Polio :: Polio consultation reaches broad consensus to complete polio eradication
Today, governments, donors and international agencies leading the drive to eradicate polio fully supported the planned final attack on the poliovirus.
Month: February 2007
HIV :: Canada unfairly berated for pragmatic, effective HIV prevention measures
Programs that reduce the spread of HIV should be praised and promoted, not criticized and condemned, said the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network in response to a report being released by the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB).
Dispensing :: Electronic Prescribing and Dispensing of Medicines
Electronic prescribing and dispensing of medicines is a key initiative of the Australian Government aimed at improving the delivery and quality of health care and achieve better health outcomes.
Smoking :: Graphic images on cigarette effective way to quit smoking
Graphic images on cigarette packets, similar to those introduced in Australia last March, have been found in a recently-published international study to be the most effective way to get across to smokers the range and severity of the health risks they face.
Care :: Police checks for aged care workers in Australia
All new aged care workers and volunteers will be required to undergo police checks from tomorrow (1 March, 2007) to ascertain their suitability to work with frail elderly Australians.
Community Care :: $4.09 million for Australian Home and Community Care
Australian Home and Community Care (HACC) services in NSW will receive $4.09 million via joint funding from the Australian and NSW Governments.
Mental Health :: $15 million for improved youth mental health services in Australia
Young people experiencing mental health and drug problems in communities across Australia will have better access to the help they need as a result of $15 million in grants announced today.
Cancer :: New Australian centre to combat women’s cancer
A new Australian Centre for Gynaecological Cancers is to be set up by the Commonwealth Government to help combat gynaecological cancer.
Drugs :: UN report warns about unregulated sales of counterfeit drugs
Unregulated sales ? in places such as street markets and the Internet ? of both internationally controlled and counterfeit drugs endanger the lives of people worldwide, according to a United Nations-backed annual report of an independent drug control body released today.
Metabolic Syndrome :: Pharmacist-driven outreach lowers metabolic syndrome rates
Adults who met with pharmacists or pharmacy students during a community outreach and screening project about metabolic syndrome, returned four months later with lower risk factors for heart disease, researchers reported today at the American Heart Association?s 47th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention.