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October 2008

Faculty News

  • Obesity reality check
  • Chronic disease keeps older Australians out of work
  • Sydney scoops NHMRC grants
  • Medication error rates to be reduced by technology
  • The weight is behind McCain, but Obama has the votes
  • Targeting lung disease in indigenous communities
  • Obesity experts challenge cricket's links to KFC
  • A decade of change in general practice
  • Poche Centre for Indigenous Health is launched
  • Glowing pink to support breast cancer research
  • Kill the tobacco industry, or it will keep killing

News from Research Institutes

  • George Institute Director awarded 2008 Young Tall Poppy of Science

Other news

  • New guides to combating osteoporosis
  • Asthma prevalence and deaths in Australia still high by world standards

Events

Look at the Events listing for upcoming events in October and November to see what's going on in the Faculty.

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