6 trillion sticks sold per annum Killing half its users – over five million people a year Australia, UK, and Canada are winning the fight – we’re smoking less and pension funds are pulling their money Tobacco’s new ruthless tactics for blocking health policy Multinational companies, like mosquitoes, are vectors of disease What’s happening for…
Media Release from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH) Mothers who gain weight in the years leading up to pregnancy have an increased risk of gestational diabetes, even if their weight remains within the healthy body mass index (BMI) range. University of Queensland School of Public Health researcher Akilew Adane said women who…
Media release from the Public Health Association of Australia A new biodiversity protection plan released this week by the Victorian Government which aims to ensure the long-term protection of the State’s natural areas and encourage the local population to make greater use of their parks and green spaces is a significant step forward in recognising the…
Media release by Parents’ Voice #waterwiththat Launch at the World Congress on Public Health 7.15am, Thursday 6 April, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Australian parents want water to become the standard drink offered to their children when eating out. In a Parents’ Voice survey of Australian parents, 89 per cent agreed that water should be…
Could Trump’s rejection of trade agreements be healthy? Africa is getting healthier Tuberculosis will kill 4,000 people today New flu types are appearing faster We’re not ready for the next pandemic Global challenges today, Tuesday 4 April at the 15th World Congress on Public Health Researchers available for interview, contact Niall Byrne on 0417 131…
At home, on the streets, across the world Adolescence can be the best years of your life—exploring your freedom to think, party, travel. But it can also be the worst—accidental injuries, street crime, depression, stress, and putting on unwanted weight. Melburnian George Patton explored these issues for the 2016 Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health and…
Media Release from the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) Monday 3 April 2017 Media Contact: Rachel Murphy Senior Media Advisor, 03 9667 1319 /0435 761 732, rmurphy@vichealth.vic.gov.au Collaboration key to tackling public health issues VicHealth’s Sustainable Development Goals Partnership grants aim to foster collaboration between Victorian and international partners to explore how social and environmental issues such as…
Media release from the Tabbot Foundation 3 April 2017 Associate Professor Suzanne Belton says, ‘Telehealth abortions with tablets are a safe and effective way for Australian women to seek a termination of pregnancy.’ ‘It is a low-risk procedure. Very few women needed extra support at a hospital for assistance with bleeding or additional pain relief.’…
CT scans have raised kids’ cancer risks Sex after 65: sexual activity and physical tenderness are important to healthy ageing Are celebrities bad for your health? Just 12 per cent of star endorsements are for healthy choices Your phone could be telling you to eat more veggies Public health – enemies of the people? Stories…
Public health – enemies of the people? Poor need not = unhealthy, making the world fairer through policies on eating, chronic disease and trade How to eliminate HIV and hepatitis B and C by 2030 Is President Trump’s stand on free trade agreements good for public health We’re getting fatter and sicker Self-governance and health…