In the news July 2005
Smokers getting message to quit
Professor Simon Chapman , Public Health
Source: The Age 29 July 2005
Graphic anti-smoking ads and tough bans have helped push down Australia’s smoking rate, making it the lowest in the industrialised world at 17.7 per cent of Australians aged 15 and over. Professor Chapman says picture warnings on cigarette packs and the banning of smoking in pubs will drive smoking rates down further.
Fruit-flavoured cigarettes highlight an industry smokescreen
Professor Simon Chapman, School of Public Health
Source: Canberra Times 29 July 2005
Article by Prof. Simon Chapman (Public Health) about a new range of fruit-flavoured cigarettes which have been launched in Australia called DJ Mix imported from Hong Kong.
Babies at risk from pollution
Professor Bruce Armstrong, School of Public Health
Source: Sydney Morning Herald 28 July 2005
Women living in areas of Sydney with high levels of traffic pollution give birth to babies that are smaller than those born to women who breathe fewer fumes, NSW Health Department researchers have discovered. Prof. Bruce Armstrong (Public Health) said it was hard to dismiss the evidence that air pollution is associated with low birth weight.
Interview
Professor David Celermajer, Discipline of Medicine
Source: ABC Newcastle, 'Mornings' 26 July 2005
Sydney University cardiologist David Celermajer discusses the research into the blood vessels of new born babies. He said it is a big step forward in assessing the risks of heart disease later in life.
Interview
Professor Simon Chapman, School of Public Health
Source: Radio Adelaide (Adelaide), 'Breakfast' 26 July 2005
Sir Richard Doll, who confirmed the link between smoking and lung cancer, has died at the age of 92. Professor Chapman of the Sydney University Dept of Public Health said the highest rates of lung cancer in Australia are in remote, unpolluted areas with high rates of smoking.
Beautiful minds often hardest to manage
Professor Allan Snyder, The Centre for the Mind
Source: Australian Financial Review 26 July 2005
Employees who have a very high IQ but a low level of emotional intelligence need to be managed differently to enable them to make their best contribution. Professor Snyder of the Centre for the Mind research facility said employers can get the best from their most intelligent workers by encouraging them to take risks and confront conventional wisdom.
Disabled link to breast cancer
Source: South Coast Register 25 July 2005
The National Breast Cancer Foundation is to fund a Sydney University research partnership with Breastscreen NSW to find out what deters women with disabilities from having regular breast screenings.
Mornings
Professor Simon Chapman, School of Public Health
Source: Sydney Morning Herald 25 July 2005
New research indicates that hundreds of thousands of Australians are unaware of the harmful effects of smoking with only two in five smokers being able to correctly identify that there is no health benefit in smoking light or mild cigarettes. Professor Chapman, says the ACCC recently told the tobacco companies that they can no longer use terms like mild because it's certainly not safer.
Interview
Associate Professor Deborah Schofield, Research Fellow, Regional Dept of Rural Health
Source: ABC Radio National, 'Life Matters' 25 July 2005
Associate Professor Deborah Schofield discusses the aging and retirement patterns of GPs and nurses. She predicts a shortage of medical professionals in 20 years and suggests some strategies that could be used to encourage nurses to stay in the workforce.
Interview
Professor Simon Chapman, School of Public Health
Source: 6PR (Perth) 'Drive' 25 July 2005
Professor Chapman from the University of Sydney says just about every Australian has heard the proposition that smoking is harmful to health, but the Pfizer Australian Health Report on Smoking was an attempt to ask exactly what the public does know. Chapman says three out of five respondents to a 13 question questionnaire believed that there is some health benefit to be gained by smoking light or mild cigarettes, but the ACCC has just banned the terms light and mild from cigarette packets.
Interview
Professor Bruce Armstrong, School of Public Health
Source: ABC Newcastle (Newcastle), 'Mornings' 25 July 2005
Sydney University School of Public Health head Bruce Armstrong discusses a study that indicates early exposure by children to other children shows contracting childhood leukaemia is less likely. He referred to the polio outbreak in the middle of last year as a wake up call that an artificially sterilised environment is detrimental.
