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800 doctors 'have returned to Iraq'
A senior official in Iraq's health ministry says 800 doctors have returned to the country this year because of the improved security situation.
Young warned of body piercing risks
The risk of infections and other problems from body piercing are being taught in a program directed at young people in Adelaide.
Typhoid outbreak hits Philippines
The military in the Philippines says medical teams have been mobilised to help fight an outbreak of typhoid fever that has left more than 100 people in hospital.
ANF defends remote nurses
The Australian Nursing Federation says remote area nurses are a vital part of health care in remote communities, and work in cooperation with medical officers.
Funding woes risking lives: Doctor
A senior Tasmanian health professional says lives are being put at risk because of a lack of funding at the Launceston General Hospital.
Gulf War syndrome research needed: RSL
The RSL says the Federal Government owes it to Australian veterans to fund more research into Gulf War syndrome.
Researchers confident of viral link to MS
Researchers at the University of Queensland may have found a link between the Epstein Barr virus (EBV) and the development of Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
Hospital plan is a diversion from serious health problems: AMA
The Australian Medical Association says the NT Govt is using the prospect of a hospital in Palmerston as a diversionary tactic.
Country health meetings slammed
Community consultation sessions for the revised country health care strategy are still attracting criticism that they are not being advertised enough.
Unions 'stopped from entering desal site'
Unions New South Wales says it has serious safety concerns about a construction site at Kurnell, in Sydney's South, where a desalination plant is being built.
NSW farmers urged to grow hemp
New South Wales farmers are being encouraged to start growing industrial hemp.
Latest ABC Health News
800 doctors 'have returned to Iraq'
A senior official in Iraq's health ministry says 800 doctors have returned to the country this year because of the improved security situation.
Young warned of body piercing risks
The risk of infections and other problems from body piercing are being taught in a program directed at young people in Adelaide.
Typhoid outbreak hits Philippines
The military in the Philippines says medical teams have been mobilised to help fight an outbreak of typhoid fever that has left more than 100 people in hospital.
ANF defends remote nurses
The Australian Nursing Federation says remote area nurses are a vital part of health care in remote communities, and work in cooperation with medical officers.
Funding woes risking lives: Doctor
A senior Tasmanian health professional says lives are being put at risk because of a lack of funding at the Launceston General Hospital.
Gulf War syndrome research needed: RSL
The RSL says the Federal Government owes it to Australian veterans to fund more research into Gulf War syndrome.
Researchers confident of viral link to MS
Researchers at the University of Queensland may have found a link between the Epstein Barr virus (EBV) and the development of Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
Hospital plan is a diversion from serious health problems: AMA
The Australian Medical Association says the NT Govt is using the prospect of a hospital in Palmerston as a diversionary tactic.
Country health meetings slammed
Community consultation sessions for the revised country health care strategy are still attracting criticism that they are not being advertised enough.
Unions 'stopped from entering desal site'
Unions New South Wales says it has serious safety concerns about a construction site at Kurnell, in Sydney's South, where a desalination plant is being built.
NSW farmers urged to grow hemp
New South Wales farmers are being encouraged to start growing industrial hemp.
