Publication Date 31/08/2010         Volume. 2 No. 8   
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Academic Deceit in Gerontology Exposed - Volume 1 Number 1

Court Rules on Pharmacy Ownership - Volume 1 Number 1

Ordeal for UK pharmacist ends - Volume 1 Number 1

Bigger Role for NZ Pharmacists Worries Doctors - Volume 1 Number 1

Drug Dispensing Machines May Change The Way You Fill Your Next Prescription - Volume 1 Number 1

WHO Urges Hospitals to go Green - Volume 1 Number 1

WHO Urges Hospitals to go Green - Volume 1 Number 1

New e-record system for better clinical handovers - Volume 1 Number 1

Convenience Clinics - Volume 1 Number 2

NZ Pharmacies Create Opportunities for Health Discussions - Volume 1 Number 2

Generic Drugs Potential - Volume 1 Number 2

UK Dispensing Errors Under Review - Volume 1 Number 2

A New Ministery - Indigenous, Rural and Regional Health - Volume 1 Number 2

Naturopaths under new scrutiny - Volume 1 Number 2

Non-Drug Intervention for Arthritis - Volume 1 Number 2

NZ fish killed by water quality - Volume 1 Number 2

Pharmacy Inadequately Prepared for Boomer Retirement - Volume 1 Number 2

NSW to reposition rural services to obtain Federal funding - Volume 1 Number 2

AIHW Aged Care Report - Volume 1 Number 2

New theory for global diabetes epidemic - Volume 1 Number 2

Cash for carers - Volume 1 Number 2

Immune system key discovered - Volume 1 Number 2

Swine Flu and Indigenous People - Volume 1 Number 2

Better data needed, says Calma - Volume 1 Number 2

Political suspicions raised as China cracks down on bogus online health info - Volume 1 Number 2

Report Card on Australian Health - Volume 1 Number 2

Senior Pharmacists - A Valuable Resource - Volume 1 Number 2

Food as Medicine - COPD and the Soy Connection - Volume 1 Number 2

Terry White Makes a Move - Volume 1 Number 2

A Glimmer of Hope in E-Health - Volume 1 Number 2

Getting Rid of the "Shonks" Preying on Cancer Patients - Volume 1 Number 3

The Heavy Hand of the Law - Volume 1 Number 3

New Pressures on Aged Care - Volume 1 Number 3

Aged Care Accommodation-Rising to the Challenge - Volume 1 Number 3

GP Superclinics Rollout Commences - Volume 1 Number 3

Integrative Medicine Practices Develop - Volume 1 Number 3

Turbulence within Irish Pharmacy - Volume 1 Number 3

Time to Move with Project Stop - Volume 1 Number 3

The Responsibilities Attached to E-Privacy - Volume 1 Number 3

The Responsibilities Attached to E-Privacy - Volume 1 Number 3

Paracetamol Problems in New Zealand - Volume 1 Number 4

Health IT Needs More Money - What's New About That? - Volume 1 Number 4

Health IT Needs More Money - What's New About That? - Volume 1 Number 4

Antioxidants do not increase Melanoma risk - Volume 1 Number 4

UK Opposed to Direct to Consumer Advertising - Volume 1 Number 4

UK Opposed to Direct to Consumer Advertising - Volume 1 Number 4

Clinical Pharmacists as Active Team Members - Volume 1 Number 4

NZ Considers Project Stop - Volume 1 Number 4

NZ Considers Project Stop - Volume 1 Number 4

Health Insurers to feel the cold winds of change - Volume 1 Number 4

Health Insurers to feel the cold winds of change - Volume 1 Number 4

UK Media Shutdown on Complementary and Alternate Medicine Information - Volume 1 Number 4

UK Media Shutdown on Complementary and Alternate Medicine Information - Volume 1 Number 4

