HEALTHMonitor produced by Media Monitors ACT Pty Ltd distributed by Health Communication Network Limited Issue No. 1013 - Friday, July 30, 1999 PRINT MEDIA SUMMARY THE AUSTRALIAN Geoff Hiscock p25 Hair-raising growth in Japan. As Japan�s againg population spends money to preserve energy, hair and memory, the country�s pharmaceuticals market is expected to grow by 5 per cent. (HM300700) John Kerin p2 Fee fear as GP cover considered. The Federal Government will consider private health insurance that covers visits to local GPs. (HM300701) Sid Marris p3 No gene food labels, we tell Japan. Official documents show that Australia, NZ, Canada and the US tried to pressure Japan to not introduce compulsory labelling of genetically modified foods. (HM300702) THE FINANCIAL REVIEW Annabel Hepworth p20 Bush needs boost: business. An Australian Industry Group survey conducted on over 600 regional firms has been told that an upgraded communications infrastructure needs to be developed for Australia�s rural regions. (HM300703) Matthew Carr p51 Fund to put $11m into Medi Herb. Natural Medicine company Medi Herb has received a funds injection of $11 million from private equity fund Morgan Grenfell, which is trying to tap into the lucrative natural medicines market. (HM300704) Jason Clout p56 Union seeking healthy back pay for its members. A class action has been launched by the Health Services Union on behalf of workers who have been employed under the wrong award conditions. (HM300705) Brett Clegg p72 Biota, Roche likely to share flu market. Shares in Biota rose sharply yesterday after being given the go-ahead to sell its home-grown flu product, Relenza. (HM300706) THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD Mark Metherell p5 GPs� fees could rise under new pay plan. Increases in pressures on bulk-billing are expected following a plan to streamline payment of doctors. (HM300707) Judith Whelan p2 Doctor clears hurdles one by one. Article discusses the history of gastroenterologist Doctor Daskalopoulos who injected patients with carbolic acid by mistake while he was performing diagnostic tests on them. (HM300708) Sue Lowe p24 Good prognosis for medical database merger. A $65 million grant from the Federal Government designed to encourage medical practioners to computerise and get connected to the internet has also helped two leading health management companies, Health Communication Network and Medical Director to merge. (HM300709) THE AGE Mary-Anne Toy pA2 Second couple won right to give daughter blood. A VIC couple have revealed that they had to fight with the Australian Red Cross Blood Service to have their blood taken to be used in their child�s operation. (HM300710) Karen Kissane pA8 Abused patient may be denied compensation. A women who won $65,000 in a sexual abuse case against her psychiatrist may not receive her money as the doctor claims he has no money and his medical indemnity provider does not think it is liable to pay. (HM300711) Ewin Hannan pA3 Plan to send firemen on ambulance calls. The Vic Government is considering a plan to allow firefighters in Melbourne to attend to emergency ambulance calls and to resusitate patients. (HM300712) Darrin Farrant pA9 Labelling of GM foods in doubt. Consumer groups believe that a meeting of Australian and New Zealand health ministers is likely to reject the labelling of most foods that are genetically modified. (HM300713) Darren Gray pA2 Life at the edge for blood banks. Article claims blood banks are in crisis mode because of the declining number of donors, greater demand for blood and few health resources. (HM300714) THE CANBERRA TIMES Catriona Jackson p3 Lakeside preferred site for hospice. A campaign was started yesterday to move the ACT hospice to Yarralumla Bay. (HM300715) p5 Cough medicine recalled. Bottles of Dymadon Drops were yesterday recalled after it was discovered that in some cases the plastic dropper used to administer the syrup was found to break. (HM300716) Liz Armitage p3 Berry tries to block use of images in abortion booklet. ACT Labor MLA Wayne Berry has written to the publisher of the anti-abortion book A Child is Born advising them of recommendations by an expert medical panel that claims the foetal images could be counter-productive. (HM300717) THE WEST AUSTRALIAN Carina Tan-Van p16 Time to take a risk with drugs. Article claims Baren the zero-tolerance policies towards recreational drug use have not worked in the past and it is time to move in a different direction such as that