News and Events 2008 NT News 28th August 2008 Staying on right track ABC News 27th August 2008 Alcohol restrictions under review NT News 27th August 2008 Alcohol initiatives for review Calendar Salt Marsh mosquito Pest Calendar for the coastal Top End. Media Release 26 August 2008 And now for a look at the mozzie forecast. ABC News 25 August 2008 Healthy food 'a luxury item' in Aboriginal communities Calendar Biting Midge Pest Calendar for Darwin 2008. Sydney Morning Herald Forced to live in hunger ABC News - 10th August 2008 Top End researchers seek participants for illness study. Symposium Australian Indigenous Doctors Association. Our culture, our kids, our future. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Wellbeing Symposium 3rd, 4th and 5th October. Employment Current vacancies at Menzies. Western Cape Bulletin 16 July 2008 Dengue carrying mosquito could threaten the Cape. ABC News 19th July 2008 Researchers call for Indigenous kidney study participants. National Indigenous Times 10th July 2008 Caring for culture, caring for country. Alan Walker Lecture Series Short Course: Improving Aboriginal Child Health. What works and what's new. 29th - 30th August 2008. ABC News 7th July 2008 Scientist appeals for public help to save secretive snake ABC News 5th July 2008 Territory mouse spiders not as deadly as first thought: research Short Course 24th July 2008. Doing it right again. Working together for better Aboriginal health and healing 24th July 2008 ABC - The Health Report Antibiotic resistant golden staph infections in the general community. NT News 27th June 2008 Bite claim doesn't have legs. Short Course 26th to 28th August 2008 Promoting Health in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities 26th to 28th August 2008. NT News 26th June 2008 Clean the air for bar staff. Koori Mail 18th June 2008 Another serious danger revealed. Sunday Territorian 22nd June 2008 Pig hunt on Tiwi. NT News 18th June 2008 Shock Malaria finding. ABC news 17th June 2008 Vivax malaria strain not benign West Australian 17th June 2008 'Benign' type of malaria found to be deadly too. Daily Advertiser 17th June 2008 Killer strain uncovered. Bendigo Advertiser 17th June 2008 Malaria strain hides fatal secret. Border Mail 17th June 2008 'Benign' malaria just as deadly. NAIDOC 2008 Top End NAIDOC Program Media Release 17th June 2008 Study finds ‘benign’ Malaria to be potentially fatal. ABC Stateline 13th June 2008 Mulga Snake. Workshop 18th July 2008 Diabetes on the ground - sugar in the bush to be held at Menzies Friday 18 July 2008. Koori Mail 4th June 2008 Tiwi kids 'tackle' health head-on. Book Review Benelong's Haven: recovery from alcohol and drug abuse within an Aboriginal Australian residential treatment centre. By Richard Chenhall, Menzies School of Health Research. Reviewed by Daniela Heil Book Review Benelong's Haven: recovery from alcohol and drug abuse within an Aboriginal Australian residential treatment centre. By Richard Chenhall, Menzies School of Health Research. Reviewed by Robin Room. ABC AM - Saturday, 31 May , 2008 Golden staph seriously threatens Indigenous health. Media Release 30th May 2008 Poor housing conditions contribute to high rates of resistant golden staph infections in remote Aboriginal communities ABC - The World Today 28th May 2008 Vaccine to treat chronic ear problems ABC News 28th May 2008 Researchers hope to slash Indigenous ear disease rate ABC News 28th May 2008 Smoking linked to high Indigenous cancer rates Courier Mail 28th May 2008 Aboriginal smoking rate is alarmingly high, doctors say. The Australian 28th May 2008 Head on anti-smoke campaign. Media Release 28th May 2008 Indigenous Australians more likely to suffer from ‘preventable’ cancers. Click here to read review. Canberra Times 28th May 2008 Study finds woeful record of cancer cure for Aboriginals. Medical Observer 23rd May 2008 NT health checks' benefit negated by follow-up gaps: study NT News 27th May 2008 Poor living conditions get under healthy skin. NT News 26th May 2008 Feral pigs a health risk. Centralian Advocate 23rd May 2008 Damining Report on Indigenous Health. ABC News 24th May 2008 Cowboys seek Tiwi Islands' next wave of stars NT News 26th May 2008 Success for NT Indigenous kid's hearing project. AAP Newswire NT: Skin disease linked to poor sanitation. Media Release - 23rd May 2008 Tiwi kids ‘tackle health head on Media Release Australia to Enhance Health Partnerships in the Asia Pacific ABC News 18th May 2008 Aboriginal kids' health worse in NT: research ABC News 19th May 2008 One-off child health checks not enough: research Annual Report Menzies Annual Report 2007. The Australian 19th May 2008 Health checks failing to close the gap. Darwin Sun 30th April 2008 $700k for cleaner air project. Australian Doctor 25th April 2008 No antihistamines in kid's cough. Menzies Annual General Meeting You are invited to attend the Menzies Annual General Meeting held Wednesday 14th May 2008 from 4.45pm onwards. Canberra Times 26 April 2008 Bigotry makes us sick. AIMHI Seminar