HEALTHMonitor produced by Media Monitors ACT Pty Ltd distributed by Health Communication Network Limited Issue No. - August 23, 1999 PRINT MEDIA SUMMARY THE AUSTRALIAN John Kerin p3 Tough charters for gene modifiers. The Federal Government has developed strict contracts to govern the development and commercial release of genetically modified and engineered products. (HM230800) John Harlow p8 Nerds anonymous: Net addicts to get counselling. New medical guidelines in the United Kingdom outline Net obsession as a serious medical problem. Internet addiction will be regarded the same way as alcoholics and gamblers, and receive treatment on the British National Health Service. (HM230801) Patrick Lawnham p6 $2bn plan for black students a 'disaster'. Darwin's multicultural Kormilsa College principal Derek Hunter has criticised Federal Education Minister David Kemp's plan to lift indigenous education standards. (HM230802) THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD Deborah Smith p4 Space the new medical frontier. New research satellites have been shown to reliably detect changes in the environment attributed to diseases such as cryptosporidium. (HM230803) Adele Horin p1 Kids who die to support mum and dad's habit. The New South Wales Child Death Review Team is conducting a special report on the deaths of children due to their parents' substance abuse. The report is to be tabled in Parliament later this year. (HM230804) THE AGE Geesche Jacobsen pA3 A cure tipped for the insulin needy. Visiting University of Minnesota islet transplantation director Bernhard Hering claims a transplantation of islet cells could provide the cure for Australians with insulin-dependent diabetes. (HM230805) Peter Ellingsen pA11 Depression man. Vic Premier Jeff Kennett outlines his plans to tackle the issue of depression such as lifting the profile of the Depressive Disorders Congress in Melbourne. (HM230806) THE CANBERRA TIMES Catriona Jackson p3 Genes: minister takes over. Federal Health Minister Michael Wooldridge will take personal responsibility for the approval of genetically modified foods and drugs to be released in Australia. (HM230807) Catriona Jackson p3 Residents split over lakeside hospice site. Members of the ACT Yarralumla Residents' Association have threatened to break from the group and campaign against the building of a hospice at Yarralumla Bay. (HM230808) Peter Clack ACT rescuers honoured for bravery. Four Canberra paramedics with the SouthCare rescue helicopter have received national bravery awards for their actions during the disastrous Sydney to Hobart yacht race. (HM230809) THE WEST AUSTRALIAN Francesca Hodge p35 Asthma program targets danger years for young. WA Princess Margaret Hospital has begun a program to assist young teenagers suffering from asthma. (HM230810) Andre Malan p37 Christmas Island to push for freer rein. The Shire of Christmas island is seeking to be granted the same level of self-government as Norfolk Island. (HM230811) Kristen Watts p11 Child abductor was in refuge. A teenager who abducted and assaulted two primary school students will be returning to the town within a month after charges against the girl were dropped last month after the Perth Children's Court president ruled she was unfit to plead. (HM230812) p29 Pre-Olympics purge aimed at homeless. The Sydney City Council has launched a task force as part of the $1.2 million pre-Olympic Games plan to target the 200 homeless by helping them find shelter other than in parks and on streets. (HM230813) Wendy Pryer p13 Disabled hit by insurance bills. Crucial services for WA's disabled could be cut following big premium rises for workers compensation imposed on non-government agencies. (HM230814) THE COURIER MAIL p7 Hear today but deaf tomorrow generation. Australian Hearing principal audiologist Sharan Vestcott has warned that prolonged exposure to loud noise will result in a future rise in hearing aid use. (HM230815) p7 Babies at risk when mums diet. Women's Health Australia research has revealed that young pregnant women show more concern for maintaining their figures than the health of themselves or the unborn baby. (HM230816) ADELAIDE ADVERTISER Barry Hailstone p1 Surgery we don't need to have. SA doctors claim the State Government want to use a recent Human Services Department report, which suggests operations are being performed unnecessarily, to justify