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CMs can contribute to health revolution
As state and territory leaders meet in Canberra today to discuss reforms to Medicare to improve care offered to Australians suffering from chronic disease, Carl Gibson from Complementary Medicines Australia …
MJA CAMs criticism misguided: Gibson
Complementary Medicines Australia says it’s disappointed by the “misguided” approach in a recent editorial published in the Medical Journal of Australia. The editorial, Pharmacists selling CAM doesn’t wash, attempts to …
Ideas boom characterised by Australian complementary medicines: CMA
In its pre-Budget submission, Complementary Medicines Australia has highlighted the way it says Australian complementary medicines industry epitomises the goals of the National Innovation and Science Agenda and the Federal …
Proactive vitamin D supplementation encouraged
With between 31% and 58% of Australians found to suffer from vitamin D deficiency, Carl Gibson, chief executive of Complementary Medicines Australia, has welcomed a new article published in MJA …
TCM Sailuotong to be trialed in vascular dementia
Complementary Medicines Australia has welcomed the announcement by the National Institute of Complementary Medicine of a clinical trial for a Chinese herbal medicine, Sailuotong. Sailuotong has been shown, in pilot …
Stakeholders welcome regulatory framework report
The Australian Self Medication Industry and Complementary Medicines Australia have welcomed the Stage Two Expert Panel report on the regulatory framework for medicines and medical devices. “ASMI supports the majority …
CMA welcomes B3-skin cancer findings
CEO of Complementary Medicines Australia Carl Gibson has welcomed results from a University of Sydney study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, which show that vitamin B3 (nicotinamide) …
Australians missing out on safe complementary ingredients: Gibson
Complementary Medicines Australia has welcomed the TGA’s announcement of approval of 10 new ingredients that have been assessed as suitable for use in listed medicines. “We welcome this streamlining of …
CM exports to Asia more than double over past year
On the eve of the Vitafoods Asia expo in Hong Kong, one of the premier events for the global complementary medicines industry, Complementary Medicines Australia has welcomed the latest AusTrade …
CMA calls for less health red tape, more innovation support
In a submission to the Department of Health on reducing regulation in the health portfolio, Complementary Medicines Australia has reiterated its support of the Government’s commitment to foster a regulatory …
Complementary Medicines Australia launches seminar
Complementary Medicines Australia has now opened registrations for the 2015 Quality Learning Seminar, to be held at the Swissotel, Sydney, 3rd June 2015. “Australian complementary medicines are highly regarded and …