women’s health
Body fat and breast cancer
Obesity is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer – but women with a normal BMI could still be at risk Women with excess …
Perfumes, soaps linked to earlier puberty onset
A study has found chemicals in personal care products could be potentially associated with earlier onset of puberty in girls A cohort study has looked …
Who is at most risk of asthma death?
Pharmacists are being urged to check patients’ inhaler technique, following the release of new data on asthma deaths Women aged between 55 and 64 years …
Research Roundup
Debbie Rigby takes a look at the latest in research news Lactobacillus reuteri reduces bone loss in older women with low bone mineral density In …
Could newer hormonal contraceptives reduce ovarian cancer risk?
A nationwide cohort study has found contemporary forms of hormonal contraception prevented an estimated 21% of ovarian cancers in young women About 100 million women …
How pharmacy can support women
Because of women’s caregiving role, they need pharmacist support, says a new report The potential for pharmacists to support women in their often overlooked role …
12 things to know about Aussie women and their health
Jean Hailes has released the results of their fourth annual Women’s Health Survey… here’s what they found This week is Women’s Health Week (3-7 September). …
‘So many women are living with this every day.’
The government has released Australia’s first National Action Plan for Endometriosis for women who it says have been “suffering in silence for far too long” …
Tampon tax removal a step closer
A Greens bill to remove the GST on tampons has passed the Senate – but is unlikely to pass the House of Representatives More than …
ACT women crossing border for medical termination
The ACT Greens are tabling legislation to improve access to medical abortion in the territory, a move welcomed by the Guild’s ACT branch While abortion …
Staff spotlight
AJP chats with Regina Cowie, National Dispensary Operations Manager at Priceline Pharmacy 1) When and where did you graduate from pharmacy? Pharmacy was actually my …
More kids, less teeth?
Researchers set out to investigate whether the old saying “Gain a child, lose a tooth” has any basis in fact… and found it could do …