A letter from US Big Sugar to its Australian counterpart on how to get around those pesky health warnings. The letter may or may not be fictional but witty satire.
Health 
Coalition in dangerous territory as health bill stalls
Means-testing of private health insurance rebates has been rejected by the Senate, blowing a A$1.9 billion hole in the budget and serving as a potential trigger for double dissolution.
Mall-walking: the next big thing in health reform?
Health isn’t just a matter for health professionals and doctors. Which is why health promotion may be coming to a shopping centre near you soon, writes Paul Dugdale.
Grech’s health destroyed by Utegate
Public servant Godwin Grech’s health problems are severe, including depression and stage three kidney disease. His workload has been blamed for some of his health problems.
Divorce can kill
Divorce doesn’t just make your poorer. People who are divorced or widowed are 20% more likely to suffer issues like cancer, heart disease and diabetes.
Victoria’s “boring” health budget
Victoria’s health budget has been labelled “underwhelming” or “boring” by critics, with infrastructure spending almost cut in half.
OK, OK, so sugar doesn’t make you pay attention
Kellogg’s has agreed to settle federal claims that they falsely advertised the benefits of eating Frosted Mini-Wheats, including that children who ate the cereal got a 20% boost in attentiveness.
Homebirth advocate calls for a fair go
Justine Caines, Secretary of Homebirth Australia, critiques the recent media coverage about the dangers of homebirth.
The economic crash may be a boost for health reform
The economic slump is no excuse for governments to wimp out on health reform, writes Melissa Sweet.
Three studies that should make a difference to Australian health care
Here’s how policy makers can improve the safety of surgery or improve the outcomes for elderly patients requiring hospital treatment, writes Mary Haines.
Alcopops memo to the Senate: It’s the taste, stupid
We should not expect people’s tastes in alcohol to switch at a wave of the Treasurer’s wand, writes Jennifer Doggett.
Good news (sort of) for bleeding hearts from the world of health
Understanding why some individuals/communities/programs/institutions are doing well might, amongst other things, help those who are not, writes Melissa Sweet.
The PSA test: Potentially Stimulating Anxiety?
Why do I and I presume so many other men have such difficulties in getting “adequate objective information” about prostatic cancer, asks Gavin Mooney?
Bennett Report: a policy looking for an evidence-base
We shouldn’t hold out much hope for the future of the public health and hospital systems according to the Bennett Report, writes Jeremy Sammut.
Will we get the health reform that is needed?
There is much anticipation as to what reform proposals the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission will put forward for discussion, writes Robert Wells.
Fluoride: The mother of all band-aids
Government and now Big Sugar are carpet bombing the water drinkers rather than laser targeting the sugar drinkers, writes David Gillespie.
Privacy laws keep psych patients’ families out of the loop
Most Australians would not be aware that when someone is admitted to the emergency ward of a hospital after self harming, they will not necessarily see a psychiatrist before they are discharged, their family may not be contacted and they may be discharged alone, reports Eleri Harris.
Hannah’s heart: a question of autonomy
Hannah Jones’ case in the UK raises numerous points of debate in medical ethics, the most prominent of which is the place of the state in the decisions citizens make about their lives, and deaths, writes Michael Robertson and Ian Kerridge.
Abortion in Catholic hospitals: what would Jesus do?
What would Jesus do…if he was the CEO of a catholic hospital confronted with the proposed new abortion laws currently before the Victorian Parliament?
Why workshops are bad for Indigenous health
There is a lingering hope beating in many hearts that the government is the logical place to turn to for leadership and reform in indigenous health, writes Tess Lea.
Medicalising female s-xual disorder in the age of V-agra
As Pfizer celebrates a decade of Viagra, many companies are racing to develop drugs for what they regard as the potentially lucrative “female s-xual dysfunction” market, writes Ray Moynihan.
Why sick country people are on a highway to nowhere
As petrol prices soar, eligible country patients who have to travel for specialist care are being reimbursed at a miserly rate of between 13 and 17 cents per kilometre, reports Melissa Sweet.
ACMA putting industry before children’s health
The Australian Communications and Media Authority is in danger of losing all credibility as an independent regulator, writes Boyd Swinburn.
Pan fiasco was entirely preventable
Misinformed reactions to adverse events are one of the risks of an unregulated sector, writes John Wardle
