cardiovascular health
Guild partners with Heart Foundation to get pharmacists walking
In a push toward a nationally coordinated physical activity strategy, the Heart Foundation’s “Move More, Sit less” campaign, launched this week for Heart Week 2015, aims to raise awareness around …
Clinical tips: Hypertension explained
Australian Health Survey data for 2011–12 indicate that about 10% of the population has hypertensive disease, 10% asthma and 10% depression. General Practitioners report that the most common chronic diseases …
Get more fish oil, says Heart Foundation
The Heart Foundation has reviewed its position on fish oil, and is now urging Australians to eat two to three serves of fish (including oily fish) each week. The Heart, …
Aussies rife with Big Three risk factors
The National Heart Foundation says the release of the Cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic kidney disease—Australian facts: risk factors report is another wake up call for the Federal Government to …