The National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance at Westmead in Sydney is seeking 7000 volunteers for the biggest ever influenza clinical trials ever conducted in this country. Healthy individual only are required. Participants will be given either the vaccine or a fake placebo and asked to report all flu-like symptoms during the trial period.
The [...]

Young & Single? Private Health Insurers have you targeted

Article No. 712 – Young singles represent an attractive market for Private Health Insurers: January 10, 2008

In a market of more than 300,000 young single Australians with private health insurance coverage (27.5% of single Australians aged 25 to 34 for the 12 months to November 2007), Medibank [...]

The 2008 Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon takes off again this year for the 17th year in succession. The race will be held Sunday 18 May 2008 in the Sydney CBD and is a large event which usually fields around 5000 runners.
The race layout has changed this year and runners start and finish at Hyde [...]

AMA President, Dr Rosanna Capolingua, said today that the AMA is encouraged by the growing momentum by the Government to end alcohol abuse in all areas of the Australian community.
Dr Capolingua said the broader terms of reference of the Senate Inquiry into alcohol abuse would assist the Government to build on the initiatives contained in [...]

Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Selects JDA Software to Drive Profitability and Support its Growth and Expansion Objectives . Leading Health and Beauty Retailer Expects Increased Sales and Reduced Stock Loss with JDA Software’s Merchandise Management System
 
Sydney and Scottsdale, Ariz. – March 12, 2008 – JDA® Software Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: JDAS) today announced that Australian Pharmaceutical Industries [...]