HEALTHMonitor produced by Media Monitors ACT Pty Ltd distributed by Health Communication Network Limited Issue No. 1011 - Wednesday, July 28, 1999 PRINT MEDIA SUMMARY THE AUSTRALIAN Amanda Hodge p1 Blood stocks tainted. The Red Cross has admitted it cannot fully guarantee HIV-free status of its donated blood. (HM280700) Stephen Lunn p1 45 minutes to condemn a young life. Authorities have conceded that the questionnaire used to screen blood donors, at the time a person with HIV donated blood which was subsequently used in a transfusion, was inadequate. The questionnaire has since been updated. (HM280701) Lou Caruana p25 Biota breathes easier ahead of flu decision. The US Food and Drug Administration was last night expected to approve Biota�s Relenza influenza drug for sale on the US market. (HM280702) James Jeffrey p39 Schizophrenics don�t see eye to eye. Pscycholgists at the Universoty of New England have discovered why sufferers of schizophrenia have problems with face to face contact by mapping eye movements. (HM280703) Diana Thorp p47 Virtual boost for Chinese medicine. Second year Chinese medicine students at the University of Technology, Sydney will be offered a CD-ROM that helps them to practise diagnosis. (HM280704) THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD Mark Metherell p7 AMA technicality foils Shepherd. The AMA has received legal advice that elections to positions at next month�s extraordinary general meeting will not be valid. (HM280705) Ross Gittins p15 Radical medicine for an aging system. Article examines the problems with Medicare and claims a new system is needed.(HM280706) Katrina Nicholas p24 Govt blocks online pharmacies. Australian pharmaceutical companies and pharmacies claim that online chemists will not be legal under current laws. (HM280707) THE AGE pA2 Legal injecting room a first. NSW Premier Bob Carr has approved a trial of a medically supervised drug injection facility. The move will force Prime Minister John Howard to decide whether he will obstruct the trial or merely observe its effects. (HM280708) Chloe Saltau pA4 New car air device hailed as lifesaver. RMIT University researchers have developed a device that measures air quality in cars and could be applied to prevent accidental and deliberate carbon monoxide poisoning. (HM280709) Chloe Saltau pA6 Safety depends on honesty of donors. The Red Cross Blood Service says it relies heavily on the honesty of its donors to ensure they are not in a disease risk group. (HM280710) Nicole Brady pA6 Policy review to look at national framework. The Red Cross Blood Service and the Federal Government are trying to develop policies for familial blood donations. (HM280711) Victoria Button pA6 Talks behind delay of news. Conflicting accounts have arisen of the way the infection of a girl with HIV through a blood transfusion became public. (HM280712) Carolyn Webb pA8 One small jumpsuit for a baby, one giant leap for babykind. A line of clothing has been launched to cater for premature babies. (HM280713) Victoria Button pA9 Pressure on early discharge. The Australian Health Professionals Association has begun a campaign to expose hospitals� alleged practice of premature discharge. (HM280714) How to make Medicare better still. Article examines the problems with Medicare and claims a new system is needed. (HM280715) pE1 Smoked out. Curtin University researchers have received a $216,000 grant to research youth smoking habits. (HM280716) Paulyne p1 Coping skills. The Centre for Adolescent Health Pogorelske will run the Gatehouse Project pilot program in 12 Vic secondary schools, focusing on the prevention of mental health problems and the wider well-being of children. (HM280717) THE CANBERRA TIMES Kirsten Lawson p2 Bad outweights good, ATSIC boss tells UN. ATSIC chairman Gatjil Djerrkura delivered his annual update to the UN last night, announcing that Australia was performing poorly on indigenous issues. He did, however, commend the Federal Government�s prioritisation of health. (HM280718) Kirsten Lawson p6 ACT to take tough stand on DNA rules. The State and Territory attorneys-general have failed to agree on standardised rules for collecting DNA samples from convicted criminals for the new national DNA database. (HM280719) THE WEST AUSTRALIAN Eloise Dortch p42 Seniors inspire young designers. WA schoolchildren have participated in a competition to design products for older people as part of the International Year of Older Persons. (HM280720) Jennifer Grove p4 $100,000 compo call for child vaccination horrors. The Legislative Council select committee has recommended no-fault compensation payments which could reach $100,000 for people who suffer serious rections to vaccinations. (HM280721) p4 Pain of measles needle goes on. Article profiles a WA girl who has a rare blood disorder which can be triggered by the measles vaccination. (HM280722) Francesca Hodge p26 Helipad hailed as a lifesaver. Emergency medical experts claim Perth�s first rooftop helicopter pad could save up to 10 lives a year. (HM280723) THE COURIER MAIL