taken by the NSW Government�s injecting rooms. (HM300718) Kristen Watts p29 Rural isolation link to suicide. A psychologist claims that recent suicides in Esperance were due to people being unable to cope with environmental difficulties. (HM300719) Francesca Hodge p29 Health chief defends move. The WA Health Department has asked universities to bid for the creation of a health policy. planning and development centre. (HM300720) Francesca Hodge p3 High-tech heart hopes hailed. According to a WA cardiologist, yesterday announced new technologies to help heart patients will be available in the next five years. (HM300721) Francesca Hodge p13 IVF push for embryo tests. Article claims WA women are having to travel interstate for genetic testing of IVF embyos rather than risk a late abortion, according to genetic experts. (HM300722) THE COURIER MAIL Terry Sweetman p15 Carr cops out on bad habits. Article discusses NSW Premier Bob Carr�s involvement in the heroin debate. (HM300723) Glenis Green p12 Blood should be thicker than bureaucracy. Article discusses the incident of a girl getting HIV from a blood donation. (HM300724) Sean Parnell p3 Vaccine to fight heart disease. A Qld Institute of Medical Research team has patented a new vaccine designed to kill the bacteria responsible for rheumatic heart disease, which is widespread in developing countries. (HM300725) ADELAIDE ADVERTISER Miles Kemp p2 Operations face budget scalpel. During two school holidays and over Christmas this year, Flinders Medical Centre will close about 30 inpatient beds. (HM300726) Kate Uren p13 Naltrexone treatment for addicts starts. A program detoxification program involving the use of Naltrexone will start today at McLaren Vale�s Southern Districts War Memorial Hospital. (HM300727) Miles Kemp p14 Inquiry clears dentists. SA Human Services Minister Dean Brown says there is no evidence government dentists extracted teeth rather than filling them as a ploy to reduce waiting lists. (HM300728) Tony Baker p18 Dean Brown delivers. Article claims SA Human Services Minister Dean Brown has responded to pressure to develop a State naltrexone program for drug addicts. (HM300729) Leonie Mellor p22 Funds cut query in killing.The Australian Democrats yesterday claimed that a fatal shooting by police last Saturday may have been partly due to a lack of Goverment resources. (HM300730) p23 A heartfelt thankyou. The Heart Foundation yesterday thanked the public for donations amounting to more than $130 million since 1960. (HM300731) Catherine p23 Long wait for surgery. A dispute between the SA Hockley Government and local Naracoorte doctors has led to a rise in surgery waiting lists at the Adelaide�s Naracoorte Hospital. (HM300732) THE HERALD SUN Fran Cushworth p11 Safe house wait. Vic Premier Jeff Kennett said yesterday he would discuss the possibility of establishing a safe heroin injecting house in Vic with State Health Minister Rob Knowles. (HM300733) Wendy Busfield p12 Check on HIV inquiry. A father has won top-level support to widen an inquiry into his daughters HIV infection from donated blood. (HM300734) p12 Slow recovery. Vic Health Minister Rob Knowles says surgery waiting lists across the State could take weeks to recover following the recent industrial disputes in the State�s hospitals. (HM300735) p17 Voteline. Graph reveals the results of a recent reader survey on the issue �Should drug injecting rooms be allowed in Victoria?�, with a high 77 per cent of readers responses indicating �No�. (HM300736) Jill Singer p18 There are wtill a lot of questions for the blood bank. Article claims serious questions must be asked regarding the integrity of the State�s blood supplies. (HM300737) p29 Hospital-help era ends. Ballarat�s Mary-Helen hospital auxiliary has closed after 71 years of service, as it has had difficulty in recruiting new members. (HM300738) p34 Gym for muscles, walk for brains. British scientists claim although gym exercise builds strong muscles, aerobic exercise such as gardening, walking and swimming helps stimulate the brain and guards against memory loss in old age. (HM300739) p99 Child safety push. Ford Australia and Kidsafe have joined with Kidsafe and the manufacturer of Safe and Sound car restraints to create a car safety training program for parents and carers. (HM300740) THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Kim Sweetman p7 Holiday time as hospital flies in emergency staff. Doctors and nurses from major cities have been flown to Coffs Harbour to help