Survey finds alcohol disrupts families - last updated 17 September 2012
More than four million Australians know families whose children may not be properly cared for due to alcohol abuse, a survey has found. The research, released by the Salvation Army on Monday, also revealed that in the past year, problem drinking had caused disruptions in more than three million Australian families.
National push to prevent dementia - last upated 16 September 2012
Australia is leading the world with the first publicly funded program aimed at reducing the risk of developing dementia. A new brain health program, Your Brain Matters, will be launched by Alzheimer's Australia this week.
Patients and relatives abusing doctors - last updated 14 September 2012
Doctors are increasingly the target of verbal and physical aggression from colleagues and patients' relatives, as well as from patients, a new study has found.
Agreement signed for extra elective surgery in Tasmania - last updated 13 September 2012
Minister for Health Tanya Plibersek today announced the Commonwealth and Tasmanian Governments had signed an agreement that will deliver at least 2,600 additional elective surgery operations in Tasmania.
The first additional elective surgery procedures are expected to be undertaken before the end of this month.
The first additional elective surgery procedures are expected to be undertaken before the end of this month.