November 19, 2009 – 3:31 pm
Continuing the theme of the previous post, Research Australia has also been looking into the impact of an economic crunch on the community’s health.
Their investigations raise concerns for the wellbeing of many vulnerable groups – especially in rural Australia – but also show there are many unanswered questions about the relationship between recession and health.
Dr [...]
November 19, 2009 – 12:13 pm
What does economic crisis mean for a country’s health? Hunger and hardship for the population’s most vulnerable, judging by the news coming out of the US.
Croakey’s North American correspondent, Dr Lesley Russell, writes:
“While an excellent discussion is underway on Croakey about the value of calorie labeling in tackling obesity, it has been shocking this week [...]
November 16, 2009 – 11:54 am
In the late 1800s, when the people of eastern Quebec realised the money that could be made from what was known locally as “cotton rock”, they decided to name their settlement after it. They never could have guessed what it might one day mean to come from a town called Asbestos.
All these years later, Canada [...]
November 13, 2009 – 11:48 am
I know, I know – we’re all too busy, no time to read etc – but here are a few articles from recent times that are worth the effort, if you haven’t spotted them already. They cover everything from the health impacts of inequality to mental health, alcohol policy, and the ties that bind pharma [...]
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Tagged alcohol, High Court, inequality, mental illness, pharmaceutical marketing, violence
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October 16, 2009 – 12:01 pm
As we speak, bloggers are gathering in Las Vegas for the Blog World New Media Expo, billed as “the world’s largest blogging and new media conference”. There are several sessions on health and new media.
I came across this event while doing some research recently on new media and health, which also led me to some [...]
October 6, 2009 – 8:25 am
The Pacific tsunami has brought back painful memories for Australian journalist Kimina Lyall, who was living in Thailand when a tsunami struck there in 2004.
She wrote about her experiences in a book, Out of the Blue: Facing the Tsunami. She will donate the sales of her remaining copies to aid the Samoan disaster victims [...]
September 30, 2009 – 7:30 pm
Who says US health reform is too complicated to be explained on the back of the napkin?
Check out this great example of clever communication.
(thanks to Dr Trevor Kerr for sending in the link)
September 30, 2009 – 12:04 pm
Health reform is generating much activity and interest right around the world. What can we learn from the experiences overseas?
Dr Mary Haines, Editor of the Hospital Alliance for Research Collaboration (HARC) eBulletin, has been investigating the lessons from the UK.
She has filed this report, based on the latest HARC eBulletin, released today:
“For those unconvinced about [...]
September 22, 2009 – 8:46 pm
The announcement last Friday that the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved CSL’s vaccine against swine flu and that a national vaccination campaign will be rolled out in the next few weeks means two things:
• a lot of people must be working pretty hard and wondering how on earth they’re going to pull it all [...]
The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma has published this tipsheet for responsible reporting on the swine flu, compiled by Times-Picayune health reporter John Pope.
The tips are fairly straightforward; the only one likely to raise eyebrows suggests avoiding terms such as “epidemic”.
This tips says: “Watch your language. People are already anxious, so don’t make the [...]
