HEALTHMonitor produced by Media Monitors ACT Pty Ltd distributed by Health Communication Network Limited Issue No. 1026 - Wednesday, August 25, 1999 PRINT MEDIA SUMMARY THE AUSTRALIAN Claire Harvey p7 Clergyman asks police to waive heroin charge. The organiser of the controversial Wayside Chapel safe injecting room has asked criminal charges against him be dropped. (HM250800) THE FINANCIAL REVIEW Mark Sculley p4 Getting into the swing of things. Article looks at the issues affecting the upcoming Victorian election. (HM250801) Geoffrey Barker p9 Getting into the swing of things. Article looks at the issues affecting the upcoming Victorian election. (HM250802) THE AGE Claire Miller pA4 Staying inside can kill: warning. CSIRO Atmospheric Research scientists have estimated that 8000 people die everyday from the effects of air pollution. (HM250803) Bill Birnbauer pA4 Tribunal dismisses doctors� threat. A threat by doctors that they would stop disclosing their mistakes is they were to become public has been dismissed by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. (HM250804) Bill Birnbauer pA4 Tribunal dismisses doctors� threat. A threat by doctors that they would stop disclosing their mistakes is they were to become public has been dismissed by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal. (HM250805) Mary-Anne Toy pA5 Staffing hits cancer care. A State-wide shortage of cancer-treatment machines and operators has resulted in a wait of six weeks for cancer treatments at a Melbourne Institute. (HM250806) THE CANBERRA TIMES Rodney Joyce p8 GM milk possible treatment for MS. The addition of human protein genes into cattle, creating genetically modified milk, could assist in the treatment of multiple sclerosis. (HM250807) THE WEST AUSTRALIAN Francesca Hodge p33 Disgruntled patients lodge sharp rise in complaints. The WA Health Consumers� Council has received 311 complaints since 1 January this year. (HM250808) Francesca Hodge p37 New hip, knee register to help patients. A database to collect vital information on knee and hip replacements may lead to better treatments for patients. (HM250809) Francesca Hodge p49 Curtin home for Mother�s love. A statue has been presented to Curtin University by the Kagawa Nutrition University in Japan to honour the strong ties between the two. (HM250810) p50 Between rock and hard of hearing. Australian Hearing claims loud music will cause today�s teenagers to need hearing aids by the age of 50. (HM250811) THE COURIER MAIL John Phaceas p45 200 jobs at Wills to go up in smoke. The closure of two tobacco manufacturing plants will see 200 jobs go at WD&HO Wills and Rothmans Ltd. (HM250812) ADELAIDE ADVERTISER Barry Hailstone p6 Funding gridlock blamed for crisis. SA�s health crisis is primarily a result of the federal-state conflict over funding according to the outgoing chief executive the Women�s and Children�s Hospital. (HM250813) p6 Our system among worst. A study has found that SA�s health system is one of the worst in the nation, with only Victoria performing worse. (HM250814) Mark Steene p22 The study that�s food for thought. Pre-menstrual syndrome leads women to eat twice as much as usual according to new research. (HM250815) Sam Weir and p26 Harsher penalty sought for suspended surgeon. A David Eccles surgeon is appealing against his penalty for charging excessive fees, claiming it is �manifestly excessive�. (HM250816) THE HERALD SUN Kristine Owen p7 Bosses hit out on jobs. The announcement of the Victorian election has bought condemnation from the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry over the government�s job record. (HM250817) THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Kim Sweetman p19 The agony of waiting. Only three extra children�s beds will result from the new Blacktown Hospital. (HM250818) THE HOBART MERCURY p14 Conflict comes out of retirement. A US psychologist said yesterday that retirement can cause friction in marriages. (HM250819) MAJOR MEDIA RELEASES National Farmers� Transparency the key to public confidence in GMO Federation regime. The National Farmers' Federation has welcomed proposed Federal Government processes for monitoring new releases for all genetically modified material. (HM250820) Federal