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Workers are being urged to prevent heat stress this summer by taking breaks, drinking plenty of water and limiting time in the sun, as part of WorkCover NSW's heat awareness campaign.

The risks of heat stress can be deadly, said general manager of WorkCover's Work Health and Safety Division John Watson, who said that it has resulted in a number of fatalities in the state.

More than half of Australians who take multivitamins are unaware that they are medicines, according to research released on January 18 by Canstar Blue.

In light of these findings, NPS MedicineWise is reminding people to be wary of this fact and that multivitamins may react with other medicines and food.

NPS MedicineWise adviser Dr Andrew Boyden said that people often think complementary medicines such as herbal remedies are less powerful than prescription medicines.

NSW Health said that as of January 18, cases of listeria have been identified in Victoria, NSW, Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia, with two men dying and a woman miscarrying.

A further seven cases of listeria identified in the ongoing national investigation has linked the serious illness to soft cheeses.

Jindi manufactured cheeses has been identified, with the company voluntarily recalling its cheese products from all the batches manufactured until January 7.

According to the peak body for urological surgeons, the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand (USANZ), there are almost 20,000 new cases and over 3,000 deaths from prostate cancer in Australia each year.

USANZ plays a vital role in educating groups about prostate cancer and in the last year a number of new studies have helped in gaining a better understanding of the disease.

One of the key things learnt in 2012 was that the mortality rate for men with prostate cancer in Australia is decreasing.