Grapes and Health - Volume 1 Number 4

Software Licences Trigger Software Investment Review - Volume 1 Number 4

Software Licences Trigger Software Investment Review - Volume 1 Number 4

Supporting the Carers - Volume 1 Number 4

Supporting the Carers - Volume 1 Number 4

The Importance of Vitamin D3 in Aged Care - Volume 1 Number 4

The Importance of Vitamin D3 in Aged Care - Volume 1 Number 4

Capsaicin - New Wonder Phytochemical? - Volume 1 Number 4

Antibiotic Resistance - Volume 1 Number 5

Pharmacy Feminisation - Taken to an Extreme? - Volume 1 Number 5

Pharmacy Feminisation - Taken to an Extreme? - Volume 1 Number 5

Developments in US Pharmacy - Volume 1 Number 5

Iodine Deficiency - an often overlooked problem - Volume 1 Number 5

Weight loss is good for the kidneys - Volume 1 Number 5

Australians delaying doctor visits due to global financial crisis - Volume 1 Number 5

Australians delaying doctor visits due to global financial crisis - Volume 1 Number 5

Australians support tax on junk food - Volume 1 Number 5

Australians support tax on junk food - Volume 1 Number 5

Cutting Red Tape in Infrastructure Services - Volume 1 Number 5

Cutting Red Tape in Infrastructure Services - Volume 1 Number 5

Performance of Public and Private Hospital Systems - Volume 1 Number 5

Performance of Public and Private Hospital Systems - Volume 1 Number 5

Population ageing: it’s as big as climate change - Volume 1 Number 5

Population ageing: it’s as big as climate change - Volume 1 Number 5

Online communication a way of the future - Volume 1 Number 5

Online communication a way of the future - Volume 1 Number 5

Baby boomers’ retirement plans left in limbo - Volume 1 Number 5

Baby boomers’ retirement plans left in limbo - Volume 1 Number 5

Wage cut threat for NSW aged care nurses - Volume 1 Number 5

Wage cut threat for NSW aged care nurses - Volume 1 Number 5

National leadership needed for decisive health reform - Volume 1 Number 5

Nursing Home Initiative has Potential - Volume 1 Number 5

Climate Change - Does Pharmacy Need to Develop a Strategic Response? - Volume 1 Number 5

Pfizer Australia joins the NEHTA National Product Catalogue - Volume 1 Number 6

NEHTA Releases e-Discharge Summary Version 1 - Volume 1 Number 6

Geraldton Health Campus - Volume 1 Number 6

Picking Each Other's Pocket - Volume 1 Number 6

New Drugs for Old - Volume 1 Number 6

It's all in the Genes - Volume 1 Number 6

It's all in the Genes - Volume 1 Number 6

Common gene variant found to regulate iron levels - Volume 1 Number 6

Why New Zealand must rapidly halve its greenhouse gas emissions - Volume 1 Number 6

Why New Zealand must rapidly halve its greenhouse gas emissions - Volume 1 Number 6

Another Profession Targets Baby Boomers - Volume 1 Number 6

Australians struggle with multiple illnesses - Volume 1 Number 6

Nanotechnology and Health Impacts - Volume 1 Number 6

NZ Pharmacy Guild Supports Increased Pharmacist Responsibilities - Volume 1 Number 6

