Public Health
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Australian researchers have pinpointed more than 100 genes linked to risk of glaucoma AAP - 21-01-2020
Australian scientists have identified 107 genes that increase the risk of someone developing glaucoma. Australian researchers have pinpointed
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New tool to help beat the health hazards of smoke haze Health Times - 16-01-2020
With major cities across Australia choking on thick clouds of hazardous smoke, an expert from The Australian National University (ANU) has released freely accessible new factsheets
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Car accidents, drownings, violence: hotter temperatures will mean more deaths from injury Health Times - 14-01-2020
What we suspected is now official: 2019 was Australia’s hottest year on record. The country’s average maximum
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After the firestorm: the health implications of returning to a bushfire zone Health Times - 13-01-2020
Australia has a long history of bushfire disasters. The loss of almost 70 homes in Tathra, New
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Supporting our GPs battling the bushfire crisis Health Times - 09-01-2020
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is calling on the Federal Government to help GPs on the frontline of the bushfire crisis. With
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NSW government is giving out respiratory masks across the state AAP - 08-01-2020
The NSW government is distributing more than one million respiratory masks across the state as hazardous air quality warnings are issued. More
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Experts have started to weigh in on bushfires devastation AAP - 08-01-2020
As bushfires burn, academics and organisations have weighed in on long term effects of blazes that have killed wildlife and covered cities with smoke.
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Sights set on solving problem smoking Health Times - 06-01-2020
A new approach to support long-term smokers to quit will be trialled in Adelaide this year, building on a decade of research into finding solutions to tobacco addiction.
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Steps to make a healthier and safer start to 2020 Health Times - 06-01-2020
As the countdown to New Year’s Eve celebrations begin, the Alcohol and Drug Foundation is encouraging Australians to plan ahead and follow some simple steps to help
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Report shows Aussies underestimate alcohol drinking guidelines AAP - 23-12-2019
New research looking into Australians' understanding of responsible drinking highlights the social responsibility behind alcohol drinking constraint.
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From face masks to air purifiers: what actually works to protect us from bushfire smoke? Health Times - 18-12-2019
Bushfire smoke has now been blanketing parts of Australia for months. This week the air quality in Sydney reached new
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Remove profit motive from tobacco to deal with mass addiction, researchers urge Health Times - 18-12-2019
Governments worldwide need to create non-profit supply systems for tobacco and nicotine products because of their potential to cause significant and avoidable harm, researchers
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Aussie men are drowning at five times the rate of women AAP - 18-12-2019
Aussie men are being urged to stop showing off near the water, as alarming statistics reveal they are drowning at almost five times the rate of women.
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Bushfire related air pollution in NSW have been declared a public emergency AAP - 16-12-2019
A leading group of doctors and other health professionals say NSW's recent hazardous air quality is a public health emergency. Doctors,
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Dangerous smoke choking Sydney could be causing long-term damage even to healthy people AAP - 12-12-2019
Thick smoke blanketing parts of Australia's east could cause long-term health damage, with experts warning it will get worse if climate change isn't tackled.
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Governments urged to act on new national alcohol strategy Health Times - 11-12-2019
The Alcohol and Drug Foundation is urging Federal and State Governments to act on policies outlined in the new National Alcohol Strategy, aimed at preventing and minimising
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Three young people are dead after 91 suspected drug overdoses in Perth AAP - 10-12-2019
West Australian police have expressed alarm after three young people died among 91 suspected drug overdoses across a four-day period. Three
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Uncontrolled online marketing of e-cigarettes putting youth at risk Health Times - 04-12-2019
Only 10 per cent of New Zealand websites selling vaping products require proof of age before purchase, researchers from the University of Otago, Wellington, have found.
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Victoria's WorkCover scheme is hurting long-term injured workers AAP - 03-12-2019
Victoria's WorkCover scheme to help long-term injured workers has made "immoral and unethical" decisions, a report by the state's ombudsman reveals.
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Australian researchers have found food imports full of unlisted allergens AAP - 03-12-2019
Foods imported from Asia are packed with undeclared allergens that could threaten the lives of people with severe allergies, Australian researchers have found.
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