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WHO: Lean on me to stop tobacco industry

17 May 2012

Full implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) – particularly provisions on countering tobacco industry influence – is necessary to protect people from the harms of tobacco use.

 
 
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Training to help you stay eHealthy

17 May 2012

Health Minister Tanya Plibersek today launched an online “learning centre” which details how the Gillard Government’s new electronic health record system will work for patients and practitioners.

 
 
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Autumn warning: Cancer-causing skin damage is done when young

17 May 2012

With high UV levels continuing in Queensland this autumn, young people are at risk of suffering the worst skin damage they will receive during their lifetime, research from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has found.

 
 
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Telemedicine vision for remote eye care

16 May 2012

Optometrists from Flinders University will soon be able to diagnose and manage eye diseases in rural and remote communities – all from the comfort of their computer chair.

 
 
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New funding for cancer screening will save lives

16 May 2012

Thousands of Australians will avoid a premature death thanks to $50 million in new funds for bowel cancer screening announced in the lead-up to the federal budget, Cancer Council Australia said today.

 
 
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Organbook: Use Facebook to talk about organ donation

16 May 2012

Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing Catherine King joined with Facebook to launch a way for Australians to start a conversation about their wish to become an organ and tissue donor.

 
 
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HPV vaccine completion rate among girls is poor

15 May 2012

The proportion of insured girls and young women completing the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine among those who initiated the series has dropped significantly – as much as 63 percent – since the vaccine was approved in 2006, according to new research from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston.

 
 
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Low testosterone levels linked to diabetes

15 May 2012

Low levels of testosterone in men could increase their risk of developing diabetes.

 
 
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Hip implant for long-term use

15 May 2012

Hip replacement is one of the most frequent operations carried out in Germany. Each year, doctors implant some 200,000 artificial hip joints. Often the artificial hips need to be replaced just ten years later. In the future, a new implant currently being developed using high technology materials could help prevent premature revision surgeries.

 
 
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WHO Director-General: Stand with Australia to fight tobacco industry

14 May 2012

Earlier this year at the 15th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (Singapore) WHO Director-General Margaret Chan urged the world to “stand shoulder to shoulder” against the tobacco industry’s attempts to overturn Australia’s new path breaking tobacco control law.

 
 
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