Interview
Professor Bruce Armstrong, School of Public Health
Source: ABC NSW Statewide (Sydney), 'Statewide Drive' 25 July 2005
A UK study showed attending day care in infancy decreases the risk of leukaemia. Professor Armstrong, University of Sydney, said leukaemia is caused firstly by a 'mutogenic change' in a baby prior to birth and, secondly, due to a decreased exposure to common germs from a young age. He said cases of paralytic polio increased as sanitation increased in society.
Small babies’ thick arteries key to later risk
Professor David Celermajer, Discipline of Medicine
Source: Sydney Morning Herald 25 July 2005
Full-term babies who are born small have thicker heart arteries than those who are heavier, according to a study by the University of Sydney which was published in The Lancet. Cardiologist David Celermajer led the research.
Thinktank
Dr Euan Tovey, Discipline of Medicine
Source: The Age 25 July 2005
Brett Green, a PhD student at Sydney University’s Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, will analyse particles in household air to detect their allergic potential. His supervisor, Dr Euan Tovey, has devised an assay that screens particles for their allergic potential for an individual person.
Bad news
Dr Alison Poulton, Western Clinical School, Westmead Hospital
Source: Sun-Herald 24 July 2005
Stimulant medications for children who suffer from ADHD can slow their growth, a review of evidence by Dr Alison Poulton, a paediatrician at the Western Clinical School, Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney, has found.
Healthy behaviour
Professor Ian (Brian) Hickie, Discipline of Psychiatry, Brain Mind Research Institute
Source: Sunday Telegraph 24 July 2005
There is increasing evidence that both negative attitudes and an anxious disposition can make us more susceptible to everyday viral infections. One of the earliest studies to bear this out was conducted by Professor Ian Hickie, now the executive director of the University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Research Institute.
Making family car smoke-free
Professor Simon Chapman, School of Public Health
Source: Sunday Telegraph 24 July 2005
The NSW branch of the Australian Medical Association and anti-smoking campaigners have called on the state government to ban smoking in cars carrying children. Professor of Public Health at Sydney University, Simon Chapman, said smoking in cars posed a significant health hazard to children.
Interview
Source: 2GB – Sydney, 'Ray Hadley Morning Show' 22 July 2005
Dr Rowley Richards who graduated from the University of Sydney in Medicine has just released a book about his experiences as a prisoner of war during WW2.
Interview
Professor Deborah Schofield and Dr Sue Page of the Northern Rivers University Department of Rural Health, School of Public Health
Source: NBN News Gold Coast, NBN Gosford; NBN Lismore 22 July 2005
Northern Rivers University is working to address the predicted critical shortage of doctors and nurses.
Threat of rationing for chronically ill
Professor Stephen Leeder, School of Public Health
Source: Sydney Morning Herald 21 July 2005
Health services could be rationed and patients with long-term or chronic illnesses deemed ineligible for care under a fund holding model policy being considered by the Federal Government, the AMA has warned. Professor Leeder said the government’s interventions in the health system over the past nine years had been ‘spectacularly bad’ so caution over any fund holding proposal was justified.
Research Report
Source: 2GB (Sydney), 'Alan Jones' 21 July 2005
The AMA has said the position of the family doctor is under threat. Research by the University of Sydney predicts health workforce shortages in the next five years.
A team approach will alleviate GP shortage
Source: Canberra Times 20 July 2005
A major shortfall in the medical workforce will hit Australian over the next 20 years. This prediction by University of Sydney researchers cannot be disputed.
Tuberculosis and diabetes expert dies aged 81
Source: Canberra Times 20 July 2005
Tony Proust was a thoracic physician who made a significant contribution to the understanding and treatment of tuberculosis in Australia during a distinguished career lasting 38 years. He studied medicine at Sydney University and graduated in 1948.
