News
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Infinite Gloss Longwear Nail Polish
Wednesday | Jan 23 2019DESIGNER Brands (DB) brings it's new Infinite Gloss Longwear Nail Polish to market.
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Baby’s Soothing Moisturising Cream
Wednesday | Jan 23 2019JURLIQUE Baby's Soothing Moisturising Cream is a gentle and calming moisturiser that helps todeeply hydrate dry and delicate skin.
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Pharmacy asthma action
Tuesday | Jan 22 2019PHARMACISTS are being urged to ask parents if their kids have an up-to-date asthma action plan, with the National Asthma Council Australia issuing a warning about a tripling in asthma cases as children return to school after the holidays.
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GP slams dispensing costs
Tuesday | Jan 22 2019GOLD Coast GP Evan Ackermann has written an argument against pharmacy dispensing charges for chronic disease medicines, calling for longer term supply packs to reduce patient costs.
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FDA for OTC naloxone
Tuesday | Jan 22 2019THE US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a statement of formal support for the development of over-the-counter naloxone to help reduce opioid deaths.
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Most golden staph in blood susceptible
Tuesday | Jan 22 2019WHILE the rate of golden staph aureus in the community is on the rise in Australia, 83.8% have been shown to be susceptible to methicillin, according to a new study published in the MJA.
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WA GP reprimanded
Tuesday | Jan 22 2019THE Medical Board of Australia has reported that the WA State Administrative Tribunal has reprimanded a medical practitioner, Kenneth Charles Lee for self-prescribing medication, prescribing in the name of his partner (at the time) for personal consumption and for prescribing for his partner.
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NZ breastfeeding support goes digital
Tuesday | Jan 22 2019NEW Zealand child and family service Plunket has launched an online lactation support service which is available to breastfeeding mothers 24/7.
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Thermometer recall
Tuesday | Jan 22 2019ST JOHN Ambulance Australia, in consultation with the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), has announced it is recalling all electronic thermometers supplied in the Tiny Tots First Aid Kits - see tga.gov.au.
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Alzheimer’s blood test
Tuesday | Jan 22 2019BLOOD tests can now predict inherited Alzheimer's disease at least a decade before clinical symptoms are evident, according to an international collaboration of scientists from Australia, UK, USA and Europe.
