en-au HealthInsite News http://www.healthinsite.gov.au Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:47:00 +1100 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:47:00 +1100 HealthInsite.gov.au healthinsite.feedback@health.gov.au healthinsite.feedback@health.gov.au Despite the fact that vaccination has been recommended for the prevention of influenza in older people for the past 40 years, the evidence for the safety and efficacy of vaccines for the over-65s is poor.http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/news/Flu_vaccinations__Poor_evidence_for_effectiveness_in_elderlyThu, 11 Mar 2010 13:22:05 +110045734ACC-0091-8555-AD0BF296016826CFNew evidence has emerged to suggest that workers who are able to have input into the way their hours are structured might experience tangible health benefits.http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/news/The_health_benefits_of_flexible_working_hoursWed, 10 Mar 2010 11:18:56 +110008844961-D4A1-4620-192D48FAA9C19215A report in the Medical Journal of Australia has highlighted that small children may be exposed to dangerous levels of mercury if they eat too much of certain fish.http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/news/Mercury_in_fish___hazard_for_small_childrenFri, 26 Feb 2010 15:50:27 +11007FE66BEE-081B-D02F-87C4A375ED5BBF0CThe Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, together with the Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, have released the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission's final report A healthier future for all Australians and announced that there will be a process of public consultation focussed on the Report's recommendations.http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/news/_yourHealth__web_siteTue, 23 Feb 2010 16:53:51 +1100C4E3AB5B-0917-20BF-54613140DB9C3E66Vaccinations are usually associated with young children or travelling overseas, but immunisations given to adults as children can wear off and leave adults exposed to debilitating illnesses.http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/news/Time_to_think_about_vaccinations_againThu, 11 Feb 2010 12:27:01 +1100BA706527-09D3-6AA8-76D5F83CECFC1C03A significant number of Australians are living with diabetes, and the evidence suggests that a similar number of Australians are at risk of contracting diabetes or have not yet been diagnosed. A new case is diagnosed every seven minutes, and there is no cure.http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/news/The_Great_Australian_Bite__All_about_healthy_eatingThu, 11 Feb 2010 09:53:23 +1100B529407E-ED6E-FBDC-4713B03496BD49FFThe latest edition in the ongoing Australian Longitudinal Study of Women’s Health, focussing on women’s reproductive health, has just been released.http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/news/Australian_Women_s_Health_Longitudinal_Study_looks_at_reproductive_healthThu, 28 Jan 2010 12:15:38 +1100727A66C1-A1B3-9E25-13983215457DD95AA new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) says that teenage children have been identified as being at increased risk of dental disease.http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/news/Dental_health_of_Australia_s_teenagers_and_pre_teen_childrenTue, 19 Jan 2010 14:53:20 +110044AF4E81-E46D-B06A-4297C92D340C740AOn 3 December 2009, the TGA approved the Australian-made Panvax H1N1 Vaccine Junior so that children who are between six months and nine years old can be protected from swine flu. The TGA has stated that children under the age of ten will require two doses of the vaccine administered at least 28 days apart.http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/news/Swine_Flu_vaccinations_for_childrenThu, 24 Dec 2009 09:39:30 +1100BDAD0296-A6F1-5DBD-05DFA9B988D90156The Federal Minister for Health and Ageing, Nicola Roxon, after consultation with State and Territory governments, has announced that Australia has developed a new response phase to manage the outbreak of H1N1 Influenza 09 (Human Swine Flu) called PROTECThttp://www.healthinsite.gov.au/news/Swine_Flu_OutbreakThu, 24 Dec 2009 09:32:43 +1100E9F72D1A-90B1-008D-4849A86E5DC001F9