Public Health
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A $100,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the conviction of strawberry saboteurs AAP - 19-09-2018
A $100,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the conviction of anyone who contaminates strawberries
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Needles found in strawberries AAP - 18-09-2018
Four needles have been found with strawberries in Western Australia, with reports mainly coming from the metropolitan area, police say. A metal
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Study shows aspirin may increase risk of internal bleeding in older people AAP - 17-09-2018
An aspirin a day will not help you live longer or prevent your first heart attack, but will increase risk of bleeding in older people, a major study has found.
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Consumers warned about eyeliner containing high levels of lead AAP - 14-09-2018
Australians buying a potentially dangerous eyeliner containing high levels of lead and other dangerous metals are being told to immediately stop using it.
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Increase in alcohol-related assaults and hospital admissions in the Top End AAP - 11-09-2018
A 19 per cent jump in alcohol-related assaults in the NT and 9 per cent increase in hospital admissions have sparked questions about whether the BDR is working.
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South Australians sickened by salmonella after eating alfalfa sprouts from Adelaide AAP - 10-09-2018
Eight people have been sickened by salmonella after eating alfalfa sprouts from an Adelaide business in the past month, the state's health department warns.
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Melbourne's new safe injecting room is set for expansion AAP - 31-08-2018
Melbourne's safe injecting room will be expanded amid growing demand from drug users in the inner-city overdose hotspot. Melbourne's
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Report shows five people a day are now dying from a drug overdose AAP - 28-08-2018
Prescription opioids, such as oxycodone and codeine are involved in most accidental drug deaths and more people are overdosing on anxiety and insomnia drugs.
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Report shows accidental opioid deaths on rise AAP - 20-08-2018
More Australians are dying after accidentally overdosing on prescription opioids such as oxycodone, a report has found. The number of Australians
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Study shows that Dr Google is having positive impact AAP - 20-08-2018
A new study has found that patients who search their symptoms online before arriving at an emergency department are better able to communicate with doctors.
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Calling on MPs to pledge extra money to help the state's troubled youth AAP - 16-08-2018
Victoria's biggest alcohol and drug service provider is calling on MPs to pledge extra money to help the state's troubled youth. Victorians
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Health professionals across Australia are on alert over bad batch of opium AAP - 25-07-2018
At least two people have been taken to hospital with serious lead poisoning after consuming a bad batch of opium "heavily contaminated" with lead.
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Alcohol marketers have been warned against using young-looking models AAP - 20-07-2018
A new report shows alcohol marketers are breaching rules in promoting products to children but are mostly willing to remedy any problems. Alcohol
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Victoria could go almost smoke-free by 2025 AAP - 19-07-2018
Twenty-five Victorian health groups are reportedly expected to launch a plan on Thursday to make the state almost smoke-free by 2025. Victoria
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A pill to get methamphetamine addicts off their habit will be trialled in eastern Australia AAP - 18-07-2018
Ice addicts can volunteer for a 12-week trial of medication that aims to help them break their illicit habit. The two-year N-ICE trial in Wollongong,
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Regular teen drinking leads to alcohol problems in adulthood HealthTimes - 12-07-2018
Adolescents who drink every week before the age of 17 are two to three times more likely to binge drink, drink drive, and be dependent on alcohol as adults compared with peers
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Some frozen vegetables sold at Woolworths, Aldi and IGA are being recalled AAP - 10-07-2018
A recall of frozen vegetables linked to a factory in Europe, amid fears they could be contaminated with listeria, has prompted calls from local growers for shoppers
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Smokers remain blissfully unaware of the numerous health risks associated with smoking AAP - 09-07-2018
Many smokers are unaware of the link between smoking and a range of health conditions, from infertility and diabetes to blindness, a new survey has found.
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The Pharmacy Guild of Australia hit back at health check claim AAP - 02-07-2018
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has dismissed warnings from the peak body for GPs that patients should avoid health check ups at pharmacies.
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Victoria's first supervised injecting room will open its doors within days AAP - 29-06-2018
A safe injecting room in Melbourne, the state's first, will open within days, Mental Health Minister Martin Foley says. Victoria's
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