Health & medicine
Fitzroy Crossing: Foetal alcohol project gives evidence
Fitzroy Crossing’s Liliwan Project has given evidence to a parliamentary enquiry into foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD).
Liliwan project leader Professor Elizabeth Elliot said FASD is more common in Aboriginal and remote areas, and advocates higher alcohol taxes.
She also wants women abusing alcohol to use contraceptives.
WAToday [read this story]
Push for petrol-sniffing laws
A Northern Territory drug abuse group has been to see WA’s mental health minister asking for new laws.
The group CAYLUS told the minister better laws to tackle petrol sniffers are needed in WA.
The visit comes after last year’s coronial inquiry into the deaths of several young people from Balgo.
Push for alcoholic women to use contraceptives
A national health umbrella group wants alcoholic women to use contraceptives.
The Rural Health Alliance, which represents many health professional groups, is pushing for the move as part of a strategy to prevent Foetal Alcohol Spetrum Disorder (FASD).
Marathon bushfire: Police call for inquiry
Kim Hames
An internal police report recommended an inquiry into last year’s “Racing the Planet” marathon at El Questro.
The report found the event, in which two women were badly burned, placed undue stress on local health and emergency services and and inquiry needed to be made into the organisers and their management.
This appear to contradict Minister Kim Hames’ statement that there is “no avenue” to hold an inquiry.
PerthNow [read this story]
More on sentinel chooks
Courtesy Atlanta Commissioner Emma L Darnell
Sentinel chickens are our early warning system for mosquito diseases.
Pet first-aid for cane toad poisoning
A cane toad
Kimberley Echo gives advice about how to treat your dog if it has just taken cane toad poison.
Kimberley Echo [read this story]
Broome: Premiers’ Active Citizenship awards winners
Kathleen Cox
Broome’s shire president announced three Premiers’ Active Citizenship awards at Town Beach this morning.
They went to Gwen Knox, Rhiannon Hutcheson and Beagle Bay Women’s Group.
You can read a shire media release here:
Mosquito disease policeman starts to speak
From the Ryan Marron Foundation facebook page
Constable Ryan Marron, stricken with a disease last year at Balgo, managed to start speaking last week.
He has been crippled by Murray Valley Encephalitis, and unable to care for himself.
The mosquito-borne disease affected an alarming number of people last year.
There is no cure and no vaccine for the disease, which causes the brain to swell.
WAToday [read this story]
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