In the news January 2005


The sexual lives of Australians
Dr Chris Rissel, Clinical Senior Researcher (School of Public Health)
Source: The Sunday Mail (SA) 30 January 2005
Feature article about the sexual lives of Australians with interviews with Chris and co-author.


Bodies of Evidence
Dr Peter Ellis (Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical, Westmead)
Source: Sydney Morning Herald, ‘Health and Science’ 27 January 2005
Dr Ellis talks about what it takes to be a forensic pathologist and describes his experiences in working on identifying the victims of both the Bali bombing and the recent Tsunami tragedy.


Australia Days Honors
Professor John Pollard; Professor Douglas Joshua; Professor John Morris; Professor Christopher O’Brien
Source: Sydney Morning Herald; The Australian 26 January 2005
(AO) awarded to John Pollard


Advanced Australians
Dr William Mc Bride; Gustav Nossal; Catherine Hamlin
Source: Sydney Morning Herald 22-23 January 2005
Three Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney Alumni mentioned amongst 50 Australians who matter to the rest of the world.


Not-so-littlies at risk of heart disease
Prof Louise Baur, Consultant Paediatrician (Children’s Hospital, Westmead)
Source: Sydney Morning Herald 21 January 2005
Prof Baur comments of research indicating that overweight children are likely to carry their high blood pressure and cholesterol levels into adulthood.