Wayne Smith p1 Super runner pulls out of race against drugs. Former Olympic athlete Ron Clarke has conceded drug use will never be eradicated from sport. (HM280724) Sean Parnell p3 Thirty-something sperm take their turn. Qld fertility groups experts have noted that married men are increasingly donating sperm. (HM280725) Paul Brazier p17 Abortion politics hides neglect of the law. Article discusses opinions of the proposal for women to see pictures of a baby in the womb before agreeing to an abortion. (HM280726) David Murray p3 Students abused in office, court told. Brisbane Magistrates Court yesterday heard claims that a Qld politican, facing 47 charges, had sexually abused young children in a school office. (HM280727) Christine p5 Today�s kids are toying with death. Some people Retschlag claim violent media content and toys make children more aggressive, but there is no proven link. (HM280728) Madonna Cameron p7 Some things better than sex. Article claims many couples feel happiness in a relationship is found through treasured moments and after dinner chats. (HM280729) p7 Gay image woes. Research from Deakin Universit has found that gay men are more likely to be dissatisfied with their bodies than heterosexual men. (HM280730) p7 Welfare debate �grenade� welcomed. ATSIC chairman Bob Anderson has welcomed comments by Labor backbencher Mark Latham on welfare payments. (HM280731) Sean Parnell p14 In sickness and in health. Article claims that lean red meat is just as good as lean white meat in reducing the dangerous cholesterol LDL. (HM280732) Sean Parnell p14 In sickness and in health. Article discusses a recent US study which found 38 per cent of children suffered sun burn despite wearing sunscreen. (HM280733) Sean Parnell p14 Older embryos increase in-vitro success. Article claims that a US study has revealed that leaving an embryo in the test tube for a short while longer than usual can increase the chances of a couple becoming pregnant after the embryo is implanted. (HM280734) ADELAIDE ADVERTISER Andrew Gavin p1 Battle for Belfast St. Amcor has offered to buy a suburban street from the Charles Sturt Council to stop drug users using it as an injecting place. (HM280735) Miles Kemp p2 Booklet latest weapon in drugs fight. The SA Government has launched a booklet on illicit drug use which will be delivered to every SA household. (HM280736) p22 Smokers may get legal aid for action. The SA Government may give legal aid for action against tobacco companies. (HM280737) Miles Kemp p22 Port cancer rate inquiry. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is to conduct a study to try to find out why the Port Adelaide area has a significantly higher rate of lung cancer than the rest of SA. (HM280738) THE HERALD SUN Ruth Lamperd p5 Family blood better. Bioethicist Nick Tonti- Fillipini has questioned international research that warns against familial blood transfusions. (HM280739) THE HOBART MERCURY p24 Breast screen service extended. A BreastScreen service has been opened at the Queen Victoria Complex in Launceston. (HM280740) MAJOR MEDIA RELEASES Federal Family and Latham comments welcome but disability claim Community Services wrong. Federal Family and Community Services Minister Jocelyn Minister Jocelyn Newman discusses the claim that Newman unemployed people are being pushed onto Disability Support in order to artificially lower unemployment figures. (HM280741) Institution of Medical ultrasound wins excellence awards. The Engineers Australia Institution of Engineers Australia will present George Kossoff with the Award for Biomedical Engineering Excellence for his work in ultrasounds. (HM280742) Attorney-General New classification guidelines for publications. Daryl Williams Attorney-General Daryl Williams outlines revised guidelines for the classification of publications that may be unsuitable for minors. (HM280743) ELECTRONIC MEDIA SUMMARY 27/7 1200 2RN Depression research. Vic Premier Jeff Kennett has called for a national research institute on depression with support from NSW Premier Bob Carr medical experts have discussed why people suffer from depressive illness, whether depression is a modern malaise or we are getting better at diagnosing and treating it, and whether we can pinpoint the causes. Intvs;Phil Mitchell, mood disorders unit, Prince of Wales Hospital; Tao Voss, public health expert, Vic Department of Human Services; Neil Cole, Vic Labor MP. (Dur: 48:30) (HM280744) 27/7 0830 2CN Drug treatments. NSW Council of Social Services director Gary Moore has announced the NSW Government has released its response to the May Drug Summit, suggesting the establishment of a youth drug court, the expansion of methadone treatment through chemists and GPs, and a trial of a safe injecting room. Moore discusses the Wayside Chapel in Kings Cross and pressure for cannabis use not to be decriminalised. (Dur: 09:00) (HM280745) 27/7 1500 3LO HIV infection. Vic AIDS Council president Mark Reilly dicusses the girl who contracted HIV through a blood transfusion at hospital. Reilly says it is a rare