HEALTHMonitor produced by Media Monitors ACT Pty Ltd distributed by Health Communication Network Limited Issue No. 1015 Thursday, August 05, 1999 PRINT MEDIA SUMMARY THE AUSTRALIAN John Kerin p3 Double dose of ill health for States. Federal Health Minister Michael Wooldridge yesterday refused to allow the States access to almost $200 million in disputed Medicare funds while Prime Minister John Howard refused to authorise a Productivity Commission inquiry into the nation�s health system. (HM050800) Georgina Safe p3 Police call for curb on cold tablets. NSW Detective Superintendent Ken McKay from the State�s Crime Agency yesterday called for flu remedies Codral and Sudafed to be listed as prescription drugs, saying that illegal drug operators were using them to make amphetamines. (HM050801) Belinda Hickman p3 Asthma now a national emergency. State and Territory Health Ministers yesterday added asthma to the list of Australia�s six greatest health emergencies. (HM050802) John Carey p4 RSL army to join battle for no vote. Returned Services League national president Peter Phillips said yesterday the RSL will campaign heavily for the no vote in the republic referendum. (HM050803) Sid Marris and p6 Grocers warn on green label costs. The Australian Kristine Gough Food and Grocery Council has warned if regulations require companies to declare all genetically modified ingredients used throughout the production chain, the industry could face a bill of up to $1 billion. (HM050804) Lou Caruana p23 CSL laughs all the way to US blood bank. Shares in pharmaceutical firm CSL Ltd yesterday rose to $16.10 from $3.32 after it announced plans to enter a joint venture with humanitarian agency American Red Cross to create a new bandage containing both fibrinogen and thrombin (two natural blot clot agents) which can improve the treatment of haemorrhages caused by trauma and surgery. (HM050805) Lou Caruana p26 Axon wants to raise $12m for gene work. Axon Instruments chief executive Alan Finkel has announced plans for a public offering to raise $12 million. (HM050806) THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD Ardyn Bernoth p3 Doctors shun ban on TV for toddlers. General practitioners, responding to Australian research showing that toddlers watch up to two-and-a-half hours per day, will begin to ask parents how much television their children watch every day in a bid to determine whether behavioural problems stem from the practice. (HM050807) Julie Robotham p3 Ultrasound films may be costly souvenirs. Gynaecologists have warned doctors to limit ultrasounds of a foetus to the hands, head and feet, suggesting that any pictures of internal organs may make them vulnerable to possible litigation. (HM050808) Mark Metherell p7 Council to watch safety in hospitals. Health ministers have agreed to introduce a national regulator aimed at ensuring health safety procedures are fulfilled. Called the Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Health Care, its role would be to provide urgent advice on priorities for additional funding. (HM050809) Paolo Totaro p11 Tough drug laws �no deterrent�. A report by the SA Drug and Alcohol Services Council in collaboration with the National Centre for Research Into Preventative Drug Abuse shows that tough anti-cannabis laws do not deter offenders from using the drug and instead leads to a number of serious social problems, including relationship breakdowns and the loss of employment. (HM050810) THE AGE Erwin Hannan and pA5 Gambling on a drugs strategy. The Vic Opposition Gabrielle Costa announced yesterday it intends to increase taxes on gaming operators in a bid to inject more funds into a new drugs strategy, including the introduction of five safe injecting facilities in Melbourne. (HM050811) Manika Naidoo pA6 The diabetes risk: fat chance. Article profiles a diabetes sufferer. (HM050812) Caroline pA7 Effluent gets up the nose of the affluent. Overington Article discusses the extremely noxious smell that enveloped Sydney following Tuesday night�s oil spill in Sydney Harbour. (HM050813) Brendan pA13 Diggers to face big shortage of doctors. The Nicholson Australian