All posts tagged "health"

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  News and Views

  Rural Australia – Don’t opt out

  ll country people are urged to embrace My Health Record – an online summary of their health information.

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  News and Views

  An orange a day keeps macular degeneration away

  A new study has shown that people who regularly eat oranges are less likely to develop macular degeneration than people who do...

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  Bird bacteria linked to horse and human health

  Pregnancy losses in horses have been traced to a strain of bird chlamydia by researchers from the NSW Department of Primary Industries...

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  Small Farms

  Women in Horticulture set to GO PINK to raise funds for breast cancer research

  The leading ladies of Australia’s horticulture industry will paint the town pink at the Hort Connections 2018 conference in Brisbane – and...

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  An egg a day may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease

  Consumption of up to one egg daily was linked with lower rates of strokes and heart disease, according to the research published...

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  Livestock

  Sheep producers reminded to watch for pregnancy toxaemia

  The WA Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is warning sheep producers of an increased risk of pregnancy toxaemia in lambing...

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  Lupins and anti-inflammatory properties

  A global team including researchers from Spain, CSIRO and The University of Western Australia have shown that narrow-leafed lupins can provide alternative...

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  Livestock

  Animal welfare remains number one priority

  Following an Animal Welfare Review Stakeholder Deliberation hosted by the WA Minister for Agriculture and Food which involved discussions about amendments to...

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  Continuing work to help combat antimicrobial resistance

  The Government is launching a new online resource for industry and the community as part of our ongoing work to tackle the...

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  World Mental Health Day

  The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is reminding regional Australians to look after one another as part of 2017’s World Mental Health Day.