HEALTHMonitor produced by Media Monitors ACT Pty Ltd distributed by Health Communication Network Limited Issue No. 1031 - Thursday, September 02, 1999 PRINT MEDIA SUMMARY THE AUSTRALIAN Natasha Bita and p2 Anti-drug passport for Olympics. A new drug Chip Le Grand passport may be introduced for the Sydney 2000 Olympics so athletes can prove they have been drug tested. (HM020900) p6 Japan gets the Pill, but itÆs hard to swallow. The Japanese government has just approved the sale of the contraceptive pill for use by Japanese women. (HM020901) Glenda Price p23 Health drags Mayne down. Falling margins have seen health care and logistics company Mayne Nickless record a 16 per cent drop in annual profits to $110.5 million. (HM020902) Lou Caruana p28 Heart pumps up Micromedical. The surging share price of Micromedical Industries is all due to great interest in their development of the VentrAssist artificial heart, according to the company. (HM020903) THE FINANCIAL REVIEW Sean Aylmer p4 Manufacturing set back by Asian crisis. Construction, health and community services have been the main casualties as Australia emerges from the Asian economic crisis. (HM020904) THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD Andrew Hornery p4 Mag Max to fold in battle for the male market. Two- year old politically incorrect menÆs magazine Max closed yesterday after enduring months of aggressive competition and poor advertising support. (HM020905) Judith Whelan p7 House call: a rare form of medical treatment. A survey by Australian Doctor magazine has found half of AustraliaÆs GPs regretted their decision to go into general practice. (HM020906) Adele Horin p7 Money spent on services drive the dollar further. New research shows money spent on public services generated more jobs and income in the economy than money spent on other industries. (HM020907) THE AGE Gabrielle Costa pA1 Roadside drug test for drivers. New Victorian road safety measures will see suspected drug users tested on the roadside and repeat drink drivers forced to have engine immobilisers installed in their cars. (HM020908) Sandra McKay pA6 ALPÆs plan to re-open 290 beds. The ALP has promised to end the ædecayÆ in VicÆs hospitals as they released their health care policy for the upcoming State election. (HM020909) Paul Heinrichs pA6 Elderly left to fill in the policy blanks. A forum held yesterday was aimed at outlining details of VicÆs major party policies on the aged. (HM020910) Sandra McKay pA6 Puffed-up Premier stars in Labor ads. The Victorian ALP has started advertising in the lead- up to the Vic State Election using unflattering images of Premier Jeff Kennett. (HM020911) Ben Mitchell pA12 Community power to line up against pylons plan. Residents will fight proposals to install 300 electricity pylons throughout some of South GippslandÆs most attractive coastal and agricultural land. (HM020912) THE CANBERRA TIMES Catriona Jackson p3 Cancer patients appeal for steady funding for hospital. There are concerns that oncology services at Canberra Hospital are to be cut by up to 20 per cent. (HM020913) Catriona Jackson p3 ACT Family Planning to challenge abortion pamphlet. The ACT GovernmentÆs inclusion of foetal pictures in an abortion pamphlet my lead to legal action being taken by ACT Family Planning. (HM020914) THE WEST AUSTRALIAN Vittorio p1 Toy laser blinds studentÆs eye. A laser-pointer Rechichi and Gay shined in a WA studentÆs eye has left him McNamara virtually blind after the beam from the pen-like laser burnt his retina. (HM020915) David Reed p5 Herbal potion linked to death. The death of a WA waitress has been linked to the herbal drink, Race 2005 Energy Boost, after a coronial inquiry into her death was told she had a heart condition that was exacerbated by high caffeine levels. (HM020916) Karen Middleton p8 Williams joins yes camp. Attorney-General Daryl Williams has joined several prominent Federal Government ministers and will support a yes vote for the November republic referendum. (HM020917) Mark Mallabone p11 MP sees value in nuclear dump. Federal Liberal and Anne Burns Party MP Barry Haase has appealed to Australians to consider developing a nuclear waste dump and asked them to keep an open mind about the issue. (HM020918) Ben Ruse p40 New home for child research. The WA Institute for Child Health Research will relocate next year into a $14 million complex opposite Princess Margaret Hospital in Subiaco. (HM020919) THE COURIER MAIL Jeff Sommerfeld p3 Life in state of pessimism. The Quality of Life in Australia survey has found Queenslanders are more pessimistic about the future than people in any other State in Australia. (HM020920) THE HERALD SUN Tanya Taylor p9 Vaccine hope against asthma. It is hoped a new vaccine, E-25, may eliminate asthma by blocking the IGE antibodies that trigger an attack. (HM020921) Tanya Taylor p27 Heart hopes raised. A study has found that ACE inhibitors