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Peer Health Coaching Program addresses mental illness
A Peer Health Coaching Program from mental health charity, SANE Australia, in partnership with Neami National, aims to change the fact that Australians living with mental illness – especially severe, …
Almost 30% of girls turning 15 not fully immunised against HPV
Around 38,400 of the estimated 137,460 girls aged 15 in 2013 were not fully immunised against the contagious virus that can cause cervical cancer, with coverage rates as low as …
Dragon Claw seeks rheumatoid, lupus patients to share stories
Guild members are being asked to invite any of their rheumatoid or lupus patients to share their stories in a special video to be posted by Dragon Claw. The short …
Hayley Lewis in Feel Great Challenge for DDS
Discount Drug Stores is set to launch the Feel Great Challenge in all 135 of its stores across Australia through August and September. Feel Great Challenge ambassador and Olympic and …
Bad asthma and allergy season ahead, says Asthma Council
Forecast high pollen levels in the air this spring in some states could leave up to seven million Australians who suffer from allergy struggling with sneezing, watery eyes, a running …
Former Coles GM to head up Chemmart
A former Coles general manager has been appointed as executive director of Chemmart. Duncan Phillips will lead Chemmart bringing with him his extensive Australian and overseas retail experience. Phillips joined …
National Superhero Week takes off
Thousands of superheroes will next week take over workplaces and schools around the country with more than 200 organisations registered for National Superhero Week (August 31 to September 4) to …
Accident website prevents kids’ PTSD: study
Children who have suffered accidental injury are being helped by using a website that gives them information and coping skills, helping prevent PTSD, researchers have found. The researchers, led by …
Partnership with pharmacy matters: Novo Nordisk
Novo Nordisk is rolling out a host of primary care tools to support pharmacy’s diabetes patients; identify people who may not have been diagnosed; and reduce the rates of people …
Gaviscon teams up with pharmacist bartender
To help pharmacists ‘visualise’ the acid pocket concept and Gaviscon mode of action, RB teamed up with an expert bartender and community pharmacist Stuart Nankivell to create a short educational …
Have you completed your Nuromol product training on RB HealthHub yet?
RB’s competition with Adriano Zumbo closes on Monday 31 August, and this is your last chance to enter! All you have to do is complete your Nuromol® product training module …
GBMA welcomes the ‘a’ flagging of biosimilar infliximab
The Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association has welcomes the recommendation by the PBAC to list biosimilar infliximab (Inflectra) on the PBS and to recommend the marking as equivalent, also known …