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.

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Road Map II: a Strategic Framework for Improving the Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People through Research (Road Map II) has been developed to respond to issues raised in the review of the NHMRC Road Map: A Strategic Framework for Improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait...

These guidelines communicate evidence concerning these risks to the Australian community to allow individuals to make informed decisions regarding the amount of alcohol that they choose to drink.

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), in collaboration with the Department of Health and Ageing, commissioned a systematic review of national and international literature and practices in relation to air quality in and around traffic tunnels. This review formed the basis of a national NHMRC workshop attended by experts from the health and...

Australia has a proud history of producing groundbreaking health and medical research. This booklet showcases a selection of current projects and introduces some of the researchers who are continuing that tradition. Work on stem cells, diabetes, cancer, dental health and obesity in children are some of the research projects showcased here. Others include helping heal...