| City Wants a Smoking Ban on Beaches Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, on the attack against secondhand smoke, said, “People don’t like their beaches being used as ashtrays.” feeds.nytimes.com |
WA's tough anti-smoking laws in force The toughest anti-smoking laws in the country have come into effect in WA. abc.net.au |
Call for remote health boost to cut patient travel The Queensland Opposition says the State Government needs to put a more diverse range of staff in regional and remote medical services to reduce the burden of patient travel. abc.net.au |
Spending Review: What it means for the Department of Health The Department of Health's budget has been protected, while NHS organisations believe they can save £20bn over three years. telegraph.co.uk |
Hormone therapy increases cancer death risk A new study has found that menopausal women who use hormone replacement therapy (HRT) are at a greater risk of dying from breast cancer than women who do not. abc.net.au |