Radio National’s Background Briefing this Sunday is about the struggle of residents of a western suburb in Adelaide who are trying to stop a McDonalds restaurant being built within 200 metres of a primary…
With at least half of all deaths in Asia attributable to chronic diseases, Australia must lend a hand.
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AUSTRALIA IN THE ASIAN CENTURY – A series examining Australia’s role in the rapidly transforming Asian region. Delivered in partnership with the Australian government.
Today, Professor Stephen Leeder…
It's expected that the removal of trademarked images, designs and colours from tobacco packaging will make smoking less attractive.
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Health Minister Nicola Roxon announced today that the implementation of plain packaging for tobacco products will be pushed back until December 1 next year.
The Tobacco Plain Packaging Bill passed through…
The 2009 CHOGM meeting held in Port of Spain joined the call to put NCDs on the global agenda.
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CHOGM: As the leaders of Commonwealth nations prepare to meet in Perth this week, The Conversation is examining the role of the biennial Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) Meeting.
In our latest…
A coconut scraping competition during a sports day organised by one of Sri Lanka's Elder' Clubs.
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Non-communicable diseases – In the final article in our series on NCDs, Wendy Holmes looks at a successful strategy for mitigating the impact of these diseases in Sri Lanka.
The grey-haired women in their…
People are more likely to walk if they live in compact, pedestrian-friendly neighbourhoods with connected street networks.
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Non-communicable diseases – Billie Giles-Corti looks at how the built environment impacts the development of NCDs.
Never before in human history have so many people been able to be so sedentary in the…
Better ways to finance pharmaceutical research and development could make medicines more accessible.
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Non-communicable diseases – Philip Soos examines the importance of essential drugs and technologies to the world’s poor, a priority action area noted by the Lancet NCD Action Group and the NCD Alliance…
Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon addresses the UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs on September 19, 2011.
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Non-communicable diseases – Professor Stephen Leeder looks at what came out of the UN meeting on NCDs.
Despite the lack of definite goals and targets, the United Nations High-Level Meeting in New York…
The most promising interventions to curb obesity's prevalence target the population as a whole rather than individuals.
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Non-communicable diseases – Lennert Veerman examines the reasons for the obesity epidemic and options for controlling it.
Obesity levels are on the rise the world over. This is a sign that something is…