Jennie Brand-Miller: GI Jennie
Professor Jennie Brand-Miller, Dept of Biochemistry, School of Molecular and Microbial Bioscience
Source: The Guardian 19 July 2005
Profile of Dr Jennie Brand-Miller of the University of Sydney, the nutritionalist at the forefront of the glycaemic index diet revolution. http://education.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,5241704-111763,00.html
Mobile at the wheel four times as deadly
Ms Suzanne McEvoy,
Source: Northern Daily Leader 15 July 2005
Also reported in the 'Daily Advertiser', Wagga Wagga
Drivers are four times more likely to crash if they are using a mobile phone regardless of whether they are using a hands-free device, a study shows. Study leader Dr Suzanne McEvoy said sex, age group or availability of a hands-free device do not influence the likelihood of a crash. The study was conducted with researchers from The George Institute for International Health at the University of Sydney.
Mobile Madness
Ms Suzanne McEvoy, The George Institute for International Health
Source: Sydney Morning Herald 'Drive' 15 July 2005 July 2005
Drivers are four times more likely to crash if they are using a mobile phone regardless of whether they are using a hands-free device, a study shows. The study was conducted with researchers from The George Institute for International Health at the University of Sydney.
Review of treatment for bone disease
Professor Phillip Sambrook, Discipline of Medicine - Department of Rheumatology, RNSH
Source: Sydney Morning Herald 14 July 2005
Health officials have promised to review screening tests for the disorder osteoporosis after a proposal to expand access to preventive drugs was rejected for the third time. Philip Sambrook Professor of Rheumatology at the University of Sydney said it would be almost impossible to convince the committee of the drugs’ usefulness.
A thin childhood no defence against fat
Dr Michael Booth, School of Public Health
Source: Sydney Morning Herald 14 July 2005
A study by the University of Tasmania has found 60 per cent of obese adults aged 25 to 35 had normal weights during childhood. Dr Michael Booth of Sydney University’s Centre for Overweight and Obesity said the results were not unexpected.
Mums take fat flak
Professor Louise Baur, Paediatrics and Child Health, The Children’s Hospital, Westmead
Source: The Australian 14 July 2005
The Nepean Cohort study has shown how mothers eat and how much television they watch determines whether or not their children will become fat adolescents. Project leader Louise Baur a paediatrician with the Children’s Hospital at Westmead said modelling healthy behaviours influences the choices children make.
Tunnel trouble
Associate Professor Ray Kearney, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology
Source: Daily Telegraph 14 July 2005
The M5 is a health hazard because pollution caused by diesel-powered vehicles in the tunnel meant there was a likelihood of increased exposure to chemicals that are proven to cause cancer, according to Dr Ray Kearney, Sydney University immunology and infectious diseases expert.
Mobiles in cars cause accidents: university study
Ms Suzanne McEvoy,
Source: Coffs Coast Advocate 14 July 2005
A study investigating mobile phone use and motor vehicle crash has shown an elevated risk of crashing irrespective of how a phone is used. Dr Suzanne McEvoy said the increased likelihood was not influenced by gender, age or availability of a hands-free device.
Review of treatment for bone disease
Professor Philip Sambrook, Discipline of Medicine - Department of Rheumatology, RNSH
Source: Sydney Morning Herald 14 July 2005
Interviewed Philip Sambrook, professor of rheumatology at the University of Sydney and medical director of the patient advocacy group Osteoporosis Australia.
Finding That Circumcision Reduces AIDS Infections Won't End Debate
Professor Brian Morris, Discipline of Physiology
Source: CNSNews.com 14 July 2005
A major conference on HIV-AIDS will soon hear about new research linking male circumcision with dramatically reduced HIV infection rates, but the finding is unlikely to end a long running debate over the procedure. News of the latest research were welcomed by Australian expert and circumcision advocate Prof. Brian Morris of the University of Sydney, who called it "an extremely important finding." http://www.cnsnews.com/news/viewstory.asp?Page=%5CCulture%5Carchive%5C200507%5CCUL20050714a.html
Interview
Associate Professor Ray Kearney, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology
Source: Radio Adelaide 'Breakfast' 14 July 2005
Leong said the resolution on greenhouse gasses at the G8 summit is good news for the ethanol industry and E10. She talks with Associate Professor Raymond Kearney of Sydney University about E10 and the environmental benefits of ethanol.
