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This web site is presented by the Australian Department of Health and Ageing for the purpose of disseminating health information free of charge for the benefit of the public. The information available through this web site is not a substitute for independent professional advice. The information available through this site is not intended to be used as medical advice and it is not intended to be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease, nor should it be used for therapeutic purposes or as a substitute for your own health professionals advice. The Commonwealth does not accept any liability for any injury, loss or damage incurred by use of or reliance on the information.

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This web site contains links to other web sites which are external to the Australian Department of Health and Ageing. It is the responsibility of the user to make their own decisions about the accuracy, currency, reliability and correctness of information contained in linked external web sites.

Linkage to external web sites should not be taken to be an endorsement or a recommendation of any third party products or services offered by virtue of any information, material or content linked from or to this site. Users of links provided by this site are responsible for being aware of which organisation is hosting the site they visit.

Views or recommendations provided in linked sites do not necessarily reflect those of the Commonwealth.

Security of HealthInsite

Users should be aware that the World Wide Web is an insecure public network that gives rise to a potential risk that a user's transactions are being viewed, intercepted or modified by third parties or that files which the user downloads may contain computer viruses or other defects.

The Commonwealth accepts no liability for any interference with or damage to a user's computer system, software or data occurring in connection with this web site. Users are encouraged to take appropriate and adequate precautions to ensure that whatever is selected from this site is free of viruses or other contamination that may interfere with or damage the user's computer system, software or data.

Updated March 2005

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