The third stage of the National Drugs Campaign, which aims to prevent young people using illicit drugs, was launched by the Minister for Ageing, Christopher Pyne, who has Australian Government responsibility for drug policy.
The Australian Government will provide $1.5 million over three years to support the National Heart Foundation?s National Walking Initiative.
Seventeen thousand Australian households will be contacted for interviews about their mental health and wellbeing, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Brett Mason, announced.
Australia is experiencing a worse than normal influenza season in 2007, with increased numbers of cases being reported across several states and territories.
The Australian Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, Senator the Hon Helen Coonan, announced at the 2007 Field of Women Live Event at Telstra Stadium that a new information resource would be made available for women to assist them combat secondary breast cancer.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) advised that a sugar substitute that it has just approved, called isomaltulose, contains fructose and glucose and is therefore not suitable for people with disorders in fructose metabolism.
An innovative Hobart company has developed a system for hospitals and clinics which will prove invaluable in the management of chronic diseases.
Daily injections could be a thing of the past for people with diabetes thanks to an innovative new product supported by the Australian government.
High blood pressure (hypertension) is associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, and the frequent use of drugs known as NSAIDs, for example to treat individuals with rheumatoid arthritis, can cause hypertension.
One in three people exposed to whiplash trauma is at risk of developing delayed TMJ symptoms that may require treatment, according to research published in the August issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association.