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Pregnant driver caught 4 times the limit

ABC Health News - 1 hour 6 min ago
A heavily pregnant woman Darwin woman has pleaded guilty to drink driving at more than four times the legal limit, not wearing her seatbelt and driving unlicensed.

Man jailed for storing 28kgs of cannabis

ABC Health News - 1 hour 6 min ago
A 54-year-old man who was storing cannabis for a friend has been sentenced to six year's jail in the Northern Territory Supreme Court.

AMA hails increase in organ donations

ABC Health News - 1 hour 6 min ago
There has been a 31 per cent increase in the number of Australians who have donated their organs in the past year.

Big increase in organ donations

ABC Health News - 1 hour 6 min ago
There has been an almost 50% increase in the number of West Australians who have donated their organs in the past year.

Qld Police to crack down on drugs at music festivals

ABC Health News - 1 hour 6 min ago
Police will target music festivals across south-east Queensland in the coming months in an attempt to combat the use illicit drugs.

Angola shuts border with Congo to avoid Ebola

ABC Health News - 1 hour 6 min ago
Angola closed part of its north-eastern border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday to stop the contagious Ebola virus from spreading into the oil-rich African nation, the health minister said.

Sydney's pollution sparks health warning

ABC Health News - 1 hour 6 min ago
A health alert has been issued for some Sydneysiders to avoid outdoor exercise because of high pollution levels.

Scientists find gene that makes cancer spread

ABC Health News - 1 hour 6 min ago
A single gene appears to play a crucial role in deadly breast cancers, increasing the chances the cancer will spread and making it resistant to chemotherapy, US researchers said.

Palmerston mayor praises new medical services

ABC Health News - 1 hour 6 min ago
The Northern Territory Government's decision to double ambulance services for Palmerston and the rural area is being welcomed by the city's mayor.

Territory 'must never win another Dirty Ashtray'

ABC Health News - 1 hour 6 min ago
The Northern Territory Cancer Council is urging the Government to speed up a review of the Tobacco Control Act.

Cooma Monaro Shire refutes food regulation complaints

ABC Health News - 1 hour 6 min ago
The Cooma Monaro Shire in New South Wales has refuted claims that local councils are not playing their part in policing food regulations.

Couple fined $42k over 'salmonella' rolls

ABC Health News - 1 hour 6 min ago
A Sydney couple has been fined $42,000 for causing what the New South Wales Government says is the state's worst food poisoning outbreak.

LGH ready for another busy day

ABC Health News - 1 hour 6 min ago
Staff at the Launceston General Hospital are bracing for another busy day, after unprecedented demand on the emergency department in the past week.

Concerns baby boom could result in SIDS increase

ABC Health News - 1 hour 6 min ago
A predicted baby boom for Western Australia in this year has created concerns about a possible increase in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

British women injecting hormones to get a tan

ABC Health News - 1 hour 6 min ago
Many British women have started injecting themselves with an untested and unlicensed tanning drug that increases the amount of dark pigment in their skin.

AMA hails increase in organ donations

ABC Health - 2 hours 50 min ago
There has been a 31 per cent increase in the number of Australians who have donated their organs in the past year.

Vic teenager struck by car

ABC Health News - 3 hours 6 min ago
A 13-year-old boy has been taken to Frankston Hospital in a stable condition after being struck by a car in Rye.

SCG a sea of pink for breast cancer

ABC Health News - 3 hours 6 min ago
Spectators turned the SCG into a sea of pink today as they marked Jane McGrath Day during the third Test match against South Africa.

Indigenous health at risk from rising temperatures: researchers

ABC Health News - 3 hours 6 min ago
Researchers are warning climate change will have a bigger impact on Indigenous people than it will on non-Aboriginal Australians.

Dengue fever cases confirmed in Townsville

ABC Health News - 3 hours 6 min ago
Two cases of dengue fever have been confirmed in Townsville in north Queensland, sparking fears of a new outbreak.
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