staff the local hospital, with the local area health service spending up to $100,000 on commercial flights since March. (HM300741) Sandra Lee p10 Weighty problem for the young. Article claims children as young as eight are dieting and concerned about their body image. (HM300742) THE HOBART MERCURY Eve Lamb p4 Warning on woes of iron overload. The Australian Gastroenterology Institute will today launch new guidelines to help detect the iron-overload disease haemochromatosis, that allows dangerous levels of iron to build up in the blood. (HM300743) Steven Dally p7 Cats clamp proposed. A radical measure approved at the Tas Labor Party conference held last weekend, will see stray cats found wandering in National Parks destroyed. (HM300744) MAJOR MEDIA RELEASES Federal Aged Care First Australian Ministerial Aged Care Trade Minister Bronwyn Mission to Japan. Federal Aged Care Minister Bishop Bronwyn Bishop has arrived in Japan for the first Ministerial-level trade mission on Aged Care Services to the region. (HM300745) The Australian Grave Fears That Gene Food Labels Will Be Denied Medical Association, to Consumers. The Australian Medical Association, Public Health Public Health Association and Australian Association and Consumers� Association have joined together to Australian Consumers� demand that all foods produced by genetic Association engineering are labelled. (HM300746) Aboriginal and Torres Herron Addresses the United Nations. Aboriginal Strait Islander and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Minister John Affairs Minister John Herron has addressed the United Nations where he Herron discussed the new approaches being taken by the Federal Government to the problems facing indigenous communities. (HM300747) Federal Industry, Relenza Approval Great News for the Australian Science and Resources Pharmaceutical Industry. Federal Industry, Minister Nick Minchin Science and Resources Minister Nick Minchin has welcomed the decision of the US Food and Drug Administration to approve the influenza drug Relenza for sale in the US. (HM300748) ELECTRONIC MEDIA SUMMARY 29/7 6WF 1000 New council guidelines for drinking water. National Health and Medical Research Council chairman David Cunliffe has announced that the council has drawn up new guidelines with the view to making drinking water supplies safer. Cunliff says that in at this stage guideline terms cannot set because researchers lack the technology necessary to identify infectious organisms in drinking water. Intv: David Cunliffe, chairman National Health and Federal Research Council. (Dur: 5.54) (HM300749) 29/7 3AW 0900 Hospital waiting lists. Vic Premier Jeff Kennett says he was unaware of any specific problems regarding unnecessary hospital waiting lists for cancer treatment and suggested that those capable of affording private health cover should be called on to become a member of an insurance firm as the public health system is now not able to provide treatment for everyone. (Dur: 4.42) (HM300750) 29/7 2UE 0700 Genetic modification. Flinders University Public Health senior lecturer Judy Carmen discusses issues regarding genetically modified foods suggesting that it is difficult for consumers to tell which foods have been modified due to poor labelling practices. Carmen says that in United States mixing of genetically modified crops with unmodified crops is a common practice. Intv: Judy Carmen, senior lecturer in Public Health, Flinders University. (Dur: 9.00) (HM300751) OTHER PRINT ARTICLES 30/7 Sydney Morning Altered foods rules �must have teeth� p3 Herald 30/7 Financial Fish imports fine if standards met Review (Letter to the Editor) 30/7 Financial Drug abusers need charity (Letter to the Review Editor) 30/7 The Age Keys to dealing with depression (Letter to the Editor) 30/7 Courier Mail Drops recalled 30/7 Courier Mail Right message on drugs (Letter to the Editor) 30/7 West Australian Baby risk 30/7 Daily Telegraph Confront ailing medical system (Letter to the Editor) 30/7 Herald Sun Support for Blood Bank (Letter to the Editor) 30/7 Adelaide Health care (Letter to the Editor) Advertiser 30/7 Hobart Mercury Nursing homes (Letter to the Editor) 29/7 Kalgoorlie Red Cross calls for more blood donors Miner 28/7 NT News HIV odds not good enough, says Dunham 28/7 NT News Aussies active, but getting fat HEALTHMonitor is produced by Mitch Ratajkoski and Lynda McMinn Transcripts, clippings, video and audio tapes, further information. 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