http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/section.asp?name=health Australia's e-journal of social and political debate en-au Copyright 2000-2009, National Forum susan@onlineopinion.com.au (Susan Prior) lachlan@onlineopinion.com.au (Lachlan Kuhn) 60 editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Nina Funnell) According to the Catholic Church it is perfectly appropriate to jeopardise young people's health to protect their 'moral health'. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=9054 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=9054 Wed, 1 Jul 2009 10:44:54 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=9054 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Renate Klein) Today brings the end of free Gardasil vaccinations for women: it is a good time to suspend them altogether. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=9112 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=9112 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:38:15 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=9112 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (David Dapice) Tackling strangulating health care costs has emerged as a key task of the new US administration. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=8994 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=8994 Tue, 9 Jun 2009 08:34:13 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=8994 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Roger Bate) New technologies can help African countries identify counterfeit or substandard drugs. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=8959 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=8959 Thu, 28 May 2009 10:01:21 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=8959 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (David Dickson) The prospects of a severe global swine flu pandemic appear to be diminishing. Informed reporting can take some of the credit. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=8958 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=8958 Tue, 26 May 2009 09:59:05 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=8958 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Malcolm King) In Australia our attitude to the elderly must take some of the blame for the high death rate from heat waves. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=8933 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=8933 Thu, 21 May 2009 08:24:01 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=8933 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Bruce Neal) You don’t have hypertension. You don’t take drugs to lower your blood pressure. So you don’t have anything to worry about - or do you? http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=8940 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=8940 Tue, 19 May 2009 15:06:39 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=8940 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Peter Curson) We can decide who comes to Australia and the circumstances in which they enter but we can't stop microbial invaders. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=8925 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=8925 Mon, 18 May 2009 08:10:38 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=8925 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Andrew Gunn) People eat junk food to make themselves feel better. To tackle obesity, let's first consider what causes it. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=8878 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=8878 Thu, 7 May 2009 08:46:34 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=8878 On Line Opinion editor@onlineopinion.com.au (Karen Lane and Kerreen Reiger) Public debate on the relative merits of home versus hospital birth has been raging with more heat than light. http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=8867 http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=8867 Wed, 6 May 2009 08:09:21 +1000 http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=8867 On Line Opinion