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ASMI – CM Information
Consumers advised to discuss complementary medicine use with health Professionals 3 December 2014 – The Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) reaffirmed the importance of consumers discussing their use of complementary medicines with their health professionals. This was in response to new research from Melbourne’s Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, regarding interactions between some complementary medicines and…
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Not Just Foot Traffic But An Audience that Likes to Shop
It seems that the Westfield Shopping Centre Management is prepared to take a risk by merging Internet retailers with their physical tenants. The risk being that already pressured retailers will feel they are being leveraged and sacrificed to Internet retailers without a corresponding benefit. Others will say that the process simply legitimises what is already…
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Sleep’s Link To Learning And Memory Traced To Brain Chemistry
Almost a century after the discovery that sleep helps us remember things, scientists are beginning to understand why. During sleep, the brain produces chemicals that are important to memory and relives events we want to remember, scientists reported this week at the Society for Neuroscience meeting in Washington D.C. “One of the most profound effects of…
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PSA Media Releases – Vic AH Service, Pharmacy Education, Journal Award
November 28, 2014 Pharmacists welcome plan for after-hours pharmacy service in Victoria The announcement by the State Opposition to introduce an after-hours pharmacy service if elected would be a welcome addition to the State’s healthcare service provision, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia says. The Victorian State President of the PSA, Michelle Lynch, said the recent Victorian…
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NPS Media Releases – Australian Prescriber, Top 10 Subsidised Drugs
1 DECEMBER 2014 Latest edition of Australian Prescriber out now The December 2014 edition of Australian Prescriber is out now. Paediatric urinary incontinence Gail Nankivell and Dr Patrina Caldwell from The Children’s Hospital Westmead analyse the often distressing condition of paediatric urinary incontinence. It is common in school-aged children and the article examines daytime and night-time incontinence. The authors explain…
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PSA Media Releases – Awards, Practitioner Development,
November 24, 2014 Grant Kardachi awarded Honorary Life Membership of Asthma Foundation SA The National President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, Grant Kardachi, has been honoured by being awarded Honorary Life Membership of Asthma Foundation SA. This category of membership is awarded to those individuals who, under the Asthma SA Constitution, “have rendered specially…
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ASMI Media Releases – ASMI Elections, ANZTPA Comment, Diamond Awards, Conference Highlights
Bayer’s Mark Sargent re-elected as ASMI President 20 November 2014 – The Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) today announced the reelection of Mark Sargent, General Manager Consumer Care Australia & New Zealand, Bayer Australia Limited, as its President. Speaking on his re-election, Mark Sargent said: “I am delighted to continue for another term as President…
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NPS Media Releases – UTI’s, Antibiotic Awareness, Antibiotic Campaign
20 November 2014 NPS MEDICINEWISE REDUCING ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE PROGRAM: URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS—EXPLORING ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT The next phase of the NPS MedicineWise Reducing Antibiotic Resistance program for health professionals has launched today focused on the complex topic of managing urinary tract infections (UTIs). An interactive case study and the latest issue of Medicinewise News—which contains an…
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ASMI – Media Releases 1. ASMI celebrates its 40th anniversary
17 November 2014 – The Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year at the ASMI 2014 Annual Conference and a gala dinner tomorrow. ASMI Executive Director Dr Deon Schoombie said: “Over the last 40 years ASMI has become the voice of Australia’s non-prescription medicines industry, significantly influencing medicines policy and…
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NPS Media Release – ANTIBIOTIC AWARENESS WEEK 2014: IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT ANTIBIOTICS
As Antibiotic Awareness Week 2014 is held across Australia from 17-23 November, NPS MedicineWise is asking all Australians to imagine a world without antibiotics and join the fight against antibiotic resistance. NPS MedicineWise CEO, Dr Lynn Weekes, says that Antibiotic Awareness Week is a timely reminder that we all urgently need to take action to change the course…