November 2012 News

Indigenous children in the Northern Territory are said to have made improvements in oral and ear health, according to a report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) on November 28.

The Child Health Check Initiative (CHCI) Closing the Gap (CtG) program saw the funding of audiology and ear, nose and throat (ENT) and dental services from August 2007 to June 2012, with the report presenting information about this period.

A recent report, Trends in hospitalised childhood injury in Australia: 1999-2007, has found that between the years of 1999-00 and 2006-07 the number of boys hospitalised for injury is almost twice that of girls.

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) released the report on November 22, revealing that nearly half a million children aged 0 to 14 were hospitalised for injury in this period, with on average 60,000 children hospitalised each year.

This is the time of the year that many people decide to lock in their holiday plans, with some heading to the island paradise of Fiji and others to the winter wonderland of Canada.

Just as having private health insurance helps you to have some sense of control of your health and treatment options, a travel insurance plan can also aid in granting some control in sticky situations overseas.

A new booklet written by Australia's top immunologists has set out to clear up confusion about immunisation and dispel common myths.

The Science of Immunisation: Questions and Answers was published by the Australian Academy of Science and launched today (November 26) by the academy president professor Suzanne Cory.

"The academy is strongly committed to ensuring that every Australian has the opportunity to understand scientific issues and base their decisions on the best available evidence," Professor Cory said.