Fears aired over bio-fuel health impact
Queensland researchers says some blends of bio-fuels could lead to respiratory diseases.
View ArticleAwareness of deadly soil bacteria lacking
A medical microbiologist says there is little awareness of a soil bacteria in northern Australia capable of killing a person within 48 hours.
View ArticleCardiac 'clinic on wheels' expands services to more regional Queensland...
More rural towns have been added to the itinerary for a custom-made "clinic on wheels'" that delivers cardiac and respiratory services from a converted truck.
View ArticleBlack lung disease: Mining union 'scaremongering', Queensland Resources...
The Queensland Resources Council dismisses claims up to 1,000 of the state's coal workers could have black lung disease.
View ArticleCoal miner black lung disease resurgence in Queensland to face Senate inquiry
A Senate inquiry will investigate the re-emergence of the deadly coal miners' disease known as black lung in Queensland.
View ArticleBlack lung workers compensation approval a relief for former Queensland coal...
A former central Queensland coal miner suffering black lung disease says it is a huge relief to have his workers compensation claim approved.
View ArticleBlack lung disease: Tougher coal dust monitoring needed, new report finds
Tougher coal dust monitoring standards are needed in Australia to prevent the "unacceptable" spread of the deadly black lung disease, a new study finds.
View ArticleBlack lung disease: Eighth coal miner diagnosed in central Queensland
Another Queensland coal miner is diagnosed with black lung disease the eighth confirmed case in the state since May last year.
View ArticleBlack lung disease: Ninth coal miner diagnosed in central Queensland
A ninth Queensland coal miner is diagnosed with black lung disease, a day after the eighth case was confirmed.
View ArticleBlack lung disease: Another Queensland miner diagnosed with coal workers'...
Authorities confirm the third case of coal workers' pneumoconiosis, also known as black lung disease, in Queensland in as many days.
View ArticleBlack lung: 54yo man confirmed as 15th case in Queensland since 2015
Australian health professionals failed twice to identify black lung disease in a central Queensland miner's X-rays, the mining union says.
View ArticleBlack lung inquiry: Miner says Vale unsure what to do with him after diagnosis
A mining industry veteran tells a Queensland inquiry investigating the re-emergence of the potentially deadly black lung disease the fear of not being able to breathe, and of losing his job, causes him...
View ArticleBlack lung inquiry: Queensland Government alerted to concerns years ago,...
Miners suffering from black lung disease detail to a Queensland inquiry how their health has declined, as the parliamentary committee is told the State Government was alerted to concerns about black...
View ArticleQueensland Government commits $25 million to black lung report recommendations
Queensland Mines Minister Anthony Lynham has supported 68 recommendations made in a Parliamentary committee report, but some will not be implemented until more consultation is done.
View ArticleRavenswood mine: Stories of bodies unearthed in unmarked cemetery come to...
The stories of the 16 people buried in Ravenswood's forgotten cemetery have come to life as researchers investigate their identities ahead of the reinterment of their bodies.
View ArticleECMO retrieval team saves Queensland woman Beryl Harradine's life
Heart and lung patients in regional and rural Queensland stand a better chance of survival thanks to mobile medical technology that keeps them alive before they are transferred to the city.
View ArticleSpike in microscopic dust levels has Moranbah residents thinking of leaving...
High levels of dust in a central Queensland town have been attributed to lower-than-average rainfall, but residents say more needs to be done to ensure it isn't coming from nearby mining operations.
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