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Health Literacy – A Concept for a Valid Direction for Community Pharmacy
Recently, I had a conversation with a health professional involved in the public health system. Research had emerged that large pockets of populations were experiencing epidemic levels of chronic illness such as obesity, diabetes, asthma, and heart disease. These population pockets correlated with areas of low socio-economic households where people had generally poor diets and…
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Soil Health Impacts Human Health – A New Perspective to Consider
Are pharmacists fully engaged with the full spectrum of health and an understanding of their patient’s lifestyle? Some information currently appearing in this edition of i2P suggests that Health Literacy ought to be a prime focus for pharmacists to assist their patients in understanding what impacts exist that are involved in health changes that can…
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How contaminated is Australia’s Health Gateway?
Given the reports that flow in regularly from around the world, have you ever wondered how contaminated Australia’s health gateway is as a reality? While Australia has regulations that make payments to doctors from Global Pharma’s a mandatory requirement, does anyone have any real trust in what is actually disclosed? And as we go through the…
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Understanding Medical Cannabis – 1.Legal Marijuana has not Created Higher Usage in Young People 2. Wine Producers Find Legal Marijuana a Competitor
1. Washington Post: A big thing marijuana opponents warned you about is definitely not happening A state-run survey of 37,000 middle and high school students in Washington state finds that marijuana legalization there has had no effect on youngsters’ propensity to use the drug. The Washington State Healthy Youth Survey found that the 2016 rate of…
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Industrial & Factory Farming – 1. Monsanto International Tribunal 2. Glyphosate-Free Food Certification
1. Organic Consumers Association: International Monsanto tribunal calls for human rights over corporate rights Most opinion tribunals have had a considerable impact, and it is now accepted that they contribute to the progressive development of international law. – International Monsanto Tribunal Advisory Opinion, The Hague, April 18, 2017 On Tuesday, April 18, representatives of the Organic…
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Safe Vaccination Debate – 1. Judy Wilyman Report 2. 130 Studies Linking Vaccines to Neurological & Autoimmune Diseases, 2017
1. Judy Wilyman Report Newsletter 157 Professor Fiona Stanley Insults Parents in the Vaccination Debate 27 April 2017 A government that does not allow open and transparent debate of health issues results in a society that believes in a flat-earth theory. The first screening of Vaxxed in Western Australia will be held on 19th May…
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PSA Media Releases – International pharmacy expert headlines flagship conference
International pharmacy expert headlines flagship conference April 18, 2017 Innovative international pharmacist Dr Tim Hanlon will deliver a not-to-be-missed keynote address at the flagship annual conference PSA17 hosted by the peak national body for pharmacists, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA). Dr Hanlon’s keynote address Embracing Innovative Solutions to Respond to Increasing Global Pharmaceutical Care…
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EDITORIAL for Monday 17 April 2017
Welcome to the current edition of i2P (Information to Pharmacists) E-Magazine dated Monday 17 April 2017. In our last editorial we commented on the floods within the Northern Rivers Region, centred on Lismore after receiving numerous calls from concerned business associates, friends and family. The events that played out had little personal impact on me,…
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Guardrails – Why they Need Continual Analysis and exist with a Balanced Direction
Guardrails “A large, freshly-paved parking lot has no boundaries. You can drive in any direction, free to speed to your destination. But once there’s more than a few cars driving, traffic stops. It’s too risky, there are too many uncertainties. A car could come at you from any direction, and so we crawl. Flow is…
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Complementary Medicine – Are You In or Are you Out?
I’m tired of the same old, same old criticisms of complementary medicines being thrown by sensationalizing media like 4Corners and the like. Mind you, some of their research shows that some pharmacists are happy to bank the dollars generated by the slick marketing of these products by a variety of companies. Where do you sit…