News
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Violence help
Thursday | Dec 8 2016HEALTH professionals are in a position to provide information to people who may have limited opportunities to discuss their family and domestic violence concerns, according to an update from the Department of Human Services.
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New diabetes hope
Thursday | Dec 8 2016NEW Zealand researchers from the University of Auckland have discovered a key ingredient in the management of diabetes type 2.
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Therapeutics advert code seminar – ASMI
Thursday | Dec 8 2016THE Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) has announced a Therapeutic Goods Advertising Code Seminar, one of a new series replacing the TGACC seminar series which was discontinued in 2013.
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NOAC Rx CPD activity
Thursday | Dec 8 2016ANTICOAGULANT selection has moved from a choice of one known option (warfarin) to now include widely used, and becoming more confidently prescribed, new oral anticoagulants (NOACs), apixaban, dabigatran and rivaroxaban.
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Alcohol ups AF risk 7%
Thursday | Dec 8 2016ATRIAL fibrillation is a forerunner to stroke and other serious conditions, so it's timely with the festive season upon us that new research has confirmed the dangerous impact alcohol can have.
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AIHW on dementia
Thursday | Dec 8 2016VASCULAR diseases (such as stroke) and risk factors (such as smoking and obesity) can play a powerful role in contributing to dementia, according to a new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
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TGA slams AFR report
Thursday | Dec 8 2016THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has issued a comprehensive correction to a story published this week in the Australian Financial Review about medicinal cannabis.
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Pharmacist house calls
Thursday | Dec 8 2016AS PART of a seniors' medication reconciliation and review program run by the Illinois Department on Aging (IDA), pharmacist-led healthcare teams are embarking on a series of home visits.
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Survey confidential – King
Thursday | Dec 8 2016PROFESSOR Stephen King, chair of the government's Review of Pharmacy Remuneration and Regulation, has expressed concern about a Pharmacy Guild communication following the opening of expressions of interest from pharmacists wanting to participate in the Review Panel's financial survey (PD 05 Dec).