Geelong mother left traumatised after two-year-old pricked by dirty syringe in public toilet
Alleira, 2, was pricked by a dirty syringe at Geelong's Eastern Beach. (9NEWS) A Geelong mother faces a nervous wait of six months to find out if her two-year-old daughter will be given the all clear, after the toddler was pricked by a dirty syringe.Ashlee Vipont took her daughter Alleira into a public toilet at Geelong’s Eastern Beach last Friday when the dirty syringe fell from the toilet paper dispenser.“The toilet paper was kind of stuck so she placed her hands up there, and as we’ve pulled..>> view originalAn industry's answer to deadly opioid addiction: More pills
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Sarah WiedersehnAustralian Associated PressA dramatic decline in the incidence of cervical cancer in Australia has led to a change in the recommended age for a woman's first cervical pap smear to 25.Currently women aged 18 to 20 are routinely screened for cervical cancer but from next year women won't receive a prompt for their first test until around their 25th birthday.The change in age was recommended by the Medical Services Advisory Committee last year and researcher Megan Smith from Cancer ..>> view original
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