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Money, the game … with seven simple steps to win it
With the possible exception of what the Treasury Department turns out, MONEY Master the Game – Tony Robbins’ new book – may be the most valuable stuff in print. It’s absolutely jammed with advice you can take all the way to the bank. Tony boils his message down to “seven simple steps to financial freedom.”…
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“Bite Back Campaign” – a toothy tiger?
Water fluoridation is one of the 20th Century’s most important advances in public health. It has been successfully practised for more than 70 years. However, tens of thousands of our children will continue to suffer from bad teeth as a growing number of anti-science local councils remain determined to strongly resist fluoridating their drinking water.…
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European Union Divide (with possible divorce) Over GM Crops
With the deadline for EU countries who wish to ban genetically GM crops draws near, the division of the EU into pro and anti-GM zones may test the single market beyond its limits. It is hard to see how the inevitable tensions will be resolved. All the more so as the law surrounding the member…
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US Increases Naloxone Access to Combat Opioid Overdose Epidemic
In response to the increase in opioid overdose-related deaths, United States Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced the agency’s plan to increase access to naloxone in rural communities and expand access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT). Burwell announced the plan at a conference including representatives from the 50 states and Washington, DC,…
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RNA In GM Rice Can Now Be Seen In Your Blood And Organs
It’s not earth-shattering news: genetically modified foods carry huge risks for humans. The newest information, however, shows that there are larger risks than ever before seen. These risks affect us on a much deeper level than previously thought. Researchers at the Nanjing University in China have shown that small pieces of ribonucleic acid (RNA) of…
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PSA Media Releases – 1. No Prescriber Role in PSA Model 2. Grey Nomads
October 2, 2015 No pharmacist prescriber role in PSA model The Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has today stressed that its model for pharmacists to be integrated into GP clinics incorporates roles that are within the pharmacist’s current scope of practice. Acting National President of the PSA, Michelle Lynch, was responding to reports of a position statement issued by…
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NPS Media Releases – 1. Australian Prescriber 2. Cervical Screening Program Changes 3. Appropriate Healthcare Conversation
02 OCTOBER 2015 Australian Prescriber Drugs of addiction – reform and the future This edition of Australian Prescriber focuses on drugs of addiction and the many issues facing prescribers. “While illicit drugs grab a lot of headlines, the misuse of prescription drugs attracts less attention and is a serious issue to address,” says Dr John Dowden, Editor…
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EDITORIAL for Monday 28 September 2015
Welcome to this weeks’ edition of i2P (Information to Pharmacists) dated Monday, 28 September 2015. This week we have a diversity of topics starting with a rather unique story of an American police chief taking the initiative in dealing with the spiralling prescription abuse creating a gateway to addiction and multiple other crimes to feed…
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The Power of One
I came across a story regarding a police initiative to combat the escalating prescription opioid abuse that is affecting communities in the US (and Australia) and which is causing family destruction and tying up unnecessary police resources at a very high cost for government. The story is really quite inspirational and may have application within Australia,…
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Homeopathy and the APLF – What’s Wrong With This Picture?
It’s not so long ago that i2P asked me to investigate the NHRMC investigation into homeopathy, because of perceived bias. Go to: Homeopathy – A Political Diversion Rather Than a Valid Issue This was requested because i2P was receiving information regarding the manipulation of orchestrated attacks on some health modalities, in particular homeopathy and chiropractic.…