News
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CSIRO ageing study
Friday | Jun 8 2018SINGAPORE'S Nanyang Technological University has partnered with national health science agency CSIRO in providing $500,000 for joint research in precision health.
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AusCann reaps more
Friday | Jun 8 2018LISTED medical cannabis company AusCann Group has announced via the ASX that its second harvest in Chile has now been gathered with a 50% increase in yield over the first, generating 620kg of dried cannabis product.
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Guild gender report
Friday | Jun 8 2018THE Victorian branch of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia has lodged its annual report with the government's Workplace Gender Equality Agency.
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Orphan transition
Friday | Jun 8 2018THE transition period for Australia's Orphan Drug Scheme will end on 30 Jun 2018, meaning orphan designations under the previous program (prior to 01 Jul 2017) will no longer be in force after that date.
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Botanix success
Friday | Jun 8 2018DERMATOLOGY company Botanix Pharmaceuticals, ASX-listed, has announced positive results for its BTX 1204 atopic dermatitis study.
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CSIRO on vax myths
Friday | Jun 8 2018CSIRO blogger Ellen Singleton has posted a summary article comparing five widely held myths surrounding vaccination with evidence-based science in an effort to stimulate discussion and awareness.
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New skin cancer tool
Friday | Jun 8 2018A group of well-heeled venture capitalists including Australian billionaire Scott Farquhar are backing DermEngine, an "intelligent secure online platform that empowers specialists and primary care physicians for early detection and management of skin cancer".
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Ketamine conviction
Friday | Jun 8 2018THE NSW Health Care Complaints Commission has prosecuted medical practitioner Dr Lei Min Chen over "inappropriate 'off-label' prescribing of Ketamine".
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FDA generics save $9b
Friday | Jun 8 2018THE US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a first-of-its-kind report claiming to have saved the US taxpayer $8.8 billion during the 2017 calendar year as a result of its generic drug approvals and a further $11.8 billion through Feb 2108.
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Dispensary Corner
Friday | Jun 8 2018
08 Jun 18SCIENTISTS in New Zealand are working hard to address the country's greenhouse gas emissions by breeding "climate-friendly sheep".
