Whyalla pharmacist John Holds receives Order of Australia honour
Whyalla pharmacist John Holds was named among recipients of the Order of Australia yesterday, for service to rural pharmacy and the community of South Australia. Holds is currently semi-retired and …
Doubleview Chemmart is Wellbeing Pharmacy of the Year
Doubleview Chemmart Pharmacy in Western Australia has beaten almost 300 stores from around the country to be named Chemmart Wellbeing Pharmacy of the Year for 2015. Judged on commitment to …
Three ways to build health services in 2016
Building health services in 2016? Here are three tips to help you succeed, writes Vanessa Lontos January is an exciting time in pharmacy. It marks the beginning of a new …
The five potential epidemics for 2016: Médecins Sans Frontières
As the World Health Organization’s executive board meets in Geneva this week, the international aid organisation Médecins Sans Frontières has warned of five diseases with the potential to become epidemics …
Taking healthy snacks back to school
Cancer Council is lifting the lid on Queensland lunchboxes as parents prepare to send kids back to school, with research showing many packed lunches are alarmingly low on veggies. The …
Older workers face obstacles: Professionals Australia
More than half of science, technology, engineering and math professionals over the age of 45 say their workplace doesn’t provide them with opportunities to transfer their skills to younger staff, …
Aussies urged to ‘bleed for Australia’
The Blood Service is today launching a year-long campaign, ‘Bleed for Australia,’ to attract an additional 115,000 new blood donors during 2016. The service says it needs to bolster its …
Kids with allergies urged to get MedicAlert
With the 2016 Australian school year beginning this week, parents and carers of children with food and other allergic and medical conditions such as asthma and diabetes need to have …
Socioeconomic gap in stillbirth numbers
Women from lower socio-economic families face twice the risk of delivering a stillborn baby of their wealthier counterparts, an international study led by a Mater Research Institute-University of Queensland researcher …
A quarter do little or no exercise: Heart Foundation highlights why
The Heart Foundation has released troubling new research today which shows that around one in four (2.25 million) Australian workers do very little or no exercise. The data, compiled from …
Aspen brings S-26 GOLD production back home
Aspen Nutritionals Australia has announced that its S-26 GOLD stages 1-4 products are now part of an all ANZ manufactured range, as it brings production back on home soil. S-26 …
Priceline Pharmacy Kooyong Classic sees health check every three minutes
The 2016 Priceline Pharmacy Kooyong Classic saw a health check by a pharmacist or on a digital health kiosk happening every three minutes. The event, which wrapped up recently, saw …