Rest stops won’t cure driver fatigue: Sleep Health Foundation
Many Australians wrongly believe their tiredness behind the wheel can be completely cured with a rest stop, say specialists at the Sleep Health Foundation. “That’s a dangerous assumption and one …
Consumers reminded to use Find a Pharmacy
The Pharmacy Guild is urging consumers to use its Find a Pharmacy website while away from home over the holiday season when they need to track down a pharmacy. The …
Festive season sees more stroke ambulance delays
In the leadup to the Christmas season the National Stroke Foundation is reminding Australians that delaying calling an ambulance if they may be experiencing a stroke could cost lives. The …
Heart Foundation warns on Christmas weight gain
Between Christmas parties and edible presents, it can be difficult not to gain weight during the silly season, yet if current trends continue, less than one in four Australians will …
Medicines Australia’s Tim James resigns
Medicines Australia CEO Tim James announced over the weekend his resignation effective January 2016 from the leadership role of the pharmaceutical sector peak body. Medicines Australia Interim Chairman Wes Cook …
A new hope for hepatitis C sufferers: breakthrough drugs listed
Stakeholders have welcomed the announcement yesterday that a range of curative breakthrough hepatitis C medicines will be added to the PBS next year. Health Minister Sussan Ley announced that the …
Heatwave to peak tomorrow, says BOM
The Bureau of Meterology is warning of worse heatwave conditions to come tomorrow, and of the effects of heat stress. The first significant heatwave for summer has seen severe to …
Australia wins on tobacco plain packaging
The decision of the Arbitration Tribunal to reject the Philip Morris tobacco company case against plain packaging on the basis of a trade treaty with Hong Kong is a great …
Guild explains flaws in $1 discount to Government, educates patients
The Guild does not support discounting of the patient co-payment as it is contrary to the concept of universality of the PBS and undermines the purpose of having a consistently …
Australians taking food poisoning risks
A national survey by Food Safety Information Council has found 68% of Australians are taking a food poisoning risk by washing their turkey before cooking it. “The last thing your …
Clinical tips: dehydration explained
The very hot weather Australia is currently experiencing brings a high risk of dehydration, writes Karalyn Huxhagen The very young and older people are more prone to dehydration in hot …
2015 a tough year, and there’s more to come: Sinclair
With review ‘scope creep’ meaning ownership rules may be captured by the upcoming review, and a Health Minister who appears not to be a great friend of pharmacy, the industry …