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Horse flu 'causing stress, suspicion'
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Sydney researchers have launched a study into the social impact the equine flu outbreak is having on the community.
Health group wants end to Kryal Castle rave parties
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Ballarat Health Services has written to Moorabool Shire, calling for it ban all future rave parties at Kryal Castle in central Victoria.
Lack of Mersey ICU forces car crash victims to Burnie
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Two women who were seriously injured in a car accident outside Tasmania's Mersey Hospital yesterday could not be treated at the Mersey, because the hospital still does not have an intensive care unit (ICU).
Cabinet moves hospital plan a step further
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The South Australian Cabinet has confirmed that the new Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Hospital in Adelaide will be built as a public-private partnership.
Asbestos feared in public roads
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Tailings from the Baryulgil asbestos mine, in northern New South Wales, may have been used in some roads in the region, but it is not yet clear whether any public roads are involved.
Rudd hears call for Racial Discrimination Act to be applied to intervention
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The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance in the Northern Territory (AMSANT) says the previous federal government's changes to the Racial Discrimination Act were high on the agenda during discussions with the Prime Minister on the weekend.
Concerns over asbestos exposure in Defence Force
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Asbestos campaigners have expressed anger at the Defence Force's continued use of asbestos in equipment.
ADF asbestos exemption causes anger
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The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is being allowed to use equipment containing asbestos until 2010.
STD outbreak in NT
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There has been a surge in the number of cases of a sexually transmitted disease reported across the Northern Territory and in particular around Alice Springs.
Half of all 6-yr-olds have tooth decay: survey
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A national children's dental survey has shown the oral health of children from poorer families is declining.
Ambulance audit finds need for corporate staff cuts
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An audit of the Queensland Ambulance Service has found 100 corporate positions need to be slashed.
Nitrogen mistake won't happen again: Qantas
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Qantas is confident a mistake where nitrogen was placed in the oxygen tanks of a plane will never be repeated.
Rescue package needed to retain country doctors: AMA
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The Australian Medical Association (AMA) wants a multi-million dollar rescue package for country doctors in Victoria.
Bus operator hits out at Government over transport changes
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The operator of a transport service for people with disabilities in Launceston has spoken about the impact on his clients of changes to the system.
Qantas forced to check planes after gas tank bungle
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A mix-up with gas tanks resulted in Qantas having to check 51 planes to ensure all had emergency oxygen on board.
Burma reports first human bird flu case
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A Burmese health official and the World Health Organisation (WHO) say a seven-year-old Burmese girl is the military-run country's first confirmed human case of bird flu.
Nurse traced to source of gastro outbreak
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The Centre for Disease Control has concluded an interstate agency nurse was probably the source of an outbreak of gastroenteritis at one of the Northern Territory's aged care facilities earlier this year.
Indian girl born with eight limbs to head home after surgery
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A two-year-old Indian girl born with four arms and four legs is due to leave hospital, more than a month after an operation to remove her extra limbs, a doctor said.
State urged to spend some of airport windfall on disability services
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Disability advocates are urging the Tasmanian Government to use some of its windfall from the sale of the Hobart airport to improve services.
Staff shortages threaten state disability services
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A severe staff shortage is hampering a key government agency's efforts to provide support services for people with disabilities.
Drug curbs breast cancer reoccurence: research
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New research by doctors in Australia and New Zealand has found women who have had breast cancer and take the drug anastrozole can live cancer free for longer.
Cannabis survey aims to cut Cape York, Torres Strait drug use
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Cannabis smokers will be surveyed as part of an effort to reduce drug use in some Cape York and Torres Strait communities.
Inquiry urges states to abolish paper-based prescriptions
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The Victorian Parliament is being urged to look at an electronic prescription system for pharmaceutical drugs to prevent their widespread misuse.
Conroy praises Vic plan to relax IVF, surrogacy laws
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Victorian Senator Stephen Conroy has welcomed the State Government's move to relax surrogacy and IVF laws.
NW residents worried about forestry plantation
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Residents of a north-west Tasmanian town are hoping that the timber company Gunns will on-sell part of a property it's buying for a forestry plantation.
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