HEALTHMonitor produced by Media Monitors ACT Pty Ltd distributed by Health Communication Network Limited Issue No. 1010 - Tuesday, July 27, 1999 PRINT MEDIA SUMMARY THE AUSTRALIAN p3 Lean times ahead for men and their bodies. Article discusses the increasing incidence of eating disorders among boys and young men with the University of SA now conducting Australia�s first in-depth qualitative study into the problem. (HM270700) THE AGE Darren Gray pA5 Doctors sign off on $7.7b Medicare funding deal. Prime Minister John Howard has announced that the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners has agreed to a $7.7 billion Medicare funding offer subject to a number of concessions by the Federal Government including an increase in Medicare payments to doctors from $21.50 to $22. (HM270701) pA3 Smokers� class action begins. Tobacco companies Philip Morris and WD & HO Wills and Rothmans yesterday asked Federal Court Justice Murray Wilcox to strike out a class action submitted by Slater & Gordon on behalf of Australians who between 1969 and 1999 contracted a smoking-induced disease. (HM270702) THE CANBERRA TIMES Honey Webb p3 Counsellors help �haunted� refugees find own peace. Torture Rehabilitation and Network Service ACT director Michelle Harris discusses the unit�s work with more than 300 Kosovar refugees staying at the Bandiana safe haven. (HM270703) p4 NSW�s $158m drugs package. NSW Premier Bob Carr yesterday announced a $158 million four-year package anti-drug initiative including a measure requiring participants in the methadone program to sign a contract agreeing to stay heroin-free and perform community service work. (HM270704) THE WEST AUSTRALIAN Carina Tan-Van p4 Counselling group joins blame debate. Baren Relationships Australia WA manager Dawson Ruhl has rejected claims by the Men�s Meeting Place and the Men�s Confraternity that service shortfalls are a leading factor behind parent�s murder of their children and subsequent suicide. (HM270705) Torrance Mendez p4 Coroner has the power to probe killings. WA Coroner Alastair Hope is yet to announce if he will hold an inquiry into the murder-suicide of two adults and nine children during the last month. The Coroner�s Act 1996 states that an inquest must be held only if a person was killed by police or when in care. (HM270706) Torrance Mendez p1 Killer father in earlier death bid. Mark Andrew and Mairi Barton Heath who last week killed himself after murdering his four children, had been scheduled to appear before the WA Supreme Court on various assault, aggravated burglary and criminal damage charges relating to a April 25 attack against a relative. (HM270707) Kristen Watts p1 Coroner holds the key to crisis care inquiry. The and Jennifer WA Government is to use the State Coroner�s report Grove into the recent murder-suicides of two adults and nine children as a guide for an overhaul of services for people in crisis preliminary to a public inquiry. (HM270708) Torrance Mendez p5 All the warning signs were ignored, says and Mairi Barton psychologist. Forensic psychologist Tim Watson- Munro said yesterday that Mark Andrew Heath�s brutal assault on a relative suspected of molesting his children should have been interpreted as a clear warning signal of his unstable state with counselling services needing to be offered. (HM270709) Sarah Heinzman p9 Brain drain offers new hope to cancer patients. Neurosurgeon Andrew Kaye yesterday told the WA Cancer Foundation about the new cancer treatment called angiogenesis, that starves brain tumours of blood and which significantly boosts the survival rate of patients. (HM270710) Keryn Ashworth, p4 Counsellors try to ease the shock of a community. Mairi Barton and Six counsellors yesterday attempted to help Torrance Mendez Singleton Primary School staff and students come to terms with the loss of three classmates, killed by their father Mark Andrew Heath last weekend in a murder-suicide. (HM270711) THE COURIER MAIL Sean Parnell p5 Health funds withhold cash. Several private health insurance funds have been withholding incentive bonuses from members until they receive reimbursement from the Health Insurance Commission despite criticism of the practice from the Federal Health Department. (HM270712) Ella Riggert p6 Drug reps profile passions of doctors. A former salesman who worked for three global pharmaceutical companies claims the companies have been compiling profiles on doctors to assist their marketing practices. (HM270713) Christine p4 Nursing home terror claimed. Australian Retschlag Pensioners and Superannuants League Qld secretary Yvonne Zardania has alleged that at least 11 nursing homes across the State are subjecting their residents to degrading practices including the intimidation of residents by nursing staff and unacceptable levels of care. (HM270714) p6 Watchdog backs its �strict� code of conduct on gifts. The Australian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers� Association, which represents 98 per cent of Australian companies in the industry said yesterday its code of conduct was among the strictest in the world. (HM270715) THE HOBART MERCURY Eve Lamb p14 Nursing home defends record. The Swansea May Shaw Hostel yesterday refuted allegations of unacceptable level of care made against it by the Aged Care Standards Agency saying the problem�s identified in the organisation�s mid-February inspection had subsequently been addressed. (HM270716) Georgia Warner p7 Men in fight to improve their lot. The Tas Men�s Health and Wellbeing Association has called on the State Government to overhaul the Criminal Code and introduce measures to attract men into traditionally female dominated workplaces such as primary school teaching. (HM270717) p2 Food for thought on Vegemite ingredients. Kraft, the manufacturer of Vegemite, conceded