2007
December
Demand for accommodation by homeless exceeds supply 19 December 2007
Heart disease and accidents drive death rates up in regional and remote areas 18 December 2007
Fluoridated water puts Australia’s children in top ten in world dental health 17 December 2007
Dental health of Indigenous children worsens 14 December 2007
Brain injuries more common in men 13 December 2007
Economic prosperity, but what about life? 6 December 2007
November
More babies, older mums, caesareans 23 November 2007
Older Australians 'active contributors to family and community' says national report 22 November 2007
Welfare spending $90 billion in 2005-06 21 November 2007
Transport and falls responsible for most spinal cord injuries 14 November 2007
Australia in top five for smoking less, but also in top five for obesity 13 November 2007
October
One in 100 use disability support services 26 October 2007
Gains made in health of Indigenous mothers and babies, but more improvements needed 24 October 2007
Improvements seen in Indigenous housing but areas of concern remain 18 October 2007
Better outcomes for single embryo transfer babies 16 October 2007
Osteoarthritis affects 1.3 million Australians 12 October 2007
Food-related anaphylaxis is on the rise in Australia 11 October 2007
Land transport and rail safety reports detail injury rates 10 October 2007
Growth in health expenditure is slowing 5 October 2007
Breast cancer survival very high with early detection 3 October 2007
September
Arthritis and osteoporosis significant contributors to disability in Australia 7 September 2007
August
More Australian children developing type 1 diabetes 31 August 2007
Medical and surgical procedure claims most common 29 August 2007
Report on older people in hospital sheds light on an ageing Australia's future hospital needs 24 August 2007
Community supervision most common, but many first timers experience pre-sentence detention 10 August 2007
Quantifying the impact of multiple health conditions 9 August 2007
July
Alcohol still tops the list for drug treatment 26 July 2007
Studying sentinel events means learning from mistakes 11 July 2007
The older you are the harder you fall, especially if you're at home and a woman 4 July 2007
June
Cancer rates higher in rural and remote areas 28 June 2007
Statement from AIHW concerning recommendations attributed to it in the publication: Caring for Our Health? 25 June 2007
Cervical screening especially important for women in their 20s and 30s 22 June 2007
More in-home aged care packages to help frail older people 21 June 2007
Care needs increasing for people in residential aged care 15 June 2007
Demand for disability services to increase 8 June 2007
May
Australians spent 24.3 million days in hospital last year 31 May 2007
Young Australians healthy but still taking risks 30 May 2007
Cancer and heart disease cause the biggest burden 25 May 2007
Report raises questions about remote road safety 24 May 2007
Opportunities to prevent cardiovascular disease lost when patients discontinue medicines 23 May 2007
Young women and children most likely to access SAAP services 16 May 2007
Cost and locality, barriers to proper asthma medication use 9 May 2007
Nearly a third of medical indemnity claims filed for problems with medical or surgical procedures 4 May 2007
Less asthma, but disadvantaged more likely to suffer 1 May 2007
April
Many contributing to the fight against mental illness 27 April 2007
Half a million hospital admissions avoidable 20 April 2007
Early detection breast screening finds smaller, more treatable cancers 18 April 2007
Australians smoking less but still drinking 12 April 2007
March
Juvenile justice report shows both community-based supervision and detention rates declining 28 March 2007
Good news and some warning signs from Australia's second national dental check-up 17 March 2007
Drug use and psychiatric illness send vulnerable segments of homeless to seek support 15 March 2007
February
Most people with asthma enjoy generally good health 9 February 2007
January
New insight into dementia in Australia 31 January 2007
More children in out-of-home care 25 January 2007
Community housing provides support to 28,582 Australian households 24 January 2007
Steady increase in public health spending continues 19 January 2007
Practice nurses now included in GP activity report 17 January 2007
Reports examine injury hospitalisations and deaths 12 January 2007