Hands-free phones just as dangerous in cars – study
Professor Mark Stevenson, The George Institute for International Health
Source: Reuters AlertNet - UK 14 July 2005
People talking on cell phones while driving are at least four times more likely to be involved in a collision and using a hands-free device does virtually nothing to reduce the risk, new research has shown. "This research has highlighted that hands-free isn't fine, that it does also elevate your risk of crashing," study co-author Professor Mark Stevenson told Reuters on Thursday.
Study
Source: SEA FM Mackay, Queensland - 08:30 News 14 July 2005
A University of Sydney study has found that those who use mobile phones increase their crash risk by four times for the next ten minutes.
Hands-free, but not crash free
Professor Mark Stevenson, The George Institute for International Health
Source: Sydney Morning Herald 13 July 2005
Using a hands-free device does virtually nothing to lessen the risk of talking on a phone while driving, according to a report published in the British Medical Journal. The study leader, Mark Stevenson said holding a conversation remains a major distraction. http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/handsfree-but-not-crashfree/2005/07/12/1120934245286.html
No-hands phone is no safer
Ms Suzanne McEvoy, The George Institute for International Health
Source: The Australian 13 July 2005
A survey conducted by the George Institute for International Health at the University of Sydney found that talking on a mobile phone while driving quadruples the risk of having a crash. Their report, published in the British Medical Journal, found that using a hands-free device does virtually nothing to lessen the risk. Suzanne McEvoy, senior research fellow at the George Institute said people should minimise their use of phones in vehicles. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,15913775%255E2702,00.html
Driven to distraction by mobile phones
Professor Mark Stevenson, The George Institute for International Health
Source: The Australian Financial Review 13 July 2005
A survey at the University of Sydney found that talking on a mobile phone while driving quadruples the risk of having a crash. Their report, published in the British Medical Journal, found that using a hands-free device does virtually nothing to lessen the risk. The director of the injury prevention and trauma care division of the George Institute for International Health, Mark Stevenson said holding a conversation remains a major distraction.
Hands-free car phones no safer
Professor Mark Stevenson, The George Institute for International Health
Source: The Age 13 July 2005
A survey conducted by the George Institute for International Health at the University of Sydney found that talking on a mobile phone while driving quadruples the risk of having a crash. Their report, published in the British Medical Journal, found that using a hands-free device does virtually nothing to lessen the risk. Study co-author Mark Stevenson said although it is legal to use a hands-free phone, it increases the risk of crashing by 3.8 times.
Hang-up alert for drivers
Ms Suzanne McEvoy, The George Institute for International Health
Source: Courier Mail 13 July 2005
University of Sydney research showed drivers are four times more likely to crash if they are using a mobile phone, regardless of whether they are using a hands-free device, study leader Dr Suzanne McEvoy said.
Research hands drivers warning on mobile use
Source: West Australian 13 July 2005
Drivers who use mobile phones, even hands free, have four times the chance of having a serious crash, say researchers from the University of WA’s Injury Research Centre and Sydney University.
Mobiles linked to car crashes
Source: Mercury (Hobart) 13 July 2005
University of Sydney research showed drivers are four times more likely to crash if they are using a mobile phone, regardless of whether they are using a hands-free device.
Interview
Professor Mark Stevenson, The George Institute for International Health
Source: Channel 7 News (Melbourne) 13 July 2005
Also: Channel 7 (Brisbane), (Cairns), (Australia wide); Channel 9 (Sydney), Channel 9 (Adelaide)
A new study out today shows that using hands-free mobile phone in a car is as dangerous as using a regular mobile. Interviewees
Mobiles crash risk: study
Source: Border Mail 13 July 2005
University of Sydney analysis of Western Australian data shows drivers are four times more likely to crash if they are using a mobile phone, regardless of whether they are using a hands-free device.
Mixing Driving and Phoning Is Hospitalization in the Making
Ms Suzanne McEvoy, The George Institute for International Health
Source: MedPage Today - Little Falls, NJ, USA 13 July 2005
A team of Australian researchers found using a mobile phone up to 10 minutes before a vehicle accident was associated with a four times greater risk for crashing. "Sex, age group, or type of mobile phone did not affect the association between phone use and risk of crash," Susan McEvoy, a senior research fellow at the University of Sydney and colleagues reported in the July 12 online edition of BMJ.