yesterday that while it was certain the products main ingredient yeast did not contain genetically modified organisms, it could not provide the same guarantee on minor ingredients. (HM270718) MAJOR MEDIA RELEASES The Australian Welfare services spending scrutinised. The Institute of Health & Australian Institute of Health & Welfare has Welfare released their Welfare Services Expenditure Bulletin Number 5. (HM270719) Federal Shadow Family Children of welfare recipients more than twice as and Community likely to need Government support. Federal Shadow Services Minister Family and Community Services Minister Wayne Swan Wayne Swan has said that a study released by the Department of Family and Community Services confirms what the Labor Party has stated on many occasions about Government financial support. (HM270720) Aged Care Australia Government can act now to protect nursing home residents. Aged Care Australia has called on the Federal Government to rectify sub-standard aged care facilities available in Australia. (HM270721) Catholic Health Catholic Health Australia calls on Governments to Australia act quickly on funding crisis. Catholic Health Australia discusses possible solutions to dilemmas facing the Australian health care system. (HM270722) Federal Aged Care Crackdown on poor quality nursing homes. Federal Minister Bronwyn Aged Care Minister Bronwyn Bishop has called on Bishop the Senate to pass legislation that will see an improvement in Australian homes and hostels. (HM270723) Federal Shadow Health Dr Wooldridge must act on hospital deaths. Minister Jenny Federal Shadow Health Minister Jenny Macklin Macklin outlines the delays the Federal Government is making in not reducing high levels of medical errors being made in public hospitals. (HM270724) OTHER PRINT ARTICLES 24/7 Illawarra Val�s bad break has Max fuming p1 Mercury 23/7 NT News Aussie health care beats most: Howard p2 23/7 NT News Health in bush p10 23/7 Launceston NW renal unit opens p2 Examiner 23/7 Border Mail Thanks in order for obstetricians p8 22/7 Launceston Westbury centre is granted $320,000 p3 Examiner 22/7 Launceston Toosey Hospital starts a new life p5 Examiner 22/7 NT News Burke unveils plan for health precinct p4 21/7 Border Mail Doctors tell it like it is p1 21/7 Border Mail Health services �coping with bans� p5 21/7 Queanbeyan Age $5m boost for local health services p1 27/7 Herald Sun Union told go back or face cuts p14 21/7 Queanbeyan Age NSW health reform plan to come within six p6 months 27/7 Herald Sun Drug help frustration p17 27/7 Herald Sun Dad killed kids before abuse trial p4 27/7 Australian What comes first: the woe or the Web? p59 27/7 Sydney Morning Methadone in suburbs to take heat off p1 Herald addicts 27/7 Australian Medicare fix trickier than adjusting the p14 drip feed. 27/7 Financial It�s a struggle in the waiting room. p22 Review 27/7 Financial Be careful! The messenger�s gun might be p21 Review loaded. 27/7 The Age Health pay cut threat backflip. pA5 27/7 West Australian Heath a good father to children: p5 relatives. 27/7 Sydney Morning Fear of body fat takes men on a search p7 Herald for identity. 27/7 Canberra Times Billions at stake in smokers� class p1 action. 27/7 Sydney Morning �Optional� food label. p6 Herald 27/7 Canberra Times Kraft uncertain on whether Vegemite p3 contains GM organisms. 27/7 Advertiser Doctors ready to sign deal. p2 (Adelaide) 27/7 Advertiser Brown cries wolf on surgery delays. p4 (Adelaide) 27/7 Hobart Mercury Huon hospital revamp planned. p11 27/7 Australian Howard says Medicare �threw out the baby� p3 27/7 Australian Wanted: ideas on care and cures p15 27/7 Sydney Morning Vegemite offers no guarantees on GM p6 Herald ingredients 27/7 Sydney Morning The darkness is very, very visible p14 Herald 27/7 Sydney Morning Baby costs p14 Herald 27/7 The Age Eating disorders, a weighty issue for pB3 boys as well� 27/7 Courier Mail Equal pay �a failure� p1 27/7 Courier Mail Welfare policies �fail society� p2 27/7 Courier Mail Parents pressure kids to diet p3 27/7 Courier Mail Firms counter smoker action p6 27/7 Adelaide Court asked to butt out legal claim p2 Advertiser 27/7 Adelaide Patient�s 24-hour emergency room wait p4 Advertiser 27/7 Adelaide Nursing homes bad report card p7 Advertiser 27/7 Adelaide We couldn�t be happier say Tom and Minnie p7 Advertiser 27/7 Adelaide Not misled p16 Advertiser 27/7 Herald Sun Children suffer twice p16 27/7 Daily Telegraph Doctors agree to $7.7bn Medicare funding p8 deal 27/7 Daily Telegraph Smokers are suing p17 27/7 Hobart Mercury Big-tobacco bid to stop class action by p8 smokers 27/7 Hobart Mercury Lifestyle choices get airing at school p8 26/7 Kalgoorlie Doctor issue still unresolved p6 Miner 25/7 NT News Grog-sellers take their fight to court p5 25/7 NT News Katherine pubs feel law�s pinch p5 25/7 Sunday Mail Petrol �dearer than heroin� p10 25/7 Sunday Mail Mail-order medicines at half price p17 25/7 Sunday Mail $1m pledge to help babies p38 25/7 Sunday Mail Rare cancer surgery trial p28 25/7 Sunday Mail Walkabout war on drink and despair p30 25/7 Sunday Mail Means test the way p50 25/7 Sunday Mail Bridge the Gap in health crisis p50 24/7 West Australian Subsidy blow hits heroin treatment p23 24/7 West Australian High praise for GP at health care front- p55 line 24/7 Adelaide Leaders demand hospital inquiry p7 Advertiser 24/7 Adelaide Breast cancer treatment delays reach four p7 Advertiser weeks 24/7 Adelaide Glib politics are possibly the way ahead p16 Advertiser 24/7 Adelaide Industrial action by ambulance drivers p28 Advertiser 24/7 Hobart Mercury States seek inquiry into health system p2 HEALTHMonitor is produced by Natasha Cross and Sarah Hanley Transcripts, clippings, video and audio tapes, further information. 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