Defence Force has announced they are experiencing a serious shortage of medical specialists. (HM050814) THE CANBERRA TIMES p1 Shipping firm accepts blame for slick. The owners of the shipping company whose tanker leaked 80,000 litres of oil into Sydney Harbour on Tuesday have admitted liability for the spill. (HM050815) Peter Clack p3 Rugendyke wants tougher cannabis laws. ACT Independent Dave Rugendyke is introducing a bill to toughen up ACT drug laws making it an offence to possess the drug, saying the decriminalisation of the drug has not worked. (HM050816) Catriona Jackson p3 Budget blow-out down by $6m on estimates. The Canberra Hospital budget blow-out has been re- estimated at $4.1 million, down from December 1998 estimates by $6 million. (HM050817) Catriona Jackson p3 Hospital nurses begin work bans. Nurses at Canberra Hospital commenced a campaign of industrial action yesterday with Australian Nursing Federation secretary Colleen Duff saying continued cuts to staff and services were the reasons behind the action. (HM050818) P4 Ministers agree to make blood safer. Federal Health Minister Michael Wooldridge announced details yesterday of a $14 million-a-year plan to make Australia�s blood reserves safer. (HM050819) Aban Contractor p5 Disability funding �long time coming�. An announcement yesterday by Federal Family and Community Services Minister Jocelyn Newman of $150 million to boost disability services has been described as too little too late by the WA Government and ACROD. (HM050820) THE WEST AUSTRALIAN Francesca Hodge p33 Concern over services for crash victims. A report by the University of WA�s road accident prevention unit has found that WA health services have recorded a number of inadequacies in its rehabilitation programme for road crash victims. (HM050822) Michael p43 MPs back Marangaroo drug meeting. Alexander Southwell Heights will be host to a community meeting to address the activities of drug dealers and addicts. (HM050823) THE COURIER MAIL Sean Parnell p3 MBF to unveil �no gap� plan. Health insurance company MBF has announced plans to introduce �no gap� cover without implementing a major premium increase. (HM050824) Lachlan Heywood p7 Truck chiefs to share drug blame. Qld Transport Minister Steve Bredhauer will consider implementing proposals to regulate the use of drugs by truck drivers, including imposing heavy penalties on truck operators should their drivers test positive in random drugs tests. (HM050825) ADELAIDE ADVERTISER Jill Pengelley p15 Nose around before surgery. Article discusses the importance of checking credentials before agreeing to undergo plastic surgery. (HM050827) Simonne Reid p25 Hotline focus on youth heroin problem. A SA Police phone-in, called Operation Mantle, yesterday called on community members to give information on the whereabouts of suspected drug dealers. (HM050828) THE HERALD SUN Sarah Dent p10 Diet, lifestyle blamed for high heart disease rates. A report released yesterday show that four in five adults risk heart disease because they fail to exercise regularly. (HM050829) Fran Cusworth p21 ALP drugs pledge. The Vic Opposition announced yesterday that it intends to increase taxes on gaming operators in a bid to inject more funds into a new drugs strategy, including the introduction of five safe injecting facilities in Melbourne. (HM050830) THE DAILY TELEGRAPH p8 The man killed by politics. Former One Nation MP Charles Rappolt, who quit politics late last year claiming it had turned him into a psychotic depressive, has been found hanged in his New Zealand home. (HM050831) Debra Way p19 Blues a serious health issue. A report released yesterday by Federal Health Minister Michael Wooldridge suggests that depression could be one of the fastest growing ailments of the 21st century. (HM050832) THE HOBART MERCURY Eve Lamb p3 Helping cope with hyperactivity. Article profiles a family having to cope with raising a hyperactive child. (HM050833) Genevieve Read p9 Tassie waistline worst in country. National Heart Foundation statistics show 67 per cent of males and 54.2 per cent of females in Tasmania are overweight, higher than the rest