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The Paradise Papers – Tax Evasion by The World’s “Elite” and a Payments System that buys “Decisions”
Recently, a leak of 13.4 million documents showed the scale of an offshore empire that involved a large number of the “rich and famous” that includes everyone from the Queen to Facebook. The leak has been titled “The Paradise Papers” and manifests as a special investigation by 96 media partners worldwide, (and includes Australia’s Four…
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Opioids & Non-opioids
I’m a turmeric, magnesium powder, lipoic acid, vitamin B12, vitamin D, arnica and omega-3 krill oil type of person when it comes to pain. I see great results when anybody in pain is empowered to make some decisions based on their expectations, rather than be told what they need, without adequate explanations of the range…
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Orthomolecular Medicine News Service – MAGNESIUM
(OMNS Nov 9, 2017) Even though I’ve spent the last 20 years focused on one mineral, magnesium, it’s made me a generalist, not a specialist, because magnesium does so much for the body. Most people are deficient in magnesium. So I’ve listed below the top 10 facts and 12 functions associated with magnesium. There are several…
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Understanding Medical Cannabis – 1. The Hemp Chronicle: DECARBOXYLATION OF TETRAHYDROCANNABINOLIC ACID 2. The Hemp Chronicle: HUMAN BREAST MILK 3. The Medical Cannabis Council : A New Organisation established to support Australian Medical Cannabis
1. The Hemp Chronicle: DECARBOXYLATION OF TETRAHYDROCANNABINOLIC ACID Motivation and Summary The background of this study is as follows: On average hemp food stuffs contain up to 90% of the nonpsychoactive THCA. Nonetheless, regulation for THC limits in food often uses total THC = THCA + THC. This leads to an overestimation of the content of…
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The Safe Vaccine Debate – 1. OMNS: VACCINE ADJUVANTS AND EXCIPIENTS 2. Jon Rappoport – The great flu vaccine hoax: new evidence 3. The Dr Judy Wileyman Report – Newsletter #180 and Newsletter #181 & Letter to Illawarra Mercury
1. OMNS: VACCINE ADJUVANTS AND EXCIPIENTS – Know what else comes through the needle? (OMNS Nov 2, 2017) By Ralph Campbell MD Excipients in vaccines are chemicals that are not the main active ingredient, but are added to vaccines for several purposes. Preservatives are added to prevent contamination, and adjuvants are added to “killed virus”…
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PSA Media Releases – 1. Patient focused clinical overview of pain module released 2. New partnership supports My Health Record rollout in community pharmacies 3. CEO resigns from peak national body for pharmacists 4. Helping pharmacy assistants support patients to manage pain
1. Patient focused clinical overview of pain module released 3 November 2017 JOINT MEDIA RELEASE The second online module of an education package to support the pharmacy profession through the upcoming codeine scheduling changes has been released by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia and the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA). Pain represents a significant economic…
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EDITORIAL for Monday 30 October 2017
Welcome to the current edition of i2P (Information to Pharmacists) E-Magazine dated Monday 30 October, 2017. Alarm bells must surely have been ringing loud and clear to all pharmacy leaders regarding two recent news reports, reported by Press Portal Online News. One concerned a medical centre development application and car parking spaces for health care…
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ASMI Media Release – OTC proton pump inhibitors and links to stomach cancer
OTC proton pump inhibitors and links to stomach cancer 2 November, 2017 – The Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) has stated that consumers can have confidence in the safety profile and effectiveness of over-the counter (OTC) Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) when they are used as recommended. This follows recent reports in media about a study…
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Analysis of new and Existing Global Retail Market Entrants and Their Effect on all retailers and Australian Pharmacy, and the Privatisation of Health
Indications are that at least two global retailers are in the process of setting up shop in Australia – Amazon, and the German-based Kaufland group (both having selected distribution sites in Melbourne), and a third, Costco, recently arrived in Australia, has major expansion plans. Aldi, established in Australia since the year 2000, has significantly altered…
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Why Amazon’s Entry to the Australian Pharmacy Market May Drive Cultural Change, New Innovation and Promote Young Pharmacists
Amazon is about to enter the Australian retail market and is known to be interested in adding pharmacy to its retail mix of products and services. Amazon has developed “entry point technology” to a consumer’s home. It is called the Echo system and it is powered by voice activation technology called “Alexa” which is of…