All posts tagged "health"

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  Banana industry weighs-in on nation’s health

  The nation’s banana growers will soon be ‘a-peeling’ to Aussie families around a sizeable issue, as the industry gears up to launch...

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  Have you been vaccinated yet?

  Q fever is caused by a bacterium and is an infectious disease which can cause serious illness in humans.

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  102 reasons to vaccinate horses against Hendra

  Equine Veterinarians Australia (EVA) is urging horse owners to vaccinate their horses against the deadly Hendra virus following three new confirmed cases...

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  Farm Safety Week

  “Any life lost due to a farming accident is one too many.”

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  Queensland farmers urged to gear up to save lives

  St John Ambulance Queensland and AgForce are joining together to urge all Queensland farmers to have a life-saving defibrillator on their farms...

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  Protecting Aussies with stronger imported food laws

  Strengthened powers will enable authorities to hold food at the border if there are reasonable grounds to suspect it possesses a serious...

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  Urging political unity on Q fever

  The United Dairyfarmers of Victoria will push the Federal and Victorian governments to put politics aside and work together to immunise dairy...

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  Major dementia community project to launch at Agfest

  A new dementia research project funded by a $50,000 grant from the Alzheimer’s Australia Dementia Research Foundation will launch at Agfest on...

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  Better medical services for rural mothers

  A number of Federal Government initiatives will help to ease the shortage of qualified doctors available to help women giving birth in...

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  Horses without Hendra protection a risk

  The Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) is expressing its concern about the health and welfare of unvaccinated horses at equestrian events, including endurance...