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The Blayney Health Council in central western New South Wales says it is confident a new doctor will be working in the town within a few months.

SA Health expects to raise more than $11 million this financial year by charging hospital patients and staff for car parking. The Australian Medical Association says the plan will deter patients from attending rehabilitation.

Spanish surgeons have performed the world's first double-leg transplant on a man whose legs were amputated above the knee after an accident, officials said.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration has issued a warning about the latest generation of oral contraceptive pill.

Initial tests have cleared seven horses that were potentially exposed to hendra virus in Queensland's third outbreak of the disease.

The Opposition says Premier Anna Bligh has had to override her Health Minister to stop the recovery of excess salaries paid by Qld Health's botched payroll system.

Federal MP Tony Crook has accused tobacco companies of recruiting people to call MPs anonymously and criticise proposed plain packaging laws.

The Victorian Government has issued a health alert after a potentially deadly bacteria was found in a supermarket trifle.

Motorcyclists and lobby groups are throwing their support behind a Queensland government campaign targeting rider safety and promoting positive road attitudes.

A review of scientific literature has found that moderately reducing salt intake does not lead to reduced risk of a person suffering cardiovascular problems or even dying prematurely.

Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon has introduced plain packaging legislation for cigarettes into Parliament, saying the Government will defend it from any legal threats.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) says a $3 million redevelopment of its Alice Springs Visitor Centre will not affect the site's heritage status.

Adelaide researchers have linked the 'vanishing twin' phenomenon to birth defects in IVF babies.

There is mounting concern about the spread of hendra virus, after a third outbreak in south-east Queensland.

The European Union is temporarily banning the import of some seeds and beans from Egypt, after one type of seed was linked to recent E.coli outbreaks.

The Western New South Wales Local Health District says it hopes to re-open Bourke's maternity unit by November.

On the eve of Grafton's big racing week the industry is working to deflect concern about the Queensland outbreak of Hendra virus.

The construction of a helipad will be included in the stage one redevelopment of Goulburn Valley (GV) Health.

Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon says the Government is determined to fight any legal challenge to its plain packaging laws for cigarettes.

Queensland authorities say tests have confirmed a fifth horse has died from hendra virus in the state's south-east.