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2012 Media Releases from NSW Health

  • 2012/12 - December
    • Recall of some batches of Ventolin and Asmol Inhalers [24 December 2012]
    • Health warning on mosquito viruses [20 December 2012]
    • NSW Health listeria warning [18 December 2012]
  • 2012/11 - November
    • Respiratory health study findings released on Lane Cove Tunnel [30 November 2012]
    • NSW Health Urges Caution During Impending Heat Wave [29 November 2012]
    • HPV vaccination for boys to commence in NSW [22 November 2012]
  • 2012/10 - October
    • Special Clinics to Combat Measles Epidemic [4 October 2012]
  • 2012/09 - September
    • Winners Announced For The State Knockout Weight Loss Challenge [25 September 2012]
    • Measles crisis worsens [21 September 2012]
  • 2012/08 - August
    • Health warning on gastroenteritis [28 August 2012]
    • Cold weather places vulnerable at risk [8 August 2012]
    • Over 800 Kilos Lost in the State Knockout Weight Loss Challenge [2 August 2012]
    • Hepatitis A warning [1 August 2012]
  • 2012/07 - July
    • Study finds no causal link between M5 East Tunnel emissions and lung cancer [23 July 2012]
    • Public urged to take precautions as flu season begins early [11 July 2012]
  • 2012/06 - June
    • Building a brighter future for the Sydney children's hospital [27 June 2012]
    • New strategy to control whooping cough spread in NSW [22 June 2012]
    • Get vaccinated to combat new flu strain this winter [4 June 2012]
  • 2012/05 - May
    • Public urged to watch out for measles [30 May 2012]
    • Extra cleaners move in at royal north shore hospital [7 May 2012]
    • Cleaning action plan back on track following IRC decision [4 May 2012]
    • NSW Health sends senior experts in to fix cleaning services at Royal North Shore Hospital [3 May 2012]
  • 2012/04 - April
    • Health warning to avoid burmese traditional powders [14 April 2012]
  • 2012/03 - March
    • Health warning as mosquito numbers on the rise [13 March 2012]
  • 2012/02 - February
    • EPA: Revised figures reveal that lower levels of hexavalent chromium were present at Stockton [15 February 2012]
  • 2012/01 - January
    • Warning to Take Precautions and Avoid Mosquitoes [18 January 2012]
    • Prepare to Beat the Heat [4 January 2012]
    • First baby born in NSW in 2012 [1 January 2012]
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