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Aust Healthcare Hospitals Association welcome new minister 12/4/2007

The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) has welcomed the appointment of Nicola Roxon as Health Minister in the new Rudd Government.

Aust health innovators look to Medica for export success 11/6/2007

Austrade, the Australian Government’s export development agency, will help our most innovative medical exporters showcase their products to buyers from more than 60 countries at ...

Public hospitals have solutions for health system problems 11/1/2007

Public hospitals have the solutions to the problems facing the hospital system and with support and political leadership can ensure that our hospital system is well equipped to meet ...

Tas boosted by funding of a number of new health initiatives 10/23/2007

"I am pleased to announce that the Australian Government will fund a number of measures to improve key elements of Tasmania's health services infrastructure, totalling $35 million ...

Report reveals growth in health expenditure slowing down 10/18/2007

According to a new report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Health expenditure Australia 2005-2006, growth in health expenditure is slowing.

13 new Medicare-eligible MRI units are planned for all states 10/2/2007

The Australian Government has announced it will fund 13 new Medicare-eligible Magnetic Resonance Imaging units in all six states.

Research Centre wins funding for clinical collaboration 8/23/2007

CSIRO scientists at the e-Health Research Centre will work with their counterparts in Europe and the USA to develop technologies to support effective communication in clinical teams. ...

Report highlights cancer diagnosis, mortality across NSW 8/21/2007

Men in regional NSW have a higher than average chance of being diagnosed with largely preventable cancers, including those of the head, neck, lung and oesophagus, and in some areas ...

Clever Networks funding for health care in remote QLD 8/14/2007

The Minister for Communications, Information Technology and Arts, Senator the Hon Helen Coonan has announced funding of $5 million to provide high-capacity broadband services to ...

Nanocomposite can be used to destroy cancerous tumours 8/9/2007

Iron/iron oxide nanocomposite particles could be used to heat tumours and destroy them say scientists in the US.

Cancer Council lauds preventative healthcare commitment 7/31/2007

The Cancer Council Australia has welcomed the Federal Opposition's plan for a new national preventative healthcare strategy aimed at reducing the impact of chronic disease in Australia. ...

New drug delivery method - nanoparticles ride on red cells 7/5/2007

Researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara have discovered that attaching polymeric nanoparticles to the surface of red blood cells dramatically increases the in vivo ...

NSW: Tax cuts may undermine dental care spending 7/3/2007

The Council of Social Service of NSW (NCOSS) has welcomed the recent budget announcements on additional infrastructure but has expressed disappointment that property tax cuts will ...

Monash University scientists unveil immune system working 6/26/2007

Monash and Melbourne University scientists have helped unlock a 15-year mystery and advanced understanding of how the human immune system fights disease.

Ethical guidelines released on organ and tissue donation 6/14/2007

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has publicly released the National Ethical Guidelines on Organ and Tissue Donation.

Federal Health Budget delivers mixed bag for NT 5/29/2007

The Health Minister Chris Burns said while the Federal Budget is good as far as it goes, many of the health initiatives do not fit the Territory.

Nanomedicine opens way towards nerve cell regeneration 5/29/2007

The ability to regenerate nerve cells in the body could reduce the effects of trauma and disease in a dramatic way.

New clinical trials facility welcomed for better health 5/3/2007

WA’s premier adult medical research institute has welcomed the announcement that the State will soon become home to an early stage clinical trials facility, saying the move will give ...

Intravenous nanoparticle therapy for lung cancer 5/3/2007

A cancer-suppressing gene has been successfully delivered into the tumors of stage 4 lung cancer patients via an intravenously administered lipid nanoparticle in a phase I clinical ...

New major discovery raises prospect of better patient care 4/3/2007

Scientists at WEHI (The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) have made a discovery with potentially profound implications for the care of patients, especially those ...

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