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National Health and Medical Research Council

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NHMRC
Guide

Clinical ethics capacity building resource manual


The Clinical Ethics Capacity Building Resource Manual is aimed at institutions such as hospitals and clinics and provides information and tools for use in: facilitating building clinical ethics capacity, managing operational issues associated with clinical ethics services, and providing ethics consultation, including a review of various consultation models that are in use and an illustration...
Report

NHMRC information paper: evidence on the effectiveness of homeopathy for treating health conditions


This paper provides a summary of evidence from research on the effectiveness of homeopathy in treating health conditions in humans. Findings There was no reliable evidence from research in humans that homeopathy was effective for treating the range of health conditions considered: no good-quality, well-designed studies with enough participants for a meaningful result reported either...
Report

Information paper: evidence on wind farms and human health


This Information Paper provides Australians with a summary of the evidence on possible health effects of wind farms in humans and explains how NHMRC developed its summary based on the findings of independent reviews of the evidence. It is intended for use by any person or group interested in wind farms. Wind farms in Australia...
Discussion paper

NHMRC draft information paper: evidence on the effectiveness of homeopathy for treating health conditions


This report summarises an assessment of homeopathy undertaken by the National Health and Medical Research Council, including an overview of published systematic reviews, evaluation of information provided by interest groups and the public, and consideration of clinical practice guidelines and government reports on homeopathy published in other countries. Introduction: Purpose: This information paper provides an...
Guide

Caring for people who sniff petrol or other volatile substances: a quick reference guide for health workers


This guide contains information about how to care for people who deliberately become intoxicated by inhaling vapours (often called sniffing, bagging, huffing or chroming). Sniffable products include petrol, paint stripper and other products used in building and plumbing, glue, nail polish remover, fuel gas, lighter fluid, spray paint and other spray cans.