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Dispensary Corner 13 Jan 17
Friday | Jan 13 2017WANT to get fit but the gym is too pricey and you don't have any home equipment.
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Banana Boat response
Friday | Jan 13 2017BANANA Boat has expressed concern that some customers have been unhappy with certain products (PD yesterday), saying that while the company cannot comment on individual cases, it "would like to reassure everyone that we take each customer's concerns very seriously and investigate them when contacted.
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Blackmores Well Bot
Friday | Jan 13 2017BLACKMORES has announced the release of its digital wellbeing coach dubbed Well Bot, incorporating the latest in artificial intelligence, the company says.
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Livestock antibiotics
Friday | Jan 13 2017THE US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has put new rules into place to stop the use of "medically important" antibiotics being used for the purpose of pre-emptively treating livestock.
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Pilot plan lauded
Friday | Jan 13 2017THE Victorian branches of both the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia have welcomed the announcement of the Andrews Government Pharmacist Chronic Disease Management pilot program (PD yesterday) as a major step in helping patients manage their chronic illnesses and medication, while better utilising the skills of community pharmacists in collaboration with GPs.
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J&J to disclose price rises
Friday | Jan 13 2017US-LISTED healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson has announced plans to disclose average price increases of prescription drugs as the industry tries to calm the storm over perceived soaring prices, according to a report by the Associated Press.
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Formula company curdles
Friday | Jan 13 2017TASMANIAN infant formula manufacturer Bellamy's saw its shares devalued by more than a third after it dumped its ceo Laura McBain (pictured) and slashed its profit guidance for the coming six months, ABC reports.
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Dispensary Corner 12 Jan 17
Thursday | Jan 12 2017AUSSIES are known for being able to down a beer or ten but a new interactive map charting the heaviest booze consumers in the world has outed Moldovans as the heaviest drinkers.