Study
Professor Mark Stevenson, The George Institute for International Health
Source: NBN News (Gold Coast) 13 July 2005
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The study by the University of Sydney attracted 450 drivers finding those who talk on mobile four times likely to crash. Profesor Stevenson, Sydney University, says the risk relates to driver distraction.
Mobiles crash risk: study
Source: Wodonga Border Mail, Albury 13 July 2005
Drivers are four times more likely to crash if they are using a mobile phone, regardless of whether they are using a hands-free device, a study shows. http://www.bordermail.com.au/newsflow/pageitem?page_id=1003720
Unit puts spotlight on melanoma genes
Dr Graham Mann, Discipline of Medicine
Source: Parramatta Advertiser 13 July 2005
Better treatments for melanoma will be the outcome of research undertaken by the Sydney Melanoma Units, Associate Professor Graham Mann said last week.
Study
Professor Mark Stevenson, The George Institute for International Health
Source: ABC 702 (Sydney) 'Drive' 12 July 2005
Mark Stevenson, from the George Institute at Sydney University, spoke on the subject of the dangers of using mobile phones while driving.
Study
Source: 2GB (Sydney) 'Philip Clark' 12 July 2005
New research by the University of Sydney shows that drivers are four times more likely to crash their cars if they're using a mobile phone.
Study
Suzanne McEvoy, The George Institute for International Health
Source: 6PR (Perth) 'Drive' 12 July 2005
Ms Susanne McEvoy is the Principal Study Author with the George Institute for International Health and says the findings of the research are important, and of some concern.
Interview
Suzanne McEvoy, The George Institute for International Health
Source: ABC 936 (Hobart) 'Drive Time' 12 July 2005
Ms Suzanne McEvoy, Senior Research Fellow, George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney discusses her research showing the use of hands free mobile phones in cars is still dangerous.
Phoning in Cars Quadruples Crash Risk, Study Finds
Source: Bloomberg.com 12 July 2005
People who use their mobile phones while driving are four times more likely to have a car crash than those who don't, even if they aren't holding the phone, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal.
Cell Phone Use Quadruples Car Crash Risk
Source: forbes.com USA 12 July 2005
Drivers distracted by cell phone conversations quadruple their risk of a serious accident, according to new research out of Australia. The University of Sydney study also found that hands-free mobile phones are no safer than handheld mobile phones while driving.http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/health/feeds/hscout/2005/07/12/hscout526795.html
Hands-free cellphones carry car crash risk too
Ms Suzanne McEvoy, The George Institute for International Health
Source: NewScientist.com 12 July 2005
A survey has found that talking on a mobile phone while driving quadruples the risk of having a crash. Study leader Suzanne McEvoy at the Injury Prevention and Trauma Care Division of the University of Sydney found mobiles significantly increased the chance of a crash, regardless of whether a hands-free device was used.
Chance to bone up on arthritis
Source: Penrith Press 12 July 2005
A public forum on arthritis on 20 July has been organised by the Institute of Bone and Joint Research of the University of Sydney.
Phone headsets in cars not safer, study contends
Source: Seattle Times - Seattle, WA, USA 12 July 2005
A study suggests that motorists aren't any better off using a headset in the car than holding the phone to their ear: They're still four times as likely to end up in a crash and injured. Researchers at the University of Sydney estimated the risk of injury by comparing the drivers' cellphone use before their crashes occurred and at control intervals earlier. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002374605_cellphones12.html
Mobiles in cars: Hands-free just as dangerous
Source: Silicon.com UK 12 July 2005
A study from an Australian university has concluded that using a mobile phone - with or without a hands-free kit - increases a driver's risk of crashing. The report, by researchers from the George Institute for International Health at the University of Sydney, discovered that phone use has a dramatic effect on the likelihood of a driver having a crash that requires hospital treatment.