have reduced the number of heart attack, stroke and diabetes cases in patients who had already suffered the afflictions. (HM020922) Tanya Taylor p31 Malaria drug proves effective. A new anti-malarial drug is offering hope of increased protection for overseas travellers. (HM020923) THE DAILY TELEGRAPH Frances OÆShea p21 How bogus doctor duped entire town. A woman is on the run from the law after she settled in Port Macquarie and pretended to be a psychologist. After showing fake credentials the woman ran up debts of $65,000. (HM020924) Kara Lawrence p23 Drowning in a pool of lost young lives. NSW has started a campaign to try and decrease its rate of child drownings after it recorded double the number of any other State. (HM020925) MAJOR MEDIA RELEASES Federal Health and New Medibank Private managing director. Federal Aged Care Minister Health and Aged Care Minister Michael Wooldridge Michael Wooldridge has announced the appointment of Mark Burrowes as 1/9 managing director of Medibank Private Limited. (HM020926) Federal Aged Care Bishop praises Meals on Wheels volunteers. Minister Bronwyn Federal Aged Care Minister Bronwyn Bishop has paid Bishop 1/9 tribute to Meals on Wheels volunteers on National Meals on Wheels Day. (HM020927) Federal Shadow Health Howard ducks questions on Victorian hospitals. Minister Jenny Federal Shadow Health Minister Jenny Macklin has Macklin 1/9 claimed that the Prime Minister has æwashed his handsÆ of the crisis in the Victorian hospital system. (HM020928) Federal Aged Care Labor gets it wrong on aged care - again. Federal Minister Bronwyn Aged Care Minister Bronwyn Bishop has rejected Bishop 1/9 Opposition criticisms about the lack of monitoring powers the Federal Government has regarding nursing homes. (HM020929) Federal Aged Care LaborÆs aged care graph exposed. Federal Aged Minister Bronwyn Care Minister Bronwyn Bishop says the Auditor- Bishop 1/9 General has shown that a large fall in the number of residential aged care services occurred in the last 10 years of the ALP Government. (HM020930) ELECTRONIC MEDIA SUMMARY 1/9 2CC 0700 AustraliaÆs drug trends. Alcohol and Other Drugs Council spokesperson David Crosby discusses trends relating to the number of young women using marijuana, alcohol and other illicit drugs and the media attention given to heroin, following the release of the results of AustraliaÆs most comprehensive survey of legal and illegal drug use. (Dur:07:00) (HM020931) 1/9 2NB 0830 Staff to go under fringe tax. Health Care Association national director Mark Cormack claims the State and Federal GovernmentÆs proposed changes to the fringe benefits tax will result in medical people unable to claim in excess of $8,500 in real fringe benefits, which practitioners have been using to attract medical staff. (Dur: 06:00) (HM020932) . OTHER PRINT ARTICLES 2/9 Australian Long time coming through smokescreen p6 2/9 Australian Bear a rabies risk p8 2/9 Australian BresaGen floats p24 2/9 Financial Mayne seeks remedy for its ills p23 Review 2/9 Financial Chanticleer p64 Review 2/9 Sydney Morning Prognosis poor as Mayne slumps 16pc p29 Herald 2/9 The Age Rich in rhetoric but so responsible pA6 2/9 The Age The rights of the ill and dying pA18 2/9 The Age Birth, hard labor and your doctorÆs pA19 handicap 2/9 The Age Mayne Nickless is paying the price of pC3 unhealthy haste 2/9 Courier Mail At last, JapanÆs women get Pill p5 2/9 Courier Mail Intensive care p17 2/9 Courier Mail ChildrenÆs Commission needs teeth p18 2/9 Courier Mail Briefs p18 2/9 Courier Mail A blow to menÆs esteem p19 2/9 Courier Mail Mayne Nickless down 22% despite sales p29 rise 2/9 West Australian Mayne profit slump reflects growing pains p45 2/9 Canberra Times `New youth alcohol law under fire p4 2/9 Canberra Times Warning to US zoo visitors p5 2/9 Daily Telegraph Aussies in rabies alert p15 2/9 Daily Telegraph Hearty drinking news p26 2/9 Herald Sun Patient needed patience p12 2/9 Herald Sun Labor vow on hospital beds p12 2/9 Herald Sun Candles banned p29 2/9 Herald Sun Mayne health scare p71 2/9 Advertiser Letter to the Editor p16 (Adelaide) 2/9 Advertiser Ovary removal may reduce cancer risk p37 (Adelaide) 2/9 Advertiser Drinkers cut heart danger p37 (Adelaide) 2/9 Advertiser Main game falters 22pc on poor health p39 (Adelaide) 31/8 Illawarra Shoalhaven need health boost: Smith p11 Mercury 28/8 Border Mail Cost cutting for better value p5 28/8 Border Mail MP æunrealistic on hospital cutsÆ p18 28/8 Border Mail Medical services combine for funds p23 HEALTHMonitor is produced by Josh Whittington Transcripts, clippings, video and audio tapes, further information Please call (02) 6239 5233 or simply complete this form and FAXBack to (02) 6239 7143 Ref no: Transcript Audio tape Video tape Press clipping ............................... ............................... ............................... 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