of the Australian population. (HM050834) MAJOR MEDIA RELEASES National Farmers' Genetic labelling decision disappointing. The Federation 4/8 National Farmers' Federation has described the decision on the labelling of genetically modified foods as disappointing. (HM050835) Australian Consumers� Full labelling of genetic food now possible, but Association 4/8 close the loopholes! The Australian Consumers� Association has called for full disclosure of genetically modified ingredients in all foods. (HM050836) Federal Family and Commonwealth commits an extra $150 million to help Community Services people with a disability. Federal Family and Minister Jocelyn Community Services Minister Jocelyn Newman has Newman 4/8 announced the approval of an extra $150 million to help meet the needs of disabled people. (HM050837) Federal Shadow Family Disability services funding too little too late. Services and the Aged Federal Shadow Family Services and the Aged Minister Chris Evans Minister Chris Evans says the Commonwealth has 4/8 merely returned some of the $400 million it had previously cut from income support and disability services programs in its announcement today. (HM050838) Australia�s Health Australia�s leading killer: Health Ministers unite Ministers 4/8 against cardiovascular disease. Australia�s Health Ministers have united to combat the nation�s leading fatal health problem, cardiovascular disease. (HM050839) Australia�s Health One in four Aussie kids has asthma - ministers Ministers 4/8 agree on national health priority. Australian Health Ministers have agreed on making asthma Australia�s sixth National Health Priority Area. (HM050840) Australia�s Health 400,000 Australians have diabetes but don�t know Ministers 4/8 it - ministers agree to act. Australia�s Health Ministers have agreed that national action was needed to increase awareness, combat the prevalence and reduce the severity of diabetes in the community. (HM050841) Federal Health and Depression - the ailment of the 21st Century. Aged Care Minister Federal Health and Aged Care Minister Michael Michael Wooldridge Wooldridge has launched a report on the impact 4/8 that depression has on the community at the Australian Health Ministers� Conference. (HM050842) Australia New Zealand Health Ministers agree to extend labelling of Food Standards genetically modified food in Australia and New Council 4/8 Zealand. The Australia New Zealand Food Standards Council have agreed to require mandatory labelling of foods produced using gene technology and foods containing genetically modified ingredients. (HM050843) Australian Medical Ministers� decision positive but the AMA will be Association 4/8 vigilant on details. The Australian Medical Association has welcomed the Health Ministers� decision to extend the labelling of genetically modified foods. (HM050844) Federal Parliamentary Senator Tambling reinforces a strong partnership Secretary for Health between government and the non-prescription and Aged Care Grant medicines industry. Federal Parliamentary Tambling 4/8 Secretary for Health and Aged Care Grant Tambling has addressed the Proprietary Medicines Association of Australia conference where he congratulated the non-prescriptive medicines industry on their role in the health care system. (HM050845) Australian Food and Industry commits to meaningful information on GM Grocery Council 4/8 foods as ministers work through �reality check�. The Australian Food and Grocery Council has expressed concern about the implications of the Health Ministers� decision on the labelling of genetically modified foods. (HM050846) ELECTRONIC MEDIA SUMMARY 2CC 1500 4/8 New blood screening test. Health Ministers meeting in Canberra have agreed on a tough new screening test for the national blood supply, in the hope of stopping the transmission of diseases such as HIV and Hepatitis C. Intv: Tony Kheller, spokesperson Red Cross Blood Service. (Dur:02:30) (HM050847) 2CN 0830 4/8 Ministers decided GM Food labelling. ACT Health Minister Michael Moore says the meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Health Ministers will set in place a range of principles