Family and Help for older Australians in choosing their Community Services accommodation. Federal Family and Community Minister Jocelyn Services Minister Jocelyn Newman has launched the Newman 1999 edition of Home and Residence Choices for Older People. (HM250821) CSIRO Air pollution: eight thousand deaths per day. The CSIRO says a recent international Commonwealth Science Council conference heard that air pollution kills eight thousand people every day worldwide. (HM250822) ELECTRONIC MEDIA SUMMARY 2BL 1330 24/8 Harming the health of the unborn. A study commissioned by Sanitarium has shown that women who eat badly can harm the health of any children they may have in the future, with results produced from problems studied during famine times and the birth weight and health problems of the child in later years. The study looked specifically at young women as most are worried about their health and are more concerned about looking thin than eating properly. Nutritionist and Sanitarium spokesperson Sue Radd claims foliates can reduce the occurrence of spinabifida. (Dur:06:00) (HM250823) 2BL 1130 24/8 Children in Australia are getting fatter. Australian Society for the Study of Obesity president Kate Steinbeck says the rising number of obese children is a major concern and is the result of today�s environment where there is less activity and more food. She says that humans evolved to be hunter gatherers and are not designed to be inactive and that there is no way of knowing at the moment how much it will cost for our society to become this fat in the future. Westmead Adolescant Health coordinator Michael Booth says that although increases are small, if they continue at the existing rate the problem will be serious in a few years and blames the many opportunities for children to be entertained whilst sitting still. He also says that the perception is that it is unsafe for kids to be out on the street riding their bikes, that obese children are much more common than the opposite conditions of eating disorders and that the behaviour of parents has a great deal to do with the health of kids. The World Health Organisation is expected to be releasing guidelines on obesity in youth in the very near future. (Dur:20:57) (HM250825) 5AA 0930 24/8 Hospital staff shortages. Hospitals and Health Services' Association Ken Goodall claims people are leaving the health profession, resulting in a shortage of doctors and specialist nurses now extremely difficult to find. He says he is not aware of the input of students into TAFE and other nursing courses. (Dur:00:00) (HM250826) OTHER PRINT ARTICLES 25/8 Australian Belief in his profession p12 25/8 Australian Firstbyte p12 25/8 Australian A thrill that can kill p14 25/8 Australian Silly but safe p34 25/8 Australian Smoke jobs burned p25 25/8 Sydney Morning Lawyers move to abandon drug case p3 Herald 25/8 Sydney Morning Dr Tony Buhagiar p16 Herald 25/8 The Age FoI decision calls for debate: AMA pA4 25/8 The Age Educations, health among a handful of pA8 vital issues 25/8 The Age Brain study p11 25/8 The Age Testing times p12 25/8 Canberra Times Federal bid to reverse NT, WA jail laws p2 25/8 Canberra Times Time for an apology to stolen children p10 25/8 West Australian Concern over country patients p37 25/8 West Australian Cows hold key in MS research p48 25/8 West Australian Old-growth outcry fed organic opposition p8 25/8 Advertiser GPs could help cut hospital wait list p6 (Adelaide) 25/8 Advertiser Diabetes to be offered new drug p26 (Adelaide) 25/8 Herald Sun Man-made man p2 25/8 Herald Sun Family�s germ fear p2 25/8 Herald Sun Bad air indoors a killer p13 25/8 Herald Sun Vitamin C stress claim p15 25/8 Herald Sun Support health inquiry, Premier p17 25/8 Herald Sun The new Jeff factor p19 25/8 Hobart Mercury Hopscotch fills their cup of happiness p9 25/8 Hobart Mercury Faulding push puts it over $10 p33 25/8 Hobart Mercury Sex offenders p16 24/8 Newcastle Royal�s budget woes p6 Herald 20/8 Border Mail School a boost for hospital p5 19/8 Border Mail Orthopaedic dispute resolved p1 HEALTHMonitor is produced by Sarah Hanley Transcripts, clippings, video and audio tapes, further information. 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