed response to the West Australian Government's planned shake-up of elective surgery waiting lists.

Government boosts pension payments

Fetched: March 6th, 2010, 2:48pm CST

Pensioners will receive an increase in their payments later this month to reflect the higher rate of wages in Australia.

Red Cross to process Tas blood interstate

Fetched: March 5th, 2010, 6:08am CST

Tasmanian blood donations will soon be processed in Victoria.

Size does matter in Switzerland

Fetched: March 5th, 2010, 6:08am CST

There is controversy in Switzerland over a new brand of extra small condoms that has gone on sale for boys as young as 12.

Imported beef no risk to our health

Fetched: March 5th, 2010, 6:08am CST

What is the risk of an Australian consumer eating imported beef which is infected with BSE?

NSW denies sabotaging Rudd's reforms

Fetched: March 5th, 2010, 6:08am CST

New South Wales Health Minister Carmel Tebbutt has denied Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's claims that state bureaucrats are trying to sabotage his hospital reforms.

Qld 'supportive of Federal health reform' with caveats

Fetched: March 5th, 2010, 6:08am CST

Premier Anna Bligh says activity-based funding for hospitals will not work unless there is proper recognition of the higher cost of delivering health care in remote areas.

Townsville dengue fever outbreak over

Fetched: March 5th, 2010, 6:08am CST

Health authorities in north Queensland have declared the dengue fever outbreak in Townsville over.

Scientists close on Omega 3 'Holy Grail'

Fetched: March 5th, 2010, 6:08am CST

Australian researchers believe they may have solved one of the most pressing food supply problems of the 21st century by breeding canola containing the same omega 3 oils found in fish.

Higher yellow, blue card fees 'funded by Government'

Fetched: March 5th, 2010, 6:08am CST

The Queensland Government says changes to fees for clearance to work with children and the disabled will not leave organisations worse off.

Liver transplant woman flies to Singapore

Fetched: March 5th, 2010, 6:08am CST

A 24 year old Perth woman facing death unless she receives a liver transplant is flying to Singapore today to prepare for the operation.

Docs slam new roof plan for 'Nightingale' hospital

Fetched: March 5th, 2010, 6:08am CST

Medical staff at Sydney's Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital have condemned a plan to spend more than a $1 million repairing a leaking roof.

Arthritis drug Vioxx doubled heart attack risk

Fetched: March 5th, 2010, 6:08am CST

The Federal Court has ruled that the controversial arthritis drug Vioxx was a defective drug that doubled the risk of heart attacks in its users.

Parkinson's support group at risk

Fetched: March 5th, 2010, 6:08am CST

South Australians with Parkinson's disease are at risk of losing a key support group within months.

Indigenous migraine remedy works 'as well as aspirin'

Fetched: March 5th, 2010, 6:08am CST

Scientists on Queensland's Gold Coast say a traditional Indigenous treatment is as effective as aspirin for migraine relief.

Fast tracking elective surgery

Fetched: March 5th, 2010, 6:08am CST

The state opposition Health spokesman, Roger Cook, has criticised a plan to allow people waiting for elective surgery to be treated in a private hospital.

No decision yet on toddler inquest

Fetched: March 4th, 2010, 5:49pm CST

The state's coroner is still deciding whether an inquest should be held into the death of a central Queensland toddler.

Private hospitals to take overload

Fetched: March 4th, 2010, 5:49pm CST

The Health Minister Kim Hames has announced a plan to treat patients overdue for elective surgery at other hospitals that can fit them in, including private facilities.

Rudd picks fight with NSW over health reform

Fetched: March 4th, 2010, 5:49pm CST

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has accused New South Wales Labor politicians of pushing health bureaucrats to actively undermine his $50 billion hospitals reform program.

Council looks to Adelaide CBD swimming centre

Fetched: March 4th, 2010, 5:49pm CST

Adelaide City Council is considering whether it should move the Aquatic Centre from the North Adelaide parklands to a more central location in the city.

Rudd 'not serious' about health reform

Fetched: March 4th, 2010, 5:49pm CST

The Federal Opposition has accused Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of not being serious about getting the states and territories to agree to his $50 billion plan for health reform.

Rosebery soil tests show heavy metals

Fetched: March 4th, 2010, 5:49pm CST

Mining company MMG says soil sampling around Rosebery on Tasmania's west coast has found elevated heavy metal levels in some parts of the town, but maintains the health risks are minimal.

Some heavy metal readings high in Rosebery soil results

Fetched: March 4th, 2010, 2:48pm CST

Mining company MMG says soil sampling around Rosebery on Tasmania's west coast has found elevated heavy metal levels in some parts of the town, but maintains the health risks are minimal.

