The Medical journal of Australia
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Three Indigenous Australian adults died of invasive pneumococcal disease, despite vaccination with the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine an average of 18 months previously. Pneumococcal isolates from the patients had serotypes that are included in the vaccine. Two of the adults were alcoholics and the other had heavy recent alcohol intake. The public health implications, and possible optimal vaccination schedules to minimise vaccine failures, are discussed.
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To describe the pattern of cancer among people living in rural and remote Indigenous communities in Queensland and to consider what implications the results have for cancer control. ⋯ The cancers that are over-represented among Indigenous people are amenable to preventive measures. The cancer burden among Indigenous people could be reduced by lowering the prevalence of smoking and improving participation in cervical cancer screening and follow-up of screening-detected abnormalities.
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With pre-Olympic and out-of-competition testing, as well as a new, validated test for erythropoietin, athletes will be exposed to more comprehensive drug testing at the Sydney Olympics.