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Chondroitin use confirmed in Cochrane Review
Carl Gibson, chief executive of Complementary Medicines Australia has welcomed the results of a Cochrane Review of chondroitin sulfate that confirm the efficacy and safety of this supplement in the …
Patients dying in cancer drugs wait: MA
Australian cancer patients don’t have time to wait for access to new cancer drugs, says Medicines Australia. In its submission to the Senate Inquiry into the availability of new, innovative …
Managing high pressure with CMs: Braun
Working under high pressure almost always goes hand-in-hand with a decrease of performance in comparison to low-pressure situations, says Adjunct Associate Professor Lesley Braun, director, Blackmores Institute. Speaking to pharmacists …
Health websites too hard for many
A Deakin University study has found that Australian health websites are too difficult for the average person to read. Dr Matthew Dunn and Christina Cheng, researchers with Deakin’s School of …
Blackmores to create bespoke pharmacy products
Blackmores is about to delete 18 products from its grocery line and plans to enhance the brand’s presence in pharmacy with bespoke lines, MD David Fenlon told a gathering of …
Cigarettes kill two-thirds of smokers
Cigarettes kill two out of every three long-term smokers, a study published in the international journal BMC Medicine shows – making the habit even deadlier than previously believed. Previously, it …
Heart attacks and anger linked
Heart attacks and anger really are linked, University of Sydney research reveals: the risk of a heart attack is 8.5 times higher in the two hours following a burst of …
Virtual learning opens at Griffith School of Pharmacy
Griffith School of Pharmacy’s new virtual learning environment has opened just in time for 2015’s new students to be introduced to a whole new way of learning. “This cutting edge …
Bruce Elliot elected Qld PSA president
Yeppoon community pharmacist Bruce Elliot, a former PSA Young Pharmacist of the Year, has been elected as the new President of the Queensland Branch of the PSA following the resignation …
Water fluoridation continued support likely: NHMRC
In response to recent media reports regarding the safety of water fluoridation, the NHMRC has reaffirmed its position on the process. “Fluoridation of drinking water remains the most effective and …
Frozen berries linked to Hep A to be 100% screened
Frozen berries from factories in China linked to the Hepatitis A incident are set for screening in the latest update on the situation. Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, and Assistant …
New online pharmacist S3 analgesic training
The Pharmacy Guild of Australia has launched the next instalment of its Pharmacist Only Health Solutions training program for pharmacists, focusing on S3 analgesics. The Guild has partnered with AFT …