'Minister for Everything' mobilised again

Fetched: March 4th, 2010, 2:48pm CST

Did anyone else think it was odd that Julia Gillard was immediately roped into the Government's sales campaign on its hospital reform plan within hours of its release by the Prime Minister this week?

Health overhaul won't help dialysis patients: Abbott

Fetched: March 4th, 2010, 2:48pm CST

The Federal Opposition says Kevin Rudd's hospital reforms will not fix the dialysis stoush that is affecting patients in Central Australia.

Let's talk about...cling wrap

Fetched: March 4th, 2010, 2:48pm CST

Puberty is bad enough, dealing with pimples, hormones and teenage crushes, let alone the embarrassment of talking about sex in public.

Govt accused of Mersey hospital backflip

Fetched: March 4th, 2010, 2:48pm CST

The Federal Government has been accused of a backflip in its handling of the Mersey Hospital in north-west Tasmania.

Local hospital fears under Rudd's plan

Fetched: March 4th, 2010, 2:48pm CST

Advisers in rural health are warning Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's proposed shake-up of health care funding could starve local hospitals while doing little to address the lingering health care worker shortages in regional areas.

Doctor qualification checks under review

Fetched: March 4th, 2010, 2:48pm CST

The Northern Territory Health Minister will employ consultants to review how a man allegedly falsified his medical degree to practice at the Alice Springs Hospital as a doctor.

Premier defends loan for liver transplant

Fetched: March 4th, 2010, 2:48pm CST

The Premier, Colin Barnett, has defended handing out an interest free loan to the family of a woman who faces certain death unless she undergoes a liver transplant.

Unis share blame for Indian violence row: Fraser

Fetched: March 4th, 2010, 2:48pm CST

Former prime minister Malcolm Fraser says universities and private colleges must accept some of the blame for recent violence against Indian students.

Rudd ready for combat over health reforms

Fetched: March 4th, 2010, 2:48pm CST

Kevin Rudd looks like he's playing to Plan B with his proposal for changing the way health funding operates in Australia.

Dead bats tested for lyssavirus

Fetched: March 4th, 2010, 2:48pm CST

Another seven dead bats from Charters Towers in north Queensland will be tested, after scores of the animals have been found dead in the town.

No deal yet with transplant woman, says Channel 9

Fetched: March 4th, 2010, 2:48pm CST

Channel 9 has denied signing an exclusive media deal with former drug addict Claire Murray or her family.

Aboriginal health services welcome federal overhaul

Fetched: March 4th, 2010, 2:48pm CST

An alliance of Aboriginal medical services has welcomed the Prime Minister's plan for a new national health system.

Rudd starts hard sell of hospital plan

Fetched: March 4th, 2010, 2:48pm CST

The Federal Government's moves to take funding control of the country's hospital system would not result in any closures, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says.

Health overhaul not a federal takeover: Henderson

Fetched: March 4th, 2010, 2:48pm CST

The Federal Government's national health funding plan should not be seen as another takeover of Northern Territory Government responsibilities, Chief Minister, Paul Henderson, says.

Qld 'does the maths' on Rudd health plan

Fetched: March 3rd, 2010, 5:43am CST

The Queensland Government will consider the Federal Government's $50 billion plan to takeover health services, but the Opposition has rejected it.

States to examine health system overhaul

Fetched: March 3rd, 2010, 5:43am CST

The Prime Minister's move to take control of the nation's public hospitals has received a cautious welcome from the states and territories.

Health plan could neglect ACT: Gallagher

Fetched: March 3rd, 2010, 5:43am CST

ACT Health Minister Katy Gallagher has reacted cautiously to the Federal Government's health plan.

Former drug addict gets state loan for transplant

Fetched: March 3rd, 2010, 5:43am CST

The West Australian Government has agreed to lend more than $250,000 to the family of a former drug addict so she can have life-saving liver surgery in Singapore.

Conditional support for Federal health takeover

Fetched: March 3rd, 2010, 5:43am CST

The West Australian Premier Colin Barnett says he will only consider pooling health funds if the Federal Government promises to give the states a say on health policy.

Petrol sniffing the target in Opal roll-out

Fetched: March 3rd, 2010, 5:43am CST

The Federal Government has announced funding of $2.3 million to roll out non-sniffable Opal fuel across Western Australia's Goldfields.

Premier promises more east coast GPs

Fetched: March 3rd, 2010, 5:43am CST

Tasmania's Premier has unveiled his pitch to east coast voters focusing on health and the Bay of Fires National Park.

