WORLD HEATLTH ISSUES
WORLD
HEALTH ISSUES
AUSTRALIA
One in every 8 people
admitted to hospital have cancer related problems. While depression is the
fastest growing disorder with 1 in 4 females and 1 in 8 males experiencing
depression at some time in their life. (Ch 31, 12/3/02)
It has been suggested
that up to 1 million cancer deaths may be prevented by diet changes,
particularly bowel cancer.
Everyday 10 Australian
women die of cancer. In NSW in 2001 there were 4,067 new cases of breast cancer
and 871 deaths. In comparison to lung cancer where in the same year there were
2,326 deaths nearly three times that of breast cancer. Lung cancer in Australia
is the major cause of cancer with 85% relating to smoking. (3/11/03)
Bowel cancer, one of the
preventable cancers has in Australia at least 10,000 diagnoses per year, with
5,000 dying per year.
Estimated age of natural
death is approximately 70 years of age. (Feb 04)
At least 60% of
29-year-old Australian women did not or would not want to have a child. (2003)
It has been suggested
that unnecessary hospital deaths may number at least 4,000 per year, which is
50 times more than Australian lives lost in The Bali bombing of the 12-10-2002
Australians are the 3rd
fattest people in the world. (Ch 9# 11-1-04)
Males 18-35 contribute to
80% of road accidents.
Australian aboriginals are some of the
most disadvantaged indigenous people in the world.
Australia is a nation of
pill poppers with at least 80% of the population having taken some form of pill
in the last week.
Like Americans, Australians take a sick day every 3 weeks.
Asthma sufferers have a
70% chance of expressing symptoms of depression or similar psychological
manifestations.
Australians are thought
to be lacking in Iodine in their diets. And that one in 5 childbearing-aged
females have low folate levels that could increase the risk of birth defects
such as spina bifida. Queensland studies showed 18% of females 25 to 29 were
lacking sufficient folate. This study
showed that 9% males and females 25 years and older were deficient. (20/10/03)
Cardiovascular health
problems cost Australians about $3.5 million per annum.
Heroin overdoses are up by 36% higher in legal shooting
gallery than surrounding streets. (CH 7 23/10/03)
In the 60’s almost 60% of males and 40% of
the female population were smokers. Some tobacco related authorities have known
for at least 20 years that tobacco contained high levels of DDT and other
dangerous drugs. Tobacco tested in 1978 showed that Phillip Morris for example
had DDT readings of 40 times higher than German limits. Tobacco has still not
been investigated on its chemical contents and their risks. In the 1990’s DDT,
dichloran and maleic pesticides were found in levels higher than acceptable to US
and German standards. SMH 3/11/03) Studies show that smokers are twice as
vulnerable to developing MS as non smokers, and that males are 3 times more
susceptible than non-smokers and 1.5 times more than females. (29/10/03) A
recent survey shows that MS has tripled since 1961 from 20 per 100,000 to 59
per 100,00. Now Australia spends AU$7.5 to $13.4 billion on smoking related
illnesses with two-thirds cancer related deaths contributed to smoking. The
government receives AU$4.8 billion in tobacco excise tax a year. (16/10/03)
Food Standards Australia recorded 75 food
recalls to the fiscal year ending June 2003 due to microbiology, chemical and
biotoxins contamination, as well as foreign matter such as glass and metal
fragments alone report
About 1,400 doctors graduate in Australia
every year well below recognised needs. We recruit about 400 overseas doctors
each year to try to pick up the shortfall. A further 100 specialists a year are
also granted limited registration in their particular fields. (3/12/03)
At least 80% of new
mothers will experience the baby blues that normally last just a few weeks.
However 20% will develop the more serious Pre natal depression.
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