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Media Releases 2004
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DECEMBER 2004
$42 million to progress medical research and support young Australian scientists
The Minister for Health and Ageing, Tony Abbott, today announced $42 million in funding through the National Health and Medical Research Council’s Development Grants Scheme and Researcher Support Awards.
Date: 23 Dec 2004 Released by: The Hon.Tony Abbott MHR Minister for Health and Ageing
Communique from the NHMRC’s 155th session, Canberra
At the 154th session in September, the National Health and Medical Research Council decided that there should be no clinical trials in animal to human whole organ transplants for a period of five years.
Date: 10 Dec 2004 Released by: NHMRC
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NOVEMBER 2004
Australian researchers to benefit from Federal funding
The Federal Government will spend almost $63 million in new grants supporting Australia’s health and medical researchers.
Date: 11 Nov 2004 Released by: The Hon.Tony Abbott MHR Minister for Health and Ageing
Multi-million dollar boost for research into Australia’s major health problems
Australian researchers will receive a $222 million funding boost over the next five years for research into the nation’s major health problems, including cancer and heart disease.
Date: 11 Nov 2004 Released by: The Hon.Tony Abbott MHR Minister for Health and Ageing
National Health and Medical Research Council hosts major international ethics meeting
More than 30 delegates from 18 countries have begun arriving in Canberra to attend the 5th International Meeting of National Bioethics Advisory Bodies.
Date: 5 Nov 2004 Released by: NHMRC
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OCTOBER 2004
Communicating with patients - an essential skill
Poor communication between some doctors and their patients is a major factor in most complaints to health complaints bodies and Medical Boards, and contributes to medical negligence actions.
Date: 22 Oct 2004 Released by: NHMRC
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SEPTEMBER 2004
Communique from the NHMRC’S 154th session, Perth - Council rules on xenotransplantation and cervical cancer screening guidelines
Australia's leading health advisory body, the National Health and Medical Research Council, says there should be a five-year moratorium on any clinical research into animal-to-human whole organ transplants in Australia.
Date: 20 Sep 2004 Released by: NHMRC
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AUGUST 2004
$42 million for new research networks
The Australian Government has committed $42 million to fund cutting edge research through a new plan to bring leading researchers together to share their knowledge.
Date: 25 Aug 2004 Released by: Joint media release
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JULY 2004
$115 million boost to health and medical research programs
Health-related research programs across the nation will receive more than $115 million over five years from the Australian Government.
Date:5 July 2004 Released by: The Hon.Tony Abbott MHR Minister for Health and Ageing
Scientists to benefit from national research facilities
The Australian Government will provide more than $14.2 million to establish or extend eight national research facilities, including tissue and cell banks, in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory.
Date: 5 July 2004 Released by: The Hon.Tony Abbott MHR Minister for Health and Ageing
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JUNE 2004
Research and industry to collaborate in new discoveries
Fourteen leading medical research teams across the country have been granted $2 million by the Commonwealth Government to advance their medical research projects.
Date: 17 June 2004 Released by: The Hon.Tony Abbott MHR Minister for Health and Ageing
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MAY 2004
NHMRC welcomes funding for medical research institutes
The National Health and Medical Research Council's CEO Professor Alan Pettigrew today welcomed the budget announcement of an extra $200 million over seven years to support infrastructure costs in independent medical research institutes.
Date:12 May 2004 Released by: NHMRC
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APRIL 2004
Licences granted for research using IVF embryos
Australia’s first licences allowing research using excess human embryos were issued today by the Embryo Research Licensing Committee of the National Health and Medical Research Council, (The NHMRC Licensing Committee).
Date: 16 April 2004 Released by: NHMRC
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MARCH 2004
NHMRC considers public response to xenotransplantation research
Close to 400 people attended eight public meetings around Australia last month to discuss whether or not Xenotransplantation research - using animal cells, tissues or organs to treat humans - should proceed in Australia.
Date: 25 March 2004 Released by: NHMRC
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FEBRUARY 2004
Australian and European scientists join forces
Under an Australian Government research grant, Australian and European scientists will join forces to try to develop new treatments for prostate cancer and diseases such as type1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Date: 19 Feb 2004 Released by: The Hon.Tony Abbott MHR Minister for Health and Ageing
Peak funding bodies join forces to fund cutting-edge research
For the first time, Australia’s peak research funding bodies will jointly fund projects targeting health and medical research in emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence.
Date: 17 Feb 2004 Released by: Joint media release
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JANUARY 2004
NHMRC to conduct community consultation meetings on guidelines for animal-to-human transplant research
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has established a Working Party to consult with the community on the issue of animal-to-human transplant research.
Date: 12 Jan 2004 Released by: NHMRC
NHMRC Offers $7 Million to promote Indigenous health research
The National Health and Medical Research Council will provide $7 million over five years for research aimed at improving the maternal, infant and childhood health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Date:6 Jan 2004 Released by: NHMRC
$7 million for Indigenous health research
The Australian Government has announced $7 million for research to improve the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
Date:6 Jan 2004 Released by: The Hon.Tony Abbott MHR Minister for Health and Ageing
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