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Discount Drug Stores raises over $15k with flu vaccinations
Discount Drug Stores has announced the company raised over $15,000 for charity partner Free To Be to help disadvantaged children in India. Discount Drug Stores administered over 7,000 flu vaccinations …
Alcohol warning labels are failing: new research
Australia’s current alcohol warning labels are failing to effectively convey health messages to the public, according to a new study from Deakin University. Researchers with Deakin’s School of Psychology examined …
Pharmacies help reduce unnecessary hospitalisations
A report published in the Medical Journal of Australia today confirms the potential for community pharmacies to make a significant contribution to reducing the cost of unnecessary hospitalisations, says the …
Acute kidney injury hospitalisations more than double
Hospitalisation rates for acute kidney injury have more than doubled over the last decade—and this condition affects some population groups more than others, according to a report released today by …
US pharmacy chain tobacco ban shows wider smoking cessation benefit
US pharmacy chain CVS/pharmacy has marked the first anniversary of it ending its tobacco sales by releasing new data showing a measurable reduction in cigarette purchases over the last year. …
Pharmacy Industry Award in plain language pilot
The Pharmacy Industry Award has been selected by the Fair Work Commission for a pilot project to look at how a modern award can be written in plain language. The …
Aussie kids not washing hands properly
Australians constantly risk spreading potentially dangerous germs and viruses simply because they are not washing their hands properly, says child rights organisation Plan International Australia as it declares today (Friday, …
Pharmacy Board lauds outgoing Chair Stephen Marty
The Pharmacy Board has paid tribute to four inaugural members who completed their terms of appointment on 30 August 2015, including Stephen Marty, outgoing Chair. The Board recognised the past …
AMA attacks Government on potential health budget cuts
AMA President, Professor Brian Owler, said today that comments from the Health Minister about the latest Medicare data suggest that the Government is setting the scene for Health budget cuts …
Medicare billed over a million times a day, needs deep clean: Ley
Medicare is now being billed over one million times a day for the first time in history, as new figures show growth in claims outstripped the number of new patients …
Is overdiagnosis making people sick?
Moira Sim, an expert in primary healthcare, is calling for a public debate about the merits of population medical screening, in an upcoming public lecture, Overdiagnosis: Making well people sick? …
AMA updates position on methamphetamine problem
The AMA wants better resources, including security, and health services to deal with the methamphetamine or “ice” epidemic. The AMA has released its updated Position Statement on Methamphetamine (2015), which …