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MA welcomes funds
Tuesday | Oct 25 2016MEDICINES Australia is a partner in two tele-trial and training projects, which have been awarded a share of $7.4m in funding under the govt's MTP Connect research commercialisation initiative - medicinesaustralia.com.au.
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Guild challenges Ramsay
Tuesday | Oct 25 2016THE Pharmacy Guild has fired a shot across the bow of Ramsay Health Care, after the hospital giant confirmed the development of a new pharmacy "hyper-store" in central Melbourne.
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New pharmacy trial topics
Tuesday | Oct 25 2016HEALTH Minister Sussan Ley has announced the next round of grants for the Pharmacy Trial Program, with proposals sought for trials under four key priority areas:.
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Weekly Comment 24 Oct 16: Complementary medicines and evidence
Monday | Oct 24 2016This week’s contributor is Carl Gibson, CMA ceo.
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Dispensary Corner 24 Oct 16
Monday | Oct 24 2016A GLASS of red wine a day keeps the reproductive specialist away.
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Campaign for Pain
Monday | Oct 24 2016PAINAUSTRALIA has released its latest newsletter with a special focus on children with pain, drawing on the first round of data from the Electronic Persistent Pain Collaboration (ePPOC), from seven participating paediatric pain clinics.
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Paediatric epilepsy med cannabis trial
Monday | Oct 24 2016EPIDIOLEX (cannabidiol 100mg/mL oral solution) is one of the first medicinal cannabis pharmaceuticals to be trialled in Queensland specifically for children with treatment resistant epilepsy.
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Carrot v stick nutrition
Monday | Oct 24 2016AS PART of National Nutrition Week, a study surveying 1,000 adults found only 6% of adults consumed enough vegetables.
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Lung function tests
Monday | Oct 24 2016NOVEMBER is Lung Health Awareness Month with Lung Foundation Australia encouraging all Australians to take their lung health seriously and recognise symptoms early in both themselves, and loved ones.
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Health Stars shine
Monday | Oct 24 2016MORE Australians are choosing healthier packaged foods, thanks to the Health Star Rating (HSR) system, according to new campaign evaluation research released by the Assistant Minister for Rural Health, Dr David Gillespie.