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  • Margie's work focuses on how to prevent unintentional injuries, particularly in resource-strapped countries. While road injuries are the biggest issue, Margie's work also canvases other…
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  • David is the Chief Scientist for the Institute and plays a lead role in developing and implementing our research strategy. He is a Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney and works…
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  • The first survey of global public and private investment into R&D for new products for neglected diseases has found that funding was over US$ 2.5 billion in 2007. The lion's share of funding -…
    04/2/2009 -
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  • It's something most parents have to deal with at some stage - putting those learner plates on the car and taking off with your child at the wheel. Young drivers are at very high risk of a crash in…
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  • New research investigating the benefits of young driver education programs has shown that a best practice program in schools was associated with a 44% reduced relative risk of crash in a study…
    26/10/2009 -
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  • New research has revealed that stressful life events are unlikely to cause stroke. Researchers set out to determine the relationship between life events and subarachnoid haemorrhage – the most…
    27/4/2010 -
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  • Traditional Chinese food is famous throughout the world for its deliciously rich and varied flavours. But those flavours can come at a heavy cost, because the salt content of some Chinese food can…
    27/9/2010 -
    News
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  • Less than half of bread products in Australian supermarkets have acceptable salt levels, according to data released today by Sydney based, The George Institute for Global Health. The startling report…
    24/11/2010 -
    Media release
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  • Traffic Light Labelling to help consumers identify healthier food products was one of the key recommendations of the Blewett committee report published last week1. Many public health groups welcome…
    01/2/2011 -
    Media release
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  • The world’s first international polypill trial has shown that a four in one combination pill can halve predicted heart disease and stroke risk. Results were published today in the open access…
    26/5/2011 -
    Media release
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  • A new study into the burden of Type II diabetes-related mortality in the Asia-Pacific region shows between 9 and 98 per cent of diabetes deaths could be prevented by tackling higher-than-optimal body…
    14/11/2011 -
    Media release
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  • A new international report on the impact of scientific research has named Sydney’s George Institute for Global Health as the organisation whose publications have had the greatest recent worldwide…
    24/11/2011 -
    Media release
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  • For people receiving health care for acute and persistent low-back pain, symptoms will improve significantly in the first six weeks, but pain and disability may linger even after one year, states a…
    15/5/2012 -
    News
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  • When we seek medical attention or advice we expect our health providers to treat us based on the best science. After all, Australia spends about 9% of its entire GDP on healthcare, so we must be…
    29/5/2012 -
    Profile story
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  • Last year SMS traffic globally was expected to break eight trillion. It is a highly accessible communications channel and one that the George Institute for Global Health has harnessed to test…
    04/6/2012 -
    News
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  • Una O’Brien CB, Permanent Secretary at the Department of Health, and staff from the British Embassy in Beijing visited The George Institute for Global Health, China’s offices in Beijing to discuss…
    21/8/2012 -
    News
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  • SaltSwitch, a new feature of the popular healthy shopping app, FoodSwitch, launches today to empower Aussie shoppers to select the lowest salt options and improve their chances of living a longer…
    18/12/2012 -
    Media release
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  • My five year old grandson started school last Monday with all the other new kids from all backgrounds in this great country we call Australia. He was a few months old on the day Kevin Rudd, as Prime…
    06/2/2013 -
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  • The Sleep Apnea and CardioVascular Endpoints (SAVE) Study, the largest trial of its kind, has reached a critical milestone recruiting its 2000th participant, with only 500 more participants needed…
    18/2/2013 -
    News
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  • Diseases that dominate the 21st century need a 21st century approach in the way we design and conduct clinical trials. To meet this need, George Clinical is primarily focused on large-scale studies…
    27/2/2013 -
    News
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