occurrence, but it still could happen, saying it is sad the blood donor only just found out she was HIV positive. He explains the window period between contracting HIV and the test that shows the presence of it in the body, highlighting that the Vic system for screening blood is of world-leading standards. (Dur: 06:54) (HM280746) 27/7 1430 4QR Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Stash Fritsofski from the Qld Association for Mental Health discusses Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. The point at which the disorder becomes a problem is discussed. (Dur: 11:50) (HM280747) 27/7 1400 4QR Rural health services. The issue of medical services in the bush and the extent to which they are as good as those that people enjoy in bigger towns in cities is currently a topic of high importance. It is Health Week at Qld University and a program is looking at what is getting medical and health service graduates and workers out to rural areas and how to keep them there. Intv: Robyn Cupid, program manager and Qld University Physio Department lecturer. (Dur: 07:40) (HM280748) 27/7 1200 2BL HIV blood transfusion. A young girl has contracted HIV from having a blood transfusion at Royal Children�s Hospital in Melbourne. It is said that HIV was transmitted within a small window period of infection and this is a very low risk rate. Work is being done to find a way to reduce this window period. Intvs; Anonymous, father of girl with HIV; Graham Rouch, Vic Chief Health Officer; John de Campo, Hospital CEO; Patrick Coglan, Vic Red Cross Branch. (Dur: 07:00) (HM280749) 27/7 1200 2GB Male eating disorders. SA University�s Murray Drummond has been working with men with eating disorders. He says he has also worked with male athletes and adolescent boys and there is a perception of how men should look in terms of muscles and fat. He says men are meant to be muscular and devoid of fat and men do not access health services as much as women do. Drummond says that the men he interviewed were proud of their eating disorders, that it gave them an identity and the ability to attain positive comments and many body builders have similar thought patterns as anorexics. (Dur: 07:00) (HM280750) 27/7 1200 2BL Safe injecting room. The first legal trial of a safe injecting room is to go ahead in Kings Cross, an outcome of the National Drug Summit. NSW Premier Bob Carr said that all drug reform measures outlined today are linked to treatment. The trial will be restricted to one location for a set period of time, and if it is not proven effective, it will be cancelled. It is reported that, like Vic, NSW will bring in cautionary policing laws for cannabis users. Intv: Bob Carr, NSW Premier. (Dur: 05:00) (HM280751) OTHER PRINT ARTICLES 14/7 Parramatta Sun Crisis Meeting 19/7 Northern Daily Healthy bonus Leader 26/7 NT News $600,000 X-ray will save time p3 28/7 Australian Worth keeping p14 28/7 Sydney Morning Girl gets HIV from blood bank transfer p2 Herald 28/7 Age Federal blood inquiry already under way pA6 28/7 Age Funds deal at risk from AMA row pA2 28/7 Age A risk that one family did not want to pA1 take 28/7 Age The panic has gone but the fear remains pA6 28/7 Age Bracks scores two own goals pA14 28/7 Canberra Times ACT to take stand on DNA rules p6 28/7 Canberra Times Merit in health inquiry p10 28/7 West Australian NSW to legalise heroin gallery p30 28/7 West Australian Family racked with HIV girl�s fate p3 28/7 Courier Mail Paying for health care p16 28/7 Courier Mail Shooting gallery wins green light p12 28/7 Courier Mail Million-to-one blood error gives girl HIV p1 28/7 Courier Mail Need to embrace reciprocity p17 28/7 Adelaide The system failed our daughter p7 Advertiser 28/7 Adelaide Appeal to safe donors p7 Advertiser 28/7 Adelaide Tragic Eve the first of many victims p7 Advertiser 28/7 Adelaide Hospital charges p17 Advertiser 28/7 Adelaide Bad blood p19 Advertiser 28/7 Adelaide Pressure on States in heroin trial p2 Advertiser 28/7 Daily Telegraph Judging the drugs trial p10 28/7 Daily Telegraph Threat to Medicare funding deal p18 28/7 Daily Telegraph Blood screen failure on HIV p9 28/7 Daily Telegraph Inside the injecting room p4 28/7 Daily Telegraph Regular visitor p5 28/7 Daily Telegraph Legal fix p1 28/7 Herald Sun Payout could be massive p5 28/7 Herald Sun Dad puts pain aside to tell p7 28/7 Herald Sun A failure of the system p18 28/7 Herald Sun Injecting rooms for two cities p13 28/7 Herald Sun How a good intention went wrong p4 28/7 Herald Sun A family in torment p7 28/7 Herald Sun Our little girl�s fight p1 28/7 Herald Sun Virus slips through the net p5 28/7 Herald Sun Distrust lingers p6 28/7 Herald Sun Essence of giving p9 28/7 Hobart Mercury Tasmanian risk factor very low p2 28/7 Hobart Mercury Why Tassie is safer p1 28/7 Hobart Mercury Blood screening process is flawed p2 to 3/8 Bulletin Medicare turnaround: a second opinion p29 HEALTHMonitor is produced by Kim Biedrzycki Transcripts, clippings, video and audio tapes, further information. 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