Media releases - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

Under-age smokers mostly buy cigarettes from retailers, says report 19 Dec 2002
Young people major users of services for homeless 18 Dec 2002
Public health less than 2% of health expenditure 17 Dec 2002
Veterans' use of health services 'similar to rest of community' 17 Dec 2002
Heart disease, stroke, lung cancer Australia's biggest killers 06 Dec 2002
Report highlights demand for services for homeless 06 Dec 2002
GPs prescribing less, counselling more 05 Dec 2002
More children in need of care and protection 04 Dec 2002
Rapid growth and greater diversity in child care services 28 Nov 2002
Adoptions up slightly after years of falls 27 Nov 2002
Sun and smoking major causes of cancer 26 Nov 2002
Self-referral most common way to drug and alcohol treatment services 20 Nov 2002
Deaths more common in winter 15 Nov 2002
Diabetes, obesity 'like horse and carriage' 14 Nov 2002
Financial difficulty most common reason for homeless assistance, says report 30 Oct 2002
Older Australians - productive and living longer 29 Oct 2002
GP prevention better than cure says new report 24 Oct 2002
Falls hospitalise 120,000 a year 16 Oct 2002
Heart attacks down 20% in 6 years 19 Sep 2002
Most GPs 'not practising 6-minute medicine' 12 Sep 2002

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