Outdoor smoking stubbed | Northern Daily Leader | 23.2.11 Guyra Shire Council will be the first local government in the region to ban smoking in outdoor eating areas. It plans to ban smoking in alfresco dining areas, public playgrounds, within 10 metres of childrens play equipment, in and around public swimming pools and public recreation centres and…
$50m to save 500 lives: study | West Australian | 21.2.11 As many as 500 lives would be saved every year if the Federal Government funded a national bowel cancer screening program, according to new research. The Medical Journal of Australia study, which has been funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing and…
Smoking stubbed out in Castle Hill main street | Hills Shire Times | 14.2.11 Smokers will not be allowed to light up when they are dining outdoors on Castle Hill’s main street. Hills Shire councillors have voted to ban smoking in alfresco dining areas on the Old Northern Rd between Showground and Crane roads. Cr…
Push for junk food ads ban | Illawarra Mercury | 12.2.11 The Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) has backed calls for a comprehensive ban on junk food advertisements seen by children. “Junk food marketing … is contributing to a situation where, for the first time, we are facing the distinct possibility that this generation…
Cancer delays putting lives at risk | Newcastle Herald | 8.2.11 A senior specialist, whose patients include young men with testicular cancer, says a delay in receiving treatment of just a few weeks puts them at significant risk. Dr Grant has joined other doctors and health professionals publicly criticising the Hunter’s cancer treatment services for…