News tagged with australian government


US and Australia chefs tackle global obesity at Italy fair

As the world struggles with a growing obesity epidemic, Slow Food gurus from the US and Australia are urging international campaigners gathered in Italy to join a revolution in the way children eat.

Overweight and Obesity created Oct 28, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Green cities mean healthier people

(Medical Xpress)—Australians will be happier, safer and healthier if they look after the nature spots in their cities, according to new research led by The University of Queensland.

Health created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Breakthrough research discovery to help heal chronic wounds

(Medical Xpress)—The University of Queensland researchers have successfully restored wound healing in a model of diabetes paving the way for new treatments for chronic wounds.

Medical research created Dec 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Plain packaging of cigarettes encourages young smokers to heed health warnings

New research published online in the scientific journal Addiction shows that plain packaging (requiring cigarettes to be packaged in standard packages without attractive designs and imagery) may help to draw the attention of som ...

Addiction created Aug 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Australia fumes over smoking kangaroos

The Australian government on Friday hit out at British American Tobacco for using images of kangaroos to sell its cigarettes in Europe, telling the company to "get your hands off our icons".

Health created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Young Australians lack good quality fruit and vegetable knowledge

A new survey of young Australians has found one in two don't know how many servings of fruit and vegetables to eat in a day, and even fewer know the serving sizes of common fruit and vegetables.

Health created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Breakthrough camera to improve detection of blinding eye disease and diabetes

The most advanced technology for use in real-time detection and assessment of common blinding eye disease and general health disorders will soon be available to the world with stimulus funding provided for development by ...

Ophthalmology created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Big Tobacco crashes at first legal hurdle on plain packaging

Australia's High Court dismissed the plain tobacco packaging case brought against the Australian government by the world's largest tobacco companies. The companies had challenged the government's new law - due to be fully ...

Health created Aug 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

$70 million to close the gap on treatable Australian Indigenous eye health

Presently Indigenous Australians suffer six times the blindness of mainstream Australians and 94 percent of vision loss in Indigenous Australians is unnecessary, preventable or treatable.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Spend less on older therapies and the new ones will be more affordable

Australians are living longer largely due to a remarkable trend that appeared about 40 years ago.

Medications created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0