News
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Cerebral palsy drops
Monday | Dec 3 2018THERE has been a significant decline in the rates of cerebral palsy (CP) in Australia over the last decade, with incidence dropping from two to 1.4 per 1,000 live births.
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Alkyl nitrate input
Monday | Dec 3 2018THE Therapeutic Goods Administration is seeking comment from stakeholders on a discussion paper outlining different approaches to access and safety controls for alkyl nitrates.
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Dispensary Corner
Monday | Dec 3 2018
03 Dec 18THE internet has gone predictably crazy over a report by a Harvard professor who suggested the ideal serve of chips should comprise just six French fries.
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New Vic Health Minister
Friday | Nov 30 2018JENNY Mikakos (pictured) has been appointed Victoria's new state Health Minister, following the landslide Labor Party win last weekend.
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Arthrem assurance from Promisia
Friday | Nov 30 2018PROMISIA, the NZ-based manufacturer of the Arthrem joint support product, has issued a statement in response to an updated Medsafe alert about the product (PD yesterday), noting that there had been no new Artemisia annua adverse reactions advised in the last seven months.
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Pharmaceutical scholarship
Friday | Nov 30 2018A NEW Macquarie University Pharmaceutical Scholarship Endowment (MUAP), the first of its kind in Australia, has been awarded to Kyu Park, a researcher who has completed his actuarial studies.
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Opioid replacement drug approved
Friday | Nov 30 2018THE Therapeutic Goods Administration has granted Camurus approval to market the first long-acting treatment of opioid dependence.
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Indigenous health
Friday | Nov 30 2018THE Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has released its latest report, this time investigating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescent and youth health and wellbeing 2018.
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HIV medical support
Friday | Nov 30 2018HEALTH Minister Greg Hunt has announced the funding of two new measures aimed at "virtually eliminating" the transmission of HIV: the approval of the first HIV self-testing kit and the listing of a new medicine on the PBS.
