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Friday, 04 February 2011
Media Release: Surgery Success Heralds Implementation of Kidney Exchange Program
Successful surgery for three kidney recipients late last year has heralded the welcome implementation of the new Australian Paired Kidney Exchange (AKX) program.
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Friday, 04 February 2011
New PBS Listings Help Fight Life Threatening Illnesses
The Australian Government has announced a boost to the fight against life-threatening conditions with the listing of new drugs on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
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Friday, 04 February 2011
New Independent Committee to Assure Research Integrity
Australian taxpayers can be confident the research activities they fund meet the highest ethical and moral standards thanks to the establishment of the Australian Governments Australian Research Integrity Committee.
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Tuesday, 01 February 2011
85 Aboriginal Health Organisations Receive Support
The Minister for Indigenous Health, Warren Snowdon, said more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people would have access to best-practice health care, with the Australian Government announcing $5.6 million to help Aboriginal Health Organisations achieve accreditation under Australian quality standards.
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Tuesday, 01 February 2011
Cigarettes bring cancer closer: Largest-ever National Tobacco Campaign kicks off
A new hard-hitting advertising campaign that graphically links smoking with lung cancer hit the airwaves and TV screens today as the Australian Government continues its world-leading action to combat tobacco use.
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Tuesday, 01 February 2011
Watch the wheeze during back-to-school period
Parents of children with asthma should prepare back to school asthma action plans ahead of the anticipated spike in asthma cases at the start of the school term.
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