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		<title>Plain packs: tobacco industry bares its butts to bluff Rudd</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/03/05/plain-packs-tobacco-industry-bares-its-butts-to-bluff-rudd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Simon Chapman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is one easy, preventative health plan that Rudd could implement: forcing plain packaging of cigarettes. Plain packaging "can kill your business" says the tobacco industry. Precisely.]]></description>
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		<title>Sweet: For Rudd it&#8217;s all about hospitals, hospitals, hospitals</title>
		<link>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/2010/03/03/for-rudd-its-all-about-hospitals-hospitals-hospitals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kevin Rudd has his sights firmly set on fixing hospitals rather than the population’s health. We’re talking elective surgery waiting lists and hip replacements, rather than reorientating the system towards better support for early childhood and families and for people with chronic illnesses or those who are otherwise under-served. I’m trying not to feel deflated, writes <b>Melissa Sweet</b>.]]></description>
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		<title>Make mental health part of the prevention debate</title>
		<link>http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/2009/08/03/a-plea-for-mental-health-to-be-part-of-the-prevention-debate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In all the debate about the effectiveness of preventative healthcare in Australia, please don't forget about the often overlooked issue of mental health, says epidemiologist <b>Dr Brian O'Toole</b>.]]></description>
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		<title>Rudd should sink his teeth into reducing sugar consumption</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/29/rudd-should-sink-his-teeth-into-reducing-sugar-consumption/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since everyone is in wild agreement that the cause of tooth decay is sugar, why are we not acting to restrict its consumption?, asks <b>David Gillespie</b>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prevention is impractical, but try telling that to the PM</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/28/prevention-is-impractical-but-try-telling-that-to-the-pm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/28/prevention-is-impractical-but-try-telling-that-to-the-pm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bernard Keane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prevention is a health economist’s dream given the ageing of the population and the growth of chronic diseases. It's better than cure, PM Kevin Rudd agreed yesterday, three times. But is that <em>really</em> true?]]></description>
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		<title>Fag, booze and food hikes suck: give the poor SODS a break</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/05/02/fag-booze-and-food-hikes-suck-give-the-poor-sods-a-break/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/05/02/fag-booze-and-food-hikes-suck-give-the-poor-sods-a-break/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pity those who are smoking, obese, drinkers (SODs), writes <b>Gavin Mooney</b>.
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		<title>Is Rudd’s margin too fat to worry about promoting exercise?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/04/28/is-rudds-margin-too-fat-to-worry-about-promoting-exercise/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/04/28/is-rudds-margin-too-fat-to-worry-about-promoting-exercise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At a time when 47% of Australians are so inactive that they are at excessive risk of heart disease, cancer and diabetes, radical legislation that has directly led to a substantial drop in physical activity should be seen as a disaster, writes <b>Dr John Orchard</b>.]]></description>
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		<title>Throwing money at preventive health is nice, but what&#8217;s the plan?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/04/02/throwing-money-at-preventive-health-is-nice-but-whats-the-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/04/02/throwing-money-at-preventive-health-is-nice-but-whats-the-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A salutary lesson comes from hospital reforms in the UK, where substantial funding increases have been slow to have a real impact on health outcomes, writes <b>Dr Lesley Russell</b>.]]></description>
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