further cuts to hospitals. (HM230817) Kate Uren p7 Hospital buildings now 'sadly neglected'. Flinders Medical Centre board director Villis Marshall says tight budgets are putting hospitals at risk of a long-term disaster. (HM230818) THE HERALD SUN p90 Turn up the heat. Australian thermographers are using heat-seeking equipment to pinpoint pain in the human body. (HM230819) Sarah Dent p12 Hopes rise on gene cures. The Federal Government has developed strict contracts to govern the development and commercial release of genetically modified and engineered products. (HM230820) Sarah Dent p2 Geelong Rd wins upgrade. The Federal Government has committed $120 million to upgrade Vic's 63 kilometre Geelong road, which has claimed 87 lives and 6,000 crash victims since 1990. (HM230821) Damon Johnston p8 Trauma unit lauded. Vic Premier Jeff Kennett has opened a new trauma unit at the Royal Alfred Hospital. (HM230822) THE HOBART MERCURY Eve Lamb p1 Doubly beneficial to medical research. The DNA from identical twins is considered a valuable tool for medical research. (HM230823) MAJOR MEDIA RELEASES The Australian Early Childhood Association Brain Research Supports Early Investment. The Australian Early Childhood Association says new evidence shows that the development of the brain is dependent on the type of care children receive in the first three years of life. (HM230824) Federal Shadow Family and Community Services Minister Wayne Swan Investing in young children: the Foundation of Labor's new social policy. Federal Shadow Family and Community Services Minister Wayne Swan outlines a new policy approach towards family investment. (HM230825) The Deafness Forum of Australia Hearing Access Now. The Deafness Forum of Australia says gaining access for people who are deaf to public institutions is the prime focus for this year's Hearing Awareness Week campaign. (HM230826) The Deafness Forum of Australia Di Yerbury to be Inaugural Orator. The Deafness Forum of Australia has announced that Emeritus Professor Di Yerbury will deliver the inaugural Libby Harricks Memorial following the National Launch of Hearing Awareness Week 1999. (HM230827) The Australian Medical Association On with the Job. The Australian Medical Association has announced that its members have overwhelmingly endorsed the Federal AMA's leadership team. (HM230828) National Research Roundtable Research Heavyweights Gather at Parliament House to Plot the Defeat of 'The Disease of the Century'. Over 40 researchers will gather at Parliament House today for a National Research Roundtable which will look at combating diabetes. (HM230829) The Australian Bureau of Statistics New Look at Chiropractic and Osteopathic Practices. The Australian Bureau of Statistics says during 1997-98 Australia's chiropractic and osteopathic practices averaged an operating profit margin of 20.4 per cent. (HM230830) Federal Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Minister Philip Ruddock Ruddock Opens Migrant Network Services Centre. Federal Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Minister Philip Ruddock has opened a new agency which will help coordinate settlement services in the growing migrant population of northern Sydney. (HM230831) The Sydney Regional Aboriginal Corporation Legal Service Defence Forces Exemption for FBT Smacks of Federal Government Double Standards. The Sydney Regional Aboriginal Corporation Legal Service has called on the Federal Government to extend the FBT exemption to community welfare organisations such as indigenous legal services. (HM230832) Federal Attorney-General Daryl Williams Australian Law Reform Commission discussion paper review of the Federal justice system. Federal Attorney-General Daryl Williams has welcomed the release of a discussion paper by the Australian Law Reform Commission entitled Review of the federal civil justice system. (HM230833) Vic Health & Aged Care Minister Rob Knowles Rural radiotherapy services get the green light. Vic Health & Aged Care Minister Rob Knowles has announced an agreement between the State Government and the Federal Government on the funding of the equipment and running costs for three radiotherapy services to treat cancer patients in country Vic. (HM230834) Vic Parliamentary Secretary to the Health Minister Robert Doyle No butts in campaign to end tobacco sales to minors - Doyle. Vic Parliamentary Secretary to the Health