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Baby-boomer women at highest risk of asthma death

Baby-boomer women at highest risk of asthma death

Dr Jonathan Burdon, Chair of the National Asthma Council Australia, talks to newsGP about keeping an eye on at-risk asthma patients.


Australia’s alcohol-induced deaths decreasing

Australia’s alcohol-induced deaths decreasing

Key numbers are at their lowest rate since the ’90s, but the news is not all positive.


Australian overdose deaths are increasing – and the demographics are changing

Australian overdose deaths are increasing – and the demographics are changing

This year’s annual report on Australian overdose deaths from the Penington Institute details significant – and sometimes surprising – changes over time in demographics and drug types.


Non-medical use of pharmaceutical drugs on the rise

Non-medical use of pharmaceutical drugs on the rise

Close to one million Australians are misusing pharmaceutical drugs, a new Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report has found.


Almost 40% of Australian cancer deaths could be avoided with lifestyle changes

Almost 40% of Australian cancer deaths could be avoided with lifestyle changes

New research showing almost 40% of Australian cancer deaths could be avoided with lifestyle changes helps to underline the importance of preventive healthcare.


Preventive care and potentially avoidable deaths

Preventive care and potentially avoidable deaths

Almost one in five deaths in Australia in 2013–15 could possibly have been avoided, according to new data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).


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