Tobacco companies have a full year to transition to plain packaging, with regulations setting out the specific requirements for the retail packaging and appearance of cigarettes under the Australian Government’s world-leading plain packaging legislation released today.
from: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr11-nr-nr255.htm
As we mentioned in yesterday’s story on the impending recount in the Port Orchard mayor’s race, one need look no farther than the 5-vote difference between leader Tim Matthes and incumbent Lary Coppola to know that the campaign has literally created a rift in the town. Both candidates have said that, if elected, they’d offer [...]
from: http://pugetsoundblogs.com/kitsap-caucus/2011/11/30/more-on-mayoral-recount-and-some-elections-trivia/
More than 160,000 patients will benefit directly from changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) from today, including patients being treated for cancer, HIV and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
from: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/ministers/publishing.nsf/Content/mr-yr11-nr-nr256.htm