Minister Robert Doyle has announced that the State Government has joined forces with Local Government and the non-government sector to develop a protocol to reduce the sales of tobacco to children throughout Vic. (HM230835) Vic Health & Aged Care Minister Rob Knowles First step for Frankston's new face of health care. Vic Health & Aged Care Minister Rob Knowles has turned the first piece of dirt in the development of the new $11 million Frankston Integrated Care Centre, which aims to provide a whole range of community health, preventive medicine and other services when it opens in July of next year. (HM230836) ELECTRONIC MEDIA SUMMARY 20/8 3RN 1700 Link between changes and disease. Environmental biologists have discovered a link between climate change and the development of infectious diseases, finding that cholera is more prevalent in regions with warmer water. Intv: Rita Calwell, director of National Science Foundation in the US. (Dur: 5.42) (HM230837) 20/8 4QR 0830 The ethics of cloning. The Federal Health Ethics Committee has released a recommendation on cloning and will now seek community input into the proposed report. Intv: Kevin Andrews, Committee, chairman. (Dur: 5.00) (HM230838) OTHER PRINT ARTICLES 23/8 Australian Aboriginal policies hampered by fear of change p13 23/8 Australian AMA 'fed up with' beaten challenger p3 23/8 Australian Healthcare cost, not lifestyle, the issue p12 23/8 Sydney Morning Herald Condom concern p4 23/8 Sydney Morning Herald Raising hell p11 23/8 The Age The disease of mortality pC2 23/8 The Age When quality of care depends on profits pA13 23/8 The Age $2.5m for bush nursing hospitals pC5 23/8 The Age Hanging our heads in shame pA12 23/8 The Age Society pA12 23/8 The Age Minister rules out health punishment pA6 23/8 The Age GST: getting your cash back pC4 23/8 West Australian Pregnancy diet risks ignored p35 23/8 West Australian Former officer backs project p10 23/8 West Australian Minister rules on GM food, drugs p26 23/8 Courier Mail Health p8 23/8 Courier Mail Hospital construction under the microscope p2 23/8 Courier Mail Brand best man for the job p10 23/8 Advertiser (Adelaide) AMA challenger out of touch, says MP p14 23/8 Advertiser (Adelaide) How the casualty rooms are clogged p6 23/8 Advertiser (Adelaide) Modified food to be regulated p8 23/8 Advertiser (Adelaide) Patient's painful ride to save $35 p6 23/8 Herald Sun Hearing warning p12 23/8 Herald Sun Ban on herbal smokes p23 23/8 Herald Sun Doctors switch on to research p21 23/8 Hobart Mercury Dieting women risk to babies p9 23/8 Hobart Mercury Products now need approval p3 22/8 Sunday Age Women's diets harmful to unborn: study p4 22/8 Sunday Age Clinical trial for herb p4 22/8 Sunday Age Agency to oversee modified foods p3 22/8 Sunday Age In the grip of their nightmare p13 22/8 Sunday Age Something rotten in the blissful state of ignorance p23 22/8 Sunday Age Bed begging p24 22/8 Sunday Age The first casualty p24 22/8 Sunday Age Disease, heat and chaos follow quake p11 22/8 Sunday Canberra Times Male infertility rise 'can't be genetic' p30 22/8 Sunday Canberra Times New case prompts disease warning p1 22/8 Sunday Canberra Times Volunteer shortage a fostering crisis p4 22/8 Sunday Canberra Times Much room for doubt on GM crops p8 22/8 Sunday Canberra Times How to deal with a ring in your ear p30 22/8 Sunday Canberra Times Sums don't add up for health funds p8 22/8 Sunday Canberra Times Ways to build better bones p30 22/8 Sunday Canberra Times Brief p30 22/8 Sunday Canberra Times Warning: medical stories can be bad for you p30 22/8 Sunday Canberra Times Locks get new meaning in police jargon on Bluey Day p1 22/8 Sunday Telegraph Tougher new rule on food p35 22/8 Sunday Telegraph Mum battles son's drug hell p41 22/8 Sunday Telegraph The deadly poison that promises to terminate your wrinkles p21 22/8 Sunday Telegraph Diets put women in danger p3 22/8 Sunday Telegraph Too much fat is deadly p42 22/8 Sunday Telegraph Young Alex's ray of hope p28 22/8 Sunday Telegraph AMA push on kids smoking p42 22/8 Sunday Telegraph Flu bug spreads p25 22/8 Sunday Telegraph Ban on herbal cigarettes p17 22/8 Sunday Herald Sun Why some voles are players and others are stayers p56 22/8 Sunday Herald Sun Study stonewalls coffee adage p58 22/8 Sunday Herald Sun Babies' health 'at risk' p26 22/8 Sunday Herald Sun Exercise plea for fat children p26 22/8 Sunday Herald