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Australia a new growth market for cannabis
Australia has been flagged as a growth market for medical cannabis. A company that has listed on the Australian Securities Exchange hopes to capitalise on a growing worldwide demand for medicinal cannabis. Clinical trials are currently being organised in NSW and announcements are expected around mid-2015. According to Chicago cannabis industry attorney Davis Legal, PLLC,…
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Cocoa and Cognition
Editor’s Note: As someone who consumes dark chocolate 85% I would suggest that a close look at the label is required, for many brands are still using the sweetener aspartame (or variations of the molecule) which endangers cognitive health. Some brands are now appearing on the market sweetened with Stevia, which is quite safe. Cocoa…
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Fish oil – is it on the nose?
Considerable confusion and many unsubstantiated beliefs abound when it comes to fish oil supplements. An estimated one in four Australians currently take them for a wide range of conditions, even though good research is unconvincing. However, there are suggestions that increased doses of fish oil might provide health benefits. What are fish oils – and…
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Business lessons from George Washington
As a history major, I am intrigued by the origins of our great country. George Washington is a logical place to start. This week we celebrate his birthday with Abraham Lincoln’s as Presidents Day – the third Monday in February. But what do we really know about this founding father who led our country through the…
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PSA Media Releases – 1. PSA (Qld) elects Bruce Elliott president
February 24, 2015 Bruce Elliot elected President of PSA Queensland Branch Yeppoon community pharmacist Bruce Elliot, a former Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Young Pharmacist of the Year, has been elected as the new President of the Queensland Branch of the PSA following the resignation of Professor Lisa Nissen. Professor Nissen has resigned from the position to concentrate on her…
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ASMI Media Releases 1.New research confirms benefits of chondroitin for osteoarthritis 2. ASMI welcomes complementary meds review
New research confirms benefits of chondroitin for osteoarthritis 27 February 2015 – The Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) today welcomed new research that confirmed the benefits of chondroitin sulphate for osteoarthritis. A Cochrane Review of 9,110 people across 43 randomised controlled studies revealed that chondroitin sulphate (alone or in combination with glucosamine) was better than…
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NPS Media Releases – Board appoints new chair
25 February 2015 NPS MEDICINEWISE BOARD APPOINTS NEW CHAIR NPS MedicineWise is very pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Peter Turner as the new Chair of the NPSMedicineWise Board. Mr Turner has served on the NPS MedicineWise Board since December 2012, and is the fourth chair since the organisation commenced in 1998. Mr Turner took over from outgoing…
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EDITORIAL for 23 February 2015
Welcome to this weeks’ i2P (Information to Pharmacists) E-Magazine dated 23 February 2015. This week we have some very important reference material that has coincided with a PSA(NSW Branch) initiative. We were initially looking for signs that funding for clinical service pharmacists might come from the Australian government. Nowhere could we see anything positive! In…
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Downstream From Hospital Re-admissions
The US hospital system has finally discovered its pharmacy department in respect of its ability to help in the prevention of re-admissions – a very costly exercise. Of course, frustrated hospital pharmacists, both in the US and here in Australia, knew that this was feasible. However, the system here in Australia seems to be permanently…
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Precision Medicine – Pharmacy needs to get a move on
Primary health care teams in the US are currently being considered for the promotion of personalised medicine based on gene analysis. This has to be pharmacist territory, but given the time lag of pharmacist leadership organisations, Australian pharmacists may again miss the boat by not having decentralised training systems to be able to deliver suitable…