HEALTHMonitor produced by Media Monitors ACT Pty Ltd distributed by Health Communication Network Limited Issue No. 1018 - Tuesday, August 10, 1999 PRINT MEDIA SUMMARY THE AUSTRALIAN Katherine Towers p3 HIV-positive doctor risked wife�s life through sex. A doctor with HIV who had been struck off the register yesterday pleaded guilty to recklessly endangering the life of his wife by having unsafe sex with her for three years. A charge that he also endangered the life of his unborn child was dropped. (HM100800) THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD Katrina Nicolas p25 PharmaNet agrees to buy Simple Retail. Pharmaceutical industry information technology supplier PharmaNet is to acquire point-of-sale systems maker Simple Retail. (HM100801) THE WEST AUSTRALIAN Francesca Hodge p7 Health budget attack grows. The WA Institute of Public Affairs has suggested that State Deputy Premier Hendy Cowan had indicated possible problems in the health system with concerns raised over a possible budget overrun just one month prior to the end of the financial year. (HM100802) David reed p24 Dead child�s mother says doctors would not listen. The mother of a child that died of pneumonia told the Perth Coroner�s Court yesterday that she had taken the child to doctors nine times in four months but that they had refused to listen to her or perform tests when she asked them to. (HM100803) Francesca Hodge p26 Random tests to track down diabetics. The Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study has begun in WA. The study will take blood samples from randomly selected populations in an effort to formulate a profile of people with diabetes who do not know they have the problem. (HM100804) THE COURIER MAIL Gordon Collie p8 Review call to plot antibiotic use. Key industry representatives and regulators yesterday backed the recommendations contained in a review of medical and animal husbandry procedures which call for better controls and research on antibiotics and resistance. (HM100805) p10 In sickness and in health. Brisbane medical specialist Geoffrey Cleghorn has warned that babies could suffer long-term effects if they do not receive the correct nutrition. European researchers have developed a test that can determine if someone has recently handled cannabis. The University of Queensland school of pharmacy and the National Heart Foundation are involved in research into the calcium pumps which remove excess calcium from cells. (HM100806) ADELAIDE ADVERTISER Bronwyn Hurrell p6 Big rise in heart disease tipped. A paper by Australian Institute of Health and Welfare researcher Indra Gajanayake suggests hospital admissions for heart disease will rise dramatically over the next two decades, but death rates from cardiovascular disease will fall slightly. (HM100807) David Eccles and p6 Ambulance crews join funds dispute. The Ambulance Kate Uren Employees Association has rejected an SA Government directive to divert non-urgent patients away from the Flinders Medical Centre during peak times to reduce the hospital�s workload. (HM100808) Kate Hannon p9 Cost of child care soars out of reach. A Federal Family and Community Services Department report has found that child care fees have increased by 56 per cent since 1991. (HM100809) Vivienne Oakley p9 Northern couple alarmed at steeply escalating fees. Article profiles a family that makes extensive use of child care and is finding it difficult to meet the cost. (HM100810) Belinda Huppatz Residents picket second foundry. Mt Barker and Kate Uren residents are concerned that Mt Barker Products, which ceased operations at its Oborn Road foundry after public protests, will increase production at its other site in the town. Emissions from the Oborn Road foundry were found to be six times above legal levels. (HM100811) THE HERALD SUN Simon Pristel p3 Rose cooks up another storm. The Australian Cancer Prevention Directory claims Rose Porteous reneged on a deal to provide millions of dollars in special cancer programs. (HM100812) Kelly Ryan p9 Cloth nappies on nose. A survey by Choice magazine has found only one brand of disposable nappy meets the needs of parents and babies. Disposables account for 76 per cent of all nappies, up from 40 per cent in 1993. (HM100813) p22 Tiny victims of Cambodia�s new crisis. There are more than 100 new HIV infections in Cambodia a day, with the country�s sex industry blamed as the main reason. There are expected to be 12,000 orphans with HIV aged under 15 in the country next year. (HM100814) THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Maria p5 Vet who gave daughter drug to save her life. A Moscaritolo veterinary surgeon who supplied pethidine to her drug addicted daughter for two years has been given a 12-month good behaviour bond after the court accepted she was ethical and highly respected. (HM100815) Tim Hilferty p17 Mystery infection kills boy. A paediatrician has found a three-year-old who died at Manly District Hospital