Health Research & Education
There’s no age limit for anorexia nervosa, look out for the warning signs
Anorexia nervosa is a life-threatening eating disorder and a mental illness that causes people who live with the illness to stop eating regularly or persistently and leads to them being underweight. Recently, new figures in NSW have revealed children as young as seven are being diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. This has also caused intensive day…
Read MoreVIVA! is supporting World Diabetes Day 2016
Team VIVA! is recognising World Diabetes Day (WDD) today, an international event designed to raise awareness about diabetes. VIVA! employees took time today to consider the impact of diabetes on people living with the disease, both worldwide and in Australia. The team also wore blue, the traditional colour of WDD, to mark the day and…
Read MoreNational Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy set to safeguard our future
In the lead up to the WHO Global Antibiotic Awareness Week (Nov 14-20, 2016), the Deputy Prime Minister and the Federal Health Minister have issued a joint media release this week announcing their implementation of the National Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Strategy for 2015-2019. The plan aims to combat the immediate global threat of antimicrobial resistance.…
Read MoreFederal Government scraps plans for Australian School Vaccination Registry – November 7, 2016
In the 2015/16 Federal Budget, the Federal Government allocated $26 million to boost vaccination rates in Australia, including a new Australian Schools Vaccination Register designed to record all adolescent vaccinations provided through school programs for 2017. On Friday, November 4, 2016, the Department of Health announced via a media release that it was scrapping its…
Read MorePublic invited to comment on the Fifth National Australian Mental Health Plan
Every year one-in-five Australians will experience some form of mental illness, and in our lifetimes, one-in-two of us will live with mental illness. With the burden of mental illness continuing to rise, the Federal Government is currently drafting a plan to address some of the issues reportedly contributing to the soaring rates of mental illness…
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