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RA symptoms may be blocked by green tea
Green tea may block symptoms of RA, such as inflammation, joint pain and tissue damage. That’s according to study from US researchers, the Blackmores Institute reports. “Existing drugs for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are expensive, …
Omega 3s may reduce blood pressure: research
Daily doses of the omega 3 fatty acids may reduce blood pressure, and lower cardiovascular disease risk, according to a recent study, the Blackmores Institute reports. The double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover …
Childhood immunisation rates must improve: experts
More needs to be done to encourage parents to immunise their kids to stem the impact of preventable diseases, a CSU expert says. The comments come in the wake of …
Faith helps pharmacist Soheila Fereshtian conquer inequality
A lifelong struggle against religious discrimination now sees pharmacist Soheila Fereshtian raise awareness of the inequality people of her faith experience. The 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran saw the beginning …
Pharmacist phone intervention improves compliance: study
A new study has found that a pharmacist-led telephone intervention can improve medicines compliance. The report, published in BMJ Quality and Safety, aimed to test the effectiveness of a tailored, …
Vaccination rates still too low in some areas: NHPA
Australia has recorded improvements in the percentages of children fully immunised in some local areas in 2014–15, the NHPA has revealed, but there are still several areas where rates remain …
Momentum builds behind ‘Move More, Sit Less’
One year on from the start of the ‘Move More, Sit Less’ physical activity campaign and momentum is building behind a nationally concerted effort to tackle physical inactivity, the National …
Ken Harvey slams Chemmart’s myDNA test
Friends of Science in Medicine’s Ken Harvey has slammed Chemmart’s myDNA test, which he says “offers more than it can deliver”. Writing in The Conversation today, Adjunct Associate Professor Harvey, …
Pharmacy redistributes unwanted medicines, for free
A new pharmacy in San Jose, California, is set to redistribute surplus medicines to consumers – at no cost. The Better Health Pharmacy is the first in California dedicated to …
Worry about cytomegalovirus, not Zika: support group
Mothers from the Congenital CMV Association Australia are on a mission to raise awareness of cytomegalovirus, which they say few Australians know about. One in 150 children is born with …
Zika odds still slim as Australians diagnosed
Experts are still searching for confirmation that the Zika virus is the cause of microcephaly – but the odds of an infected mother’s baby having microcephaly remain slim. “With two …
Quality use of medicines scholarship to NMS2016
Applications close this Friday 19 February for the ‘quality use of medicines’ scholarship which allows a health academic, health worker or policy maker from the Asia-Pacific region to travel to …