in April last year might have lived if he had been admitted to a better equipped hospital. (HM100816) Rachel Rodda p21 Sonja�s only 21 but her back has just turned 50. Researchers have warned that athletes in some sports are at risk of developing osteoporosis at a young age because of the intensive training they undertake and their lean body shape. (HM100817) THE HOBART MERCURY Eve Lamb p10 Elderly face unlucky breaks. A survey by the Garvan Institute of Medical Research suggests more than 170,000 Australian women could have undiagnosed osteoporotic fractures. (HM100818) MAJOR MEDIA RELEASES Federal Shadow Health Call for senate inquiry into public hospital Minister Jenny funding. Release outlines the details behind a Macklin call by Labor Health Ministers and Shadow Ministers into public hospital funding. (HM100819) CSIRO Australians help solve virus puzzle. CSIRO scientists have found �key pieces in the puzzle� of the Nipah virus outbreak which killed more than 100 people in Malaysia earlier this year. (HM100820) Federal Community New minister commits to stronger families and Services Minister stronger communities. Federal Community Services Larry Anthony Minister Larry Anthony has promised to dedicate himself to stronger families and stronger communities during an answer in Question Time. (HM100821) The National Australian Experts to Review a UK Organophoshate Registration Pesticides Report. The National Registration Authority Authority has established an expert group to review the findings of a recent UK report on the effects of organophosphate pesticide in sheep farmers and dippers. (HM100822) The Australian A community approach to crime prevention. The Institute of Australian Institute of Criminology comments on Criminology factors leading adolescents to crime. (HM100823) ELECTRONIC MEDIA SUMMARY 9/8 1830 GTV9 Mobile phone radiation. Report on concerns from some doctors and scientists over the health effects of the microwave radiation emitted by mobile phones. A study in Britain found that the popular Nokia models emit more radiation than Motorola model. Intvs: Peter French, researcher; Con Stow, researcher; Peter Russell, mobile phones manufacturers� representative; Chris Stomboulis, engineer. (Dur 07:07)(HM100824) 9/8 1830 ATN7 Residents raise over $1 million for health care. Report on Culburra residents who have raised more than a million dollars for their own health care. When the NSW Government designed a new ambulance station which the residents paid for, the residents presumed they would at least be provided with an ambulance. Residents still have to wait half an hour for the nearest ambulance in Nowra to arrive to their town. Intvs: Evelyn Rogers, Culburra resident; Dot Solomon, heart attack patient; Bill Solomon, husband; Morris Bruce, Culburra fundraising group; Malcolm Boyse, NSW Ambulance Service; Val Coulter, Culbarra pensioner. Dur: 05:19(HM100825) 9/8 1230 2BL Microbiologist warns of HIV spread. Microbiologist David Baltimore says the spread of HIV is the most important health issue in the world at the moment. Baltimore does not think that clinical trials are presently dealing with the right candidates and wants to connect clinical trial networks to the research base in the near future. Baltimore is confident that a vaccine will be developed to fight this virus and that it will be available to developing countries. Intv: David Baltimore, microbiologist. (Dur 03:00)(HM100826) OTHER PRINT ARTICLES 10/8 Australian It takes a real woman to beat the old p13 track pack 10/8 Australian Public health: do we expect too much? p14 10/8 Sydney Morning Toddler who dies �tearing away his hair� p3 Herald in hospital 10/8 The Age Jail term urged for HIV doctor who pA3 endangered his wife 10/8 The Age Helping our new mother�s at home pA14 10/8 The Age Feel-good factor hits health pC4 10/8 The Age Krafty ideas pC5 10/8 Canberra Times Sex with wife: HIV doctor faces jail p4 10/8 West Australian Good housekeeping is good government p6 10/8 Courier Mail Guilty plea over HIV risk p4 10/8 Advertiser Baby boy latest infection victim p3 (Adelaide) 10/8 Advertiser Asphalt emissions testing quizzed p11 (Adelaide) 10/8 Herald Sun Answers on HIV tragedy p5 10/8 Herald Sun The spice of life p5 10/8 Herald Sun Bones� hidden breaks p7 10/8 Herald Sun Parents caught in care bind p11 10/8 Herald Sun Mum fears AIDS from husband p15 10/8 Herald Sun Health unrest no surprise p16 10/8 Herald Sun Needle swaps reduce risk p17 10/8 Daily Telegraph Splurge on margarine p5 10/8 Daily Telegraph Flawed message on choice and drug use p12 10/8 Hobart Mercury Mental health boss p10 9/8 Newcastle Job loss fears in health plan p7 Herald 7/8 Kalgoorlie Health services in �favourable position� p8 Miner 6/8 Border Mail Fund cut prompts budget review p17 HEALTHMonitor is produced by Jason Gray and Sarah Hanley Transcripts, clippings, video and audio tapes, further information. 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