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A pill to get methamphetamine addicts off their habit will be trialled in eastern Australia

AAP - 18-07-2018

Ice addicts can volunteer for a 12-week trial of medication that aims to help them break their illicit habit. The two-year N-ICE trial in Wollongong,

 
Regular teen drinking leads to alcohol problems in adulthood

HealthTimes - 12-07-2018

Adolescents who drink every week before the age of 17 are two to three times more likely to binge drink, drink drive, and be dependent on alcohol as adults compared with peers

 
Some frozen vegetables sold at Woolworths, Aldi and IGA are being recalled

AAP - 10-07-2018

A recall of frozen vegetables linked to a factory in Europe, amid fears they could be contaminated with listeria, has prompted calls from local growers for shoppers

 
Smokers remain blissfully unaware of the numerous health risks associated with smoking

AAP - 09-07-2018

Many smokers are unaware of the link between smoking and a range of health conditions, from infertility and diabetes to blindness, a new survey has found.

 
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia hit back at health check claim

AAP - 02-07-2018

The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has dismissed warnings from the peak body for GPs that patients should avoid health check ups at pharmacies.

 
Victoria's first supervised injecting room will open its doors within days

AAP - 29-06-2018

A safe injecting room in Melbourne, the state's first, will open within days, Mental Health Minister Martin Foley says. Victoria's first

 
Several cases of salmonella have been linked to South Australian alfalfa sprout products

AAP - 20-06-2018

South Australians are being warned not to eat a range of alfalfa sprout products after the sprouts were linked to 21 confirmed cases of Salmonella.

 
Fish caught in southeast Queensland waterways may be contaminated with firefighting chemicals

AAP - 15-06-2018

Queensland health is advising people to not eat fish caught in some waterways in the state's southeast as they may be contaminated with firefighting chemicals.

 
Nearly one in 10 gluten-free meals sold in Melbourne were found to contain gluten

AAP - 28-05-2018

A study has detected potentially harmful levels of gluten in foods sold and served as 'gluten-free' across Melbourne. People with coeliac

 
Australians encouraged to join available clinical trials

AAP - 25-05-2018

Professor Ian Frazer, the 2006 Australian of the Year, has encouraged Australians to ask about available clinical

 

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