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Targeting obesity and overweight
Are pharmacists equipped to deliver weight management services and, if so, what does a best-practice model look like? Australia’s rising obesity rates place a significant burden on the public health …
Dosing, a weighty issue
More consideration needs to be given to a patient’s body composition when medicine doses are being calculated, experts believe Estimating the optimal dose for obese patients is difficult and, in …
You snooze, you lose
New research has examined how sleep loss affects the waistline… and it’s not good news for those who aren’t getting their fair share of nap time New research presented at …
Study: get kids to bed early
The Sleep DownUnder 2015 conference heard getting children to bed early may be even more important than ensuring they have a long sleep, according to a study. Dr Quach and colleagues from Murdoch Childrens …