Seminar 1st and 2nd May. Aiming High in Australian Mental Health : Results of a 5 year Projec Media Release Rioli Fund to Raise Money for Indigenous Health Research ABC News 22 April 2008 AFL star Rioli launches Indigenous health drive Nt News 22 April 2008 Charity begins at home for AFL champ. Stateline 18 April 2008 2020 Summit. Land Rights News Grog ban increases gunja use in NT Communities. Northern Daily leader 12 April 2008 Indigenous smoking double the average. Discover Menzies Discover Menzies Issue 01: April 2008. AAP Newswire 11th April 2008 More than half of Indigenous people smoke. Geelong Advertiser 12th April 2008 Not all have a dip in ciggies. Medical Observer 4 April 2008 Watching who's had what. Press Release Indigenous Knowledge Helping to Combat Climate Change - Forum Review of Publication National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre. Media Release 31st March 2008 Funding backs research priorities in primary health care. ABC News 1st April 2008 Menzies School to research Indigenous smoking NT News 29th March 2008 NT Doc off to summit. Resources Writing Workshop at Menzies Australian Doctor 14th March 2008 Aboriginal alcohol ban sees switch to marijuana. MJA 17th March 2008 Community-based asylum seekers' use of primary health care services in Melbourne. Val Asche Prize Winner of the Val Asche Prize for Academic Excellence 2007- Alyson Brown. Koori Mail 12th March 2008 Grog, petrol bans spark fresh fears. Koori Mail 12th March 2008 Babies in health clinics 23 times a year. Short Course 2nd May 2008 Doing it Right - Working Together for Better Aboriginal Health and Healing 2nd May 2008 Short Course 13th to 15th May 2008 Short Course. Continuous Quality Improvement in the Prevention and Management of Chronic Diseases in Indigenous Primary Care NT News 10th March 2008 NT babies visit doc once every two weeks. ABC News 7th March 2008 Scabies rate triggers call for more doctors. ABC PM - 4th March 2008 Booze bans push up NT Community drug use. AAP Newswire 4th March 2008 NT More cannabis use following intervention study. The Age 4th March 2008 Remote Aborigines 'using more cannabis' West Australian 4th March 2008 Alcohol restrictions 'led to more marijuana use' The Australian 4th March 2008 Grog bans lead to substances switch ABC News 4th March 2008 Grog, petrol bans boosting marijuana use: study Short Course Short Course - Intensive Bioethics Workshop 28th and 29th April 2008. NT News 1st March 2008 Healthy little dose of funds. Short Course Race, Culture, Indigeneity and the Politics of Public Health 26 - 28 March 2008. ABC Science 19 February 2008 Stingray beats burgers any day. Short Course 11 - 12 April 2008 Wet Lungs and Dry - Bronchiectasis and Airways Disease NHMRC 4th February 2008 Major investment in Australia’s health researchers Medical Observer 1 February 2008 Tap water no danger to wounds. National Indigenous Times Mental health to be explored. NT News 26th January 2008 Precious offering. Paspaleys rewarded. Sunday Territorian 27th January 2008 Killer box jellyfish at Nightcliff jetty. NT News 26th January 2008 300 wanted for Youth Study. NT volunteers sought by researchers. Short Course Short Course - Health Aspects of Disaster 7th to 11th April 2008 Employment at Menzies Current employment vacancies at Menzies School of Health Research. Cultural Experience Weekend Trip Hosted by footy legends Dean Rioli and Kevin Sheedy.The weekend is a unique experience for people who are not familiar with the Top End and Aboriginal culture to experience it first hand whilst raising money for the Rioli Fund for Aboriginal Health which will go towards our child health and healing and resilience research Writing Workshop Writing Workshop at Menzies on 25th March 2008. NT News 16th January 2008 CDU home to top research. ABC - The Health Report 14th January 2008 the 'thrifty gene' hypothesis and Indigenous health. Adelaide Advertiser 12th January 2008 Health Boost. Daily Advertiser 12th January 2008 Mental health on agenda for Menzies. Short Course Short Course: A Health Refresher for Central and Northern Australia 8 -9 February 2008. NT News 11th January 2008 Research can lead the way. ABC News 10th January 2008 Avoid contact with mud, NT Health Expert warns. NT News 10th January 2008 Healthy grants set to double research. ABC News Menzies school set to double Ethics Committee Voluntary Positions for Community-Minded people. Media Release 9th January 2008 Menzies to expand with NT Government Grant. Medical Journal of Australia 7th January 2008 Fatal community-associated methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus pneumonia after influenza. Short Courses Short Courses/Workshops schedule for 2008. Ethics Committee Ethics Committee Meeting dates for 2008. NT News 1st January 2008 No mousing around for this rare female house spider. Vacancies at Menzies Click on the link above to view current vacancies at Menzies. Short Course 26 - 28 March 2008 Race, Culture, Indigeneity and the Politics of Public Health. Click here for more details.