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heart disease


Debbie Rigby presents the latest research news relevant to pharmacy Heart Failure Outcomes With Empagliflozin in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes at High Cardiovascular Risk In patients with type 2 …

With a more advanced scope of practice, pharmacists can achieve positive results for patients A Canadian trial has shown intensive pharmacist intervention may help reduce cardiovascular risk in patients. Community pharmacists …

The National Heart Foundation of Australia says the fact that heart disease remains the country’s single leading killer following the release of the 2013 Cause of Death Data from the …

More research is needed to confirm whether drinking coffee can reduce the risk of a heart attack, Heart Foundation CEO Mary Barry says. A study by Korean researchers, published in …

The average Australian man now weighs 85.9kg, up 6.5kg more than 25 years ago, a new series of papers on obesity has found – and 35% of adults are overweight …

A new report on Aboriginal heart health, the most comprehensive ever published in Western Australia, highlights the need for all sectors of government, health service providers, business and the community …

As the Close the Gap report is tabled in Parliament today, the Heart Foundation’s Leader on Aboriginal Health, Vicki Wade is joining in the call for Government to stay the …

Cancer and heart disease were responsible for 58% of the total years of life lost in 2010, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, …