on the labelling of genetically modified foods and that the group will reconvene in October 1999. Within the discussions of the comprehensive labelling of genetically modified food, the issues of refined sugars and oil threshold levels will be assessed and Moore has called for further public debate. (Dur:09:00) (HM050848) 2RN 0800 4/8 Drug use among young gay Australians. A national study of young gay Australians has shown that young lesbians are more likely to use illegal drugs than young gay men. Australian Research Centre sexual health and society spokesperson Lyn Hillier tells of significant statistics and looks at explanations for the high level of drug use, including mental and physical abuse due to sexual preference. (Dur:04:00) (HM050849) OTHER PRINT ARTICLES 5/8 Australian Regulator must heed concerns p11 5/8 Australian We may need to read what we eat p11 5/8 Australian Turn on your radio pM3 5/8 Financial CSL adds $437m as market backs bandage p3 Review deal 5/8 Financial Street talk p44 Review 5/8 Sydney Morning Smell sets off asthma p5 Herald 5/8 Sydney Morning More labelling p18 Herald 5/8 Sydney Morning Bandages can be useful for burnt fingers p25 Herald 5/8 The Age Safer test for blood donation pA3 5/8 The Age Food labelling quandary ahead pA4 5/8 The Age Heart disease danger to most pA6 5/8 The Age Depression targets the loners pA6 5/8 The Age Cannabis - harmful, not harmless pA16 5/8 The Age Grieving for all our victims pA16 5/8 The Age Feeling poorly on private health A17 5/8 The Age CSL surges on link with US Red Cross pC1 5/8 Canberra Times Depression spreading fast, warns p4 Wooldridge 5/8 Canberra Times Blood donors, surely, have a duty to be p10 frank 5/8 Canberra Times GM crops require cautious approach p11 5/8 Canberra Times A 100 year war to save the ozone layer p12 5/8 Canberra Times Red Cross bandage deal lifts CSL shares p17 by 30pc 5/8 West Australian Councillors work on their image p17 5/8 West Australian Leaked memo: Forces hit by doctor p30 shortage 5/8 West Australian States try for foreign doctors p31 5/8 West Australian HIV-girl scare leads to Red Cross appeal p36 for more blood donors 5/8 West Australian Tighter blood screening planned p36 5/8 West Australian Gene revolution on way: grain chief p40 5/8 West Australian CSL leaps on radical bandage p49 5/8 Courier Mail Win for consumers on labelling p12 5/8 Courier Mail Ministers spend millions to help make p7 blood safe 5/8 Courier Mail CSL shares hit record on life-saving p23 bandage 5/8 Courier Mail Health p14 5/8 Adelaide Trying to control another revolution p16 Advertiser 5/8 Adelaide Windfall profits of gambling p17 Advertiser 5/8 Adelaide Volunteers sought for breast cancer study p22 Advertiser 5/8 Adelaide Call to clarify rules on altered foods p25 Advertiser 5/8 Adelaide Lab ties up world market p35 Advertiser 5/8 Daily Telegraph Opera called off over fumes p3 5/8 Daily Telegraph Army need for doctors p6 5/8 Daily Telegraph Foreign GPs to go bush p9 5/8 Daily Telegraph A blast for the lead swingers p11 5/8 Daily Telegraph Nuns used as scapegoats p12 5/8 Daily Telegraph Standard for juice p16 5/8 Daily Telegraph Morphine overdose charge p26 5/8 Daily Telegraph Lifesaving bandage deal lifts CSL to $16 p35 5/8 Herald Sun Deal on miracle bandage p2 5/8 Herald Sun New test to halve HIV risk p10 5/8 Herald Sun Blood policy vindicated p17 5/8 Herald Sun Knowing what we eat p18 5/8 Herald Sun CSL soars on US venture p31 5/8 Hobart Mercury New tests for HIV, Hep C p6 5/8 Hobart Mercury Health costs p18 5/8 Hobart Mercury State backs bid for doctor push p6 3/8 Newcastle Pay rises bite into health budget p5 Herald 4/8 Newcastle Hunter health crisis p1 Herald 4/8 Newcastle Failing health p2 Herald 4/8 Newcastle Hospitals in crisis p8 Herald 2/8 Border Mail A welcome move p8 2/8 Border Mail Country doctor relief on its way p3 10/8 The Bulletin The crying game p48 10/8 The Bulletin Blood money p34 10/8 The Bulletin No smokes without fire p20 HEALTHMonitor is produced by Josh Whittington Transcripts, clippings, video and audio tapes, further information. 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