Cancer death 'not caused by asbestos'

Fetched: March 3rd, 2010, 5:43am CST

The High Court has ruled asbestos exposure was not a probable cause of the death of a heavy smoker who worked with products produced by James Hardie.

Rudd's hospital overhaul to cost states $50b

Fetched: March 3rd, 2010, 5:43am CST

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has unveiled a sweeping national plan to take control of Australia's hospital funding by clawing back $50 billion of GST revenue from the states and territories.

Pro-move RAH doctors speak up

Fetched: March 3rd, 2010, 5:43am CST

A small group of senior doctors has held a news conference to argue the merits of building a new Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH).

Medical centre cleared over mismanagement claims

Fetched: March 3rd, 2010, 5:43am CST

The Federal Government says investigations into a South Burnett medical centre in south-east Queensland have found no evidence of alleged mismanagement.

Unorthodox doctor loses appeal against suspension

Fetched: March 3rd, 2010, 5:43am CST

A Sydney doctor has lost an appeal against his suspension for radical treatments.

Opposition to federal takeover of hospitals

Fetched: March 3rd, 2010, 5:43am CST

The State Government is sceptical about the benefits of a move to full federal funding of hospitals.

Rudd's health plan sets 'silo mentality' for states

Fetched: March 3rd, 2010, 5:43am CST

Queensland Opposition health spokesman Mark McArdle says a federal takeover of health funding will create more red tape.

Radiotherapy delays 'adding to patient trauma'

Fetched: March 3rd, 2010, 5:43am CST

A cancer support group says the shortage of radiotherapists at the Canberra Hospital is adding to the trauma cancer patients are already experiencing from their illness.

AMA gives federal health takeover the tick

Fetched: March 2nd, 2010, 1:49am CST

The Australian Medical Association says public hospitals have been subject to "cost shifting and blame gaming" for too long under the direction of the Northern Territory Government.

Forum told more sex ed needed

Fetched: March 2nd, 2010, 1:49am CST

There is a call in Tasmania for the adoption of a standard sex education program for schools.

Asbestos removal plan under fire

Fetched: March 2nd, 2010, 1:49am CST

The Tasmanian Government's asbestos removal plan continues to attract controversy.

Radiation therapy can reduce recurrence of melanomas: study

Fetched: March 2nd, 2010, 1:49am CST

A long-term medical study has shown a combination of radiation therapy and surgery can reduce the recurrence of melanomas that have spread to lymph nodes.

Mental health mentoring service

Fetched: March 2nd, 2010, 1:49am CST

The Federal Government has announced an extra $1.3 million in funding for mental health services in Tasmania.

Government to foot $1b bill for under-insured families

Fetched: March 2nd, 2010, 1:49am CST

A new report reveals the Federal Government will spend more than $1 billion supporting under-insured working families over the next 10 years.

Church urges help for renal patients

Fetched: March 2nd, 2010, 1:49am CST

The Uniting Church in South Australia says it is up to the SA Government to have a ban on renal patients from the state's far north lifted in the Northern Territory.

Public servants busted for Medicare snooping

Fetched: March 2nd, 2010, 1:49am CST

More than 1,000 Medicare employees have been investigated for spying on customers' personal information over the past three years.

Cannabis use increases likelihood of psychosis: researcher

Fetched: March 2nd, 2010, 1:49am CST

New research has found people who start using cannabis from a young age are up to three times more likely to suffer from psychotic illness.

Painkillers linked to hearing loss

Fetched: March 2nd, 2010, 1:49am CST

A new study is raising fresh concerns about the safety of three of the most common over-the-counter painkillers.

Abandon plans for health takeover: Brumby

Fetched: March 2nd, 2010, 1:49am CST

The Victorian Government is stepping up its fight against the Commonwealth's plans to take control of hospital funding.

Health: get on board

Fetched: March 2nd, 2010, 1:49am CST

At last there is a difference between the two major parties over the biggest and most important responsibility of state government - our health.

Key Liberal admits 'not involved' in RAH costing

Fetched: March 2nd, 2010, 1:49am CST

Opposition health spokesman Duncan McFetridge has admitted he was not involved in costing the Liberals' proposed rebuild of the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH).

Hospital funding shake-up no takeover

Fetched: March 2nd, 2010, 1:49am CST

There are signs the Federal Government will have to battle the Opposition and the states to deliver on its plan for major changes to the hospital system.

Hospital turns cancer patients away

Fetched: March 2nd, 2010, 1:49am CST

Some Canberra cancer patients are being forced to travel to Sydney for radiotherapy because of staff shortages in the ACT public health system.

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