Sun Divorce or pay, elderly told p34 22/8 Sunday Herald Sun Designer sunnies to cost a shade less p11 22/8 Sunday Herald Sun We demand safety p46 22/8 Sunday Herald Sun They do what? p156 22/8 Sunday Herald Sun Tool time turns nasty at home p13 22/8 Sunday Herald Sun Help for teens at risk p39 22/8 Sunday Herald Sun Volunteers in IOC dope tests p7 22/8 Sunday Herald Sun Bush makes a stand p5 22/8 Sunday Herald Sun Cure this cancer p75 22/8 Sunday Herald Sun Phone traders cash in on fear p37 22/8 Sunday Herald Sun Gran's vow to families of addicts p22 22/8 Sunday Herald Sun Meal poll alarm 22/8 Sunday Herald Sun Mozzies choose their targets p34 22/8 Sunday Herald Sun More condoms, less sex p33 22/8 Sunday Herald Sun Splitting up p16 21/8 Australian Hearing plan falls on deaf ears p10 21/8 Australian Animal infection likely with hep E p10 21/8 Australian Research links leukaemia to infection p10 21/8 Australian The art of artery maintenance p31 21/8 Australian Shepherd damns AMA p11 21/8 Financial Review Why gaining US 'nod' is key to success p31 21/8 Financial Review CSL expects new wave of science investment p14 21/8 Financial Review Investing in new frontiers p29 21/8 Financial Review A strong whiff of poison potential p28 21/8 Financial Review Latest bid to oust AMA leader fails p3 21/8 Sydney Morning Herald Blood crisis p7 21/8 Sydney Morning Herald Intensive care crisis forces cuts p3 21/8 Sydney Morning Herald AMA chief survives leadership challenge p4 21/8 Sydney Morning Herald Bingo! Getting old is no sweat at all p29 21/8 Sydney Morning Herald Memory is made of this p53 21/8 Sydney Morning Herald 'Distress' at asthma drug swap p13 21/8 The Age AMA leader survives challenge p12 21/8 The Age Economics count more than care p8 21/8 The Age Mad cow blood quandary p6 21/8 The Age Aching backs cost millions p6 21/8 The Age Gene hope for infertile men p1 21/8 The Age First steps of the upwardly mobile p14 21/8 Canberra Times Experts unsure about danger of some plastics p12 21/8 Canberra Times Dope hides a real drag pC3 21/8 Canberra Times No more flagging flowers with wonder drug Viagra p10 21/8 Canberra Times Hope on trachoma p10 21/8 Canberra Times FOI: free of pesky inquisitors pC4 21/8 Canberra Times New study shows men also victims of violence p9 21/8 Canberra Times Shepherd routed in special AMA vote p3 21/8 Canberra Times Moore gives access to hep C papers p3 21/8 West Australian AMA chief wins leadership vote p33 21/8 Courier Mail Vote keeps Brand at AMA helm p9 21/8 Courier Mail Bush branches out to bank on its own future p6 21/8 Courier Mail Silent killer in state's buildings p1 21/8 Courier Mail Mad cow disease ruled out p8 21/8 Courier Mail Pig cell implants give hope p20 21/8 Courier Mail Uni team works out our fitness p16 21/8 Advertiser (Adelaide) Chief survives AMA challenge p23 21/8 Advertiser (Adelaide) We can handle emergencies p26 21/8 Advertiser (Adelaide) Blood donor ban fears p11 21/8 Advertiser (Adelaide) $10m centre to aid brain-injured p9 21/8 Advertiser (Adelaide) Third teenager with infection p9 21/8 Advertiser (Adelaide) Domestic violence gets the message p22 21/8 Advertiser (Adelaide) QEH maternity services move 'bewildering' p26 21/8 Daily Telegraph Children at risk p9 21/8 Daily Telegraph Mad cow fears for blood bank p3 21/8 Daily Telegraph Clean bill of health p18 21/8 Daily Telegraph AMA keeps on boil over leadership p4 21/8 Herald Sun Moves to help nursing p52 21/8 Herald Sun Thumbs up for hand therapy p50 21/8 Herald Sun Cancer fight-back p56 21/8 Herald Sun Doctors vote to keep leader p11 21/8 Herald Sun Health watch p51 21/8 Herald Sun Tobacco appeal p13 21/8 Herald Sun Drink lesson for parents p22 21/8 Herald Sun Donors join up p27 21/8 Herald Sun Gene find a clue to male infertility p9 21/8 Hobart Mercury Specialist shortfall warning to RHH p9 20/8 Herald Sun Parents warn on teen killer drink p3 20/8 Herald Sun Thyroid link to learning p22 20/8 The Kalgoorlie Miner Rural health expert visits city p5 18/8 The Border Mail Hospitals welcome cash p6 16/8 North West Star (Mt Isa) Funding to help improve health p7 HEALTHMonitor is produced by Kylie Falla ____________________________________________________________________________ HealthMonitor is produced by Media Monitors ACT Pty Ltd ACN 008 597 939 - Australia's leading media information service. 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