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Influenza Vaccines: Poor Evidence for Effectiveness in Elderly

Australian Government Media Releases - Tue, 01/03/2011 - 16:00
Topics such as asthma, diabetes, cancer, arthritis, depression. Adults aged 65 and over are some of the most vulnerable during influenza season and a priority for vaccination programs, but very few systematic reviews of the effectiveness of vaccines for this group have ever been carried out. The limited reliable evidence from the studies suggests that the effectiveness of influenza vaccines is modest at best.
Categories: Australian Policy

The health benefits of flexible working hours

Australian Government Media Releases - Tue, 01/02/2011 - 16:00
Topics such as asthma, diabetes, cancer, arthritis, depression. A recent review by researchers for the Cochrane Collaboration may highlight the potential health benefits associated with current trends towards more flexible working in the UK and Europe. The Cochrane Systematic Review included ten studies involving a total of 16,603 and examined a variety of forms of flexible working.
Categories: Australian Policy

Youth market beer lifts Lion's summer

The Australian: Business - Tue, 14/12/2010 - 23:00
BEVERAGE giant Lion Nathan is claiming an early victory for a new XXXX-branded beer aimed at younger drinkers.
Categories: Australian Policy

ACMA - ACMA media release 34/2010 – 18 March

The Australian Communications and Media Authority has accepted an enforceable undertaking offered by Virgin Mobile (Australia) Pty Ltd, following an investigation into alleged breaches of the Spam Act. The key tenet of the Spam Act is that commercial electronic messages cannot be sent without the consent of the recipient, said ACMA Chairman, Chris Chapman. Complaints about spam can be made by calling the ACMA on 1300 855 180 or at .
Categories: Australian Policy

Fiery Obama drums up health care votes

ABC Health News - 1 hour 56 min ago
US president Barack Obama declared Democrats were on the cusp of history after a century struggling for health reform, amid cresting excitement in Congress ahead of a weekend vote.

ABC Health News: Fiery Obama drums up health care votes

Australian Health Sites Feed - 1 hour 56 min ago
US president Barack Obama declared Democrats were on the cusp of history after a century struggling for health reform, amid cresting excitement in Congress ahead of a weekend vote.

ABC Health News: Cycleways blamed for fatal accidents

Australian Health Sites Feed - 1 hour 56 min ago
Two-way cycleways which run alongside busy roads have been criticised by experts in the US and Europe as being responsible for fatal accidents.

Cycleways blamed for fatal accidents

ABC Health News - 1 hour 56 min ago
Two-way cycleways which run alongside busy roads have been criticised by experts in the US and Europe as being responsible for fatal accidents.

ABC Health News: Rudd, Abbott and the only polls that count

Australian Health Sites Feed - 1 hour 56 min ago
You wouldn’t be dead, as Jeff Kennett used to say (perhaps somewhat ominously).

ABC Health News: Rudd defies dare for prime-time debate

Australian Health Sites Feed - 1 hour 56 min ago
The Federal Liberal Party has dared Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to allow Tuesday's leaders' debate to be held during a prime-time television slot.

ABC Health News: Glow-in-the-dark sperm sheds light on fertility

Australian Health Sites Feed - 1 hour 56 min ago
Scientists in the United States are genetically engineering fruit flies so their sperm glows in the dark - a technique that could help human fertility research.

Rudd, Abbott and the only polls that count

ABC Health News - 1 hour 56 min ago
You wouldn’t be dead, as Jeff Kennett used to say (perhaps somewhat ominously).

Rudd defies dare for prime-time debate

ABC Health News - 1 hour 56 min ago
The Federal Liberal Party has dared Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to allow Tuesday's leaders' debate to be held during a prime-time television slot.

Glow-in-the-dark sperm sheds light on fertility

ABC Health News - 1 hour 56 min ago
Scientists in the United States are genetically engineering fruit flies so their sperm glows in the dark - a technique that could help human fertility research.

ABC Health News: Tens of thousands of Qld school children smoke

Australian Health Sites Feed - 1 hour 56 min ago
Cancer Council Queensland (CCQ) says more than 30,000 Queensland school children have admitted to smoking each week.

ABC Health News: Government not embracing proposals to tackle alcohol-fuelled violence

Australian Health Sites Feed - 1 hour 56 min ago
The Queensland Government has poured cold water on some recommendations for reducing drunken violence.
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