Ilau denies missing guns claims
Associate Professor Philip Alpers, School of Public Health
Source: The National - Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 12 July 2005
Defence Force Commander Peter Ilau has slammed what he described as “misleading” reports on the missing 7000 PNGDF weapons. “The figures given in the Guns Summit in Goroka are incorrect and Professor Alpers may have misinterpreted the report that he got from my staff,” Commander Ilau said yesterday.
Stuttering a genetically acquired physical problem
Professor Mark Onslow, Australian Stuttering Research Centre
Source: 2UE (Sydney) 10 July 2005
Dr Mark Onslow from the Australian Stuttering Research Centre at Sydney University says that stuttering is a genetically acquired physical problem and people who suffer from chronic stuttering are often very eager to seek treatment.
Diabetes incurable, but manageable
Dr Stephen Twigg, Discipline of Medicine
Source: 2GB (Sydney) 9 July 2005
Stephen Twigg, a senior lecturer at Sydney University, says we cannot cure diabetes but we can manage it.
Saudi agreement sealed
College of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine
Source: UniNews 8 July 2005
The Saudi Government has selected the University of Sydney to train the next generation of Saudi doctors, dentists, nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals.
Interview
Professor Don (Donald) Nutbeam, Pro Vice Chancellor , College of Health Sciences
Source: ABC 702 (Sydney) 7pm News 7 July 2005
The Uni of Sydney has praised its medical researchers for their share of funding which has been allocated this year.
Stutterers’ hidden pain targeted in $101m health package; research ... boosted
Professor Richard (Rick) Kefford, Discipline of Medicine and Westmead Millennium Institute - Westmead Institute for Cancer Research
Source: Sydney Morning Herald 7 July 2005
Ann Packham of the Australian Stuttering Research Centre at University of Sydney and Ross Menzies who heads the anxiety disorders clinic have received more than $4 million of the funding allocated through the National Health and Medical Research Council for a program to treat stuttering and study the extreme social phobia that often goes with it.
Another grant will fund a study into risk factors for melanoma carried out by a team headed by Professor Richard Kefford.
Boost to research
Source: Lightning Ridge News 7 July 2005
Sydney University will receive one fifth of federal government funding of $100 million for medical research, equipment and clinical trials.
Suck it up says report
Associate Professor Ray Kearney, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology
Source: North Shore Times 6 July 2005
The chair of the Lane Cove Tunnel Action Group, Ray Kearney, Associate Professor or Infectious Diseases and Immunology at Sydney University, said an independent report showed Lane Cove residents and motorists could inhale twice as much toxic exhaust from the Lane Cove tunnel as predicted.
Skin cancer unit receives research funding boost
Professor Richard (Rick) Kefford, Discipline of Medicine and Westmead Millennium Institute - Westmead Institute for Cancer Research)
Source: ABC Online 6 July 2005
The Sydney melanoma unit will receive almost $8 million of federal government funding. Professor Richard Kefford said the unit will research why some people are prone to skin cancer and why some skin cancers are resistant to treatment. http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200507/s1408164.htm
Govt to spend more than $100 million on medical research
Source: AAP Newswire 6 July 2005
Sydney University will receive one fifth of grants worth $101 million to fund research. Projects include a study into why melanoma affects some people and not others.
Officials ‘trade’ illegal arms
Associate Professor Philip Alpers, School of Public Health
Source: Illawarra Mercury 6 July 2005
Associate Professor Philip Alpers told a national gun summit in PNG most high-powered firearms used in crime and tribal fights in PNG are bought or stolen from the military or police.
Interview
Professor Ian Fraser, Dept of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Source: ABC 702 (Sydney) 07:45 News 5 July 2005
The chairman of an inquiry into Medicare funding for IVF treatment says the terms of reference are appropriate to the review.
Interview
Professor Ian Fraser, Dept of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Source: ABC 666 (Canberra) - 06.00 News 5 July 2005
The Chairman of an Inquiry into Medicare Funding of IVF Treatment, Professor Ian Fraser, has defended the terms of reference of the investigation amid claims by the Federal Opposition that the terms are designed to reflect Federal Health Minister Tony Abbott’s personal views on the issue.
