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The Prime Minister, the Minister for Education and the Minister for Health today announced 1,094 new Commonwealth supported higher education places in the national priority area of nursing.
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Australia has made huge strides in diagnosing and treating the disease.
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NSW Minister for Health Reba Meagher said today the state’s hospitals are performing better than ever despite a 4.5 per cent increase in the number of people attending our emergency departments over the past year.
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NSW Minister for Health, John Della Bosca has announced a new $5 million trial to address the growing problem of type 2 diabetes among the NSW adult population.
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Many patients with chronic illnesses will benefit from the added convenience of some PBS prescriptions now being able to be prescribed by doctors for a 12-month period.
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The Rudd Government will invest $148 million to immediately establish new GP training places, allowing 175 additional new doctors to begin training to become GPs over the next two years.
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Minister for Science and Medical Research, and Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Cancer), Tony Stewart, today congratulated the Hunter Medical Research Institute for their latest groundbreaking research into newborn health.
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The Rudd Government today launched the national Measure Up campaign to tackle obesity – a major weapon in the fight against obesity, aimed at saving lives.
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Enoxaparin sodium (Clexane®), used to prevent abnormal blood clotting, will be available on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) today in ampoules, and patients with schizophrenia will be offered an additional strength of paliperidone (Invega®).