Interview
Source: ABC 612 (Brisbane) 7.45 News 5 July 2005
Professor Ian Fraser, Dept of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Chairman of an inquiry into Medicare funding for IVF treatment says the terms of reference are appropriate. Interviewee: Prof Ian Fraser, Sydney University
Interview
Professor Ian Fraser, Dept of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Source: ABC (Newcastle) 06.00 News 5 July 2005
The chairman of an inquiry into Medicare funding for IVF treatment says the terms of reference are appropriate to the review but the Federal Opposition claims the inquiry reflects the Health Minister, Tony Abbott's determination to cut funding. Interviewee: Professor Ian Fraser, panel chairman, Sydney University.
IVF panel is stacked by Abbott: Gillard
Professor Ian Fraser, Dept of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Source: Canberra Times 5 July 2005
The committee which will review the medical effectiveness of IVF and its funding will be chaired by Ian Fraser, a professor of reproductive medicine at the University of Sydney’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Medicare IVF under review
Professor Ian Fraser, Dept of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Source: Courier Mail 5 July 2005
University of Sydney professor Ian Fraser will chair the committee which will review Medicare funding for IVF.
Concern at IVF review
Professor Ian Fraser, Dept of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Source: Australian Financial Review 5 July 2005
The committee which will review IVF subsidies will be chaired by Ian Fraser, professor of reproductive medicine at the University of Sydney.
Cut number of operations, hospital tells surgeons
Professor Carol Pollock, Discipline of Medicine
Source: Sydney Morning Herald 4 July 2005
Surgeons at Royal North Shore hospital have been ordered to cut the number of operations they perform because they have overspent their budget. The NSW Health Minister will release today the results of a review of Royal North Shore Hospital’s surgery services by the Sydney University professor of medicine Carol Pollock.
Ethics fear over uni medicine
Associate Professor Ian Kerridge, Discipline of Medicine - Centre for Values and Ethics and the Law in Medicine
Source: Daily Telegraph 4 July 2005
In the Medical Journal of Australia, Sydney University academics including bioethicist Ian Kerridge have criticised the University of Notre Dame’s affiliation with the Catholic Church as having the potential to undermine the medical education provided.
30 minutes keeps baby bones strong
Professor Chris Cowell, Children’s Hospital, Westmead
Source: Daily Telegraph 4 July 2005
Low vitamin D levels in pregnant women could lead to babies developing rickets in their first year, said Professor Cowell from the University of Sydney’s Children’s Hospital, Westmead.
Med school criticised
Source: Canberra Times 4 July 2005
In the Medical Journal of Australia, Sydney University academics including bioethicist Ian Kerridge have criticised the University of Notre Dame’s affiliation with the Catholic Church as having the potential to undermine the medical education provided.
Catholic medical training queried
Associate Professor Ian Kerridge, Discipline of Medicine - Centre for Values and Ethics and the Law in Medicine
Source: The Australian, Canberra Times, Daily Telegraph 4 July 2005
Says that ethicists are concerned that Australia’s first religiously affiliated medical school may limit students’ training in order to abide by Catholic beliefs. These concerns were raised by Associate Professor Kerridge in an article in the Medical Journal of Australia.
Health - It’s a guy thing
Professor Stephen Leeder, School of Public Health
Source: Sun-Herald - Sunday Life Magazine 3 July 2005
Professor Leeder says that tests for which men should visit their GP include blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, bowel cancer and prostate cancer. Article says that many potentially deadly male health issues are easily treated - all men have to do is ask.
Ways to beat winter blues
Professor Ian (Brian) Hickie, Discipline of Psychiatry - Brain Mind Research Institute
Source: Sun-Herald - Sunday Life Magazine 3 July 2005
Professor Hickie a Sydney University psychiatrist and adviser to beyondblue said the winter blues begin to set in as autumn ends.
Penny has chance to attract doctors
Professor Bruce Armstrong, School of Public Health
Source: Forbes Advocate 2 July 2005
Councillor Ron Penny attended his first meeting of the University of Sydney’s School of Rural Health community advisory board on Wednesday. The new chair of the board is Professor Bruce Armstrong, head of the university’s School of Public Health.