Did we just have a Pandemic? - Volume 1 Number 6

Preventive Treatments for Vision Deterioration - Volume 1 Number 6

Brits love the NZ version - "Fush 'n Chups" - Volume 1 Number 6

Food as medicine - brown rice benefits diabetic patients - Volume 1 Number 6

Food as medicine - brown rice benefits diabetic patients - Volume 1 Number 6

Climate change and health - Volume 1 Number 6

Wind Farm will Power Sydney's Desalination Plant - Volume 1 Number 7

Wind Farm will Power Sydney's Desalination Plant - Volume 1 Number 7

Communications Technology - a nudge from the big end of town - Volume 1 Number 7

Communications Technology - a nudge from the big end of town - Volume 1 Number 7

Powering up by osmosis - Volume 1 Number 7

Powering up by osmosis - Volume 1 Number 7

Insuring the Disabled - Volume 1 Number 7

Insuring the Disabled - Volume 1 Number 7

Should patents apply to the natural world? - Volume 1 Number 7

Should patents apply to the natural world? - Volume 1 Number 7

Public Hospitals - Time they were fixed - Volume 1 Number 7

Public Hospitals - Time they were fixed - Volume 1 Number 7

Patient uses initiative to attract nurses - Volume 1 Number 7

Patient uses initiative to attract nurses - Volume 1 Number 7

Vaccines to target chronic lifestyle illnesses - Volume 1 Number 7

Vaccines to target chronic lifestyle illnesses - Volume 1 Number 7

What's good for climate is good for health - Volume 1 Number 7

What's good for climate is good for health - Volume 1 Number 7

Ageing slowly and safely - Volume 1 Number 7

Ageing slowly and safely - Volume 1 Number 7

Aged Care Representatives become more militant - Volume 1 Number 7

Aged Care Representatives become more militant - Volume 1 Number 7

Clinical Pharmacists Developing Around the World - Volume 1 Number 7

Clinical Pharmacists Developing Around the World - Volume 1 Number 7

A Hospital in the Home? - Volume 1 Number 7

A Hospital in the Home? - Volume 1 Number 7

Visual phenomenon gives insight into mental health - Volume 2 Number 1

Visual phenomenon gives insight into mental health - Volume 2 Number 1

What a good idea - Volume 2 Number 1

What a good idea - Volume 2 Number 1

Apigenin and Leukemia - Volume 2 Number 1

Apigenin and Leukemia - Volume 2 Number 1

Health IT Literacy - still inadequate in the world of GP's (and others) - Volume 2 Number 1

Health IT Literacy - still inadequate in the world of GP's (and others) - Volume 2 Number 1

PPI's create multiple nutritional problems. - Volume 2 Number 1

PPI's create multiple nutritional problems. - Volume 2 Number 1

New Chronic Disease Management Service Launched in Queensland - Volume 2 Number 1

New Chronic Disease Management Service Launched in Queensland - Volume 2 Number 1

Dementia defence through better diabetes management - Volume 2 Number 1

Dementia defence through better diabetes management - Volume 2 Number 1

Memory and Cognition Loss - a marker for stroke prediction - Volume 2 Number 1

Memory and Cognition Loss - a marker for stroke prediction - Volume 2 Number 1

BMI needs revision for the elderly - Volume 2 Number 1

BMI needs revision for the elderly - Volume 2 Number 1

Intergenerational Report Underscores Need For More Professional Services in Pharmacy - Volume 2 Number 1

Intergenerational Report Underscores Need For More Professional Services in Pharmacy - Volume 2 Number 1

GP Super Clinics Lag Behind - Volume 2 Number 1

Nicola Roxon Inspects Medicare Preparedness for E-Health - Volume 2 Number 1

Nicola Roxon Inspects Medicare Preparedness for E-Health - Volume 2 Number 1

Minister Roxon's Style - Volume 2 Number 2

Minister Roxon's Style - Volume 2 Number 2

At Least it's a Plan - Volume 2 Number 2

At Least it's a Plan - Volume 2 Number 2

The "White Paper" for the Future of Pharmacy - Volume 2 Number 2

The "White Paper" for the Future of Pharmacy - Volume 2 Number 2

Oats study to boost brain power for older adults - Volume 2 Number 2

Oats study to boost brain power for older adults - Volume 2 Number 2

Aged care pressures can create pharmacy opportunities - Volume 2 Number 2

Aged care pressures can create pharmacy opportunities - Volume 2 Number 2

Major focus needed for Alzheimer's disease - Volume 2 Number 2

Major focus needed for Alzheimer's disease - Volume 2 Number 2

Shadow minister supports nurses in their fight for fair payment - Volume 2 Number 2

Shadow minister supports nurses in their fight for fair payment - Volume 2 Number 2

SIGMA Pharmaceuticals suspends share trading before release of revised earnings outlook - Volume 2 Number 2

Pharmacists’ Support Service – Announcement - Volume 2 Number 2

Sex in the country - A PSA conference to remember - Volume 2 Number 2

A Workforce Addition - adherence support workers - Volume 2 Number 2

Ultra high-speed Broadband to improve health care - Volume 2 Number 2

Ultra high-speed Broadband to improve health care - Volume 2 Number 2

Urgent call to action on obesity and climate change - Volume 2 Number 2

Urgent call to action on obesity and climate change - Volume 2 Number 2

Government GP Investment needs to be balanced - Volume 2 Number 2

Government GP Investment needs to be balanced - Volume 2 Number 2

Fatty Liver Helped by Berries in Diet - Volume 2 Number 2

GP's Target Pharmacy Ownership - Volume 2 Number 2

GP's Target Pharmacy Ownership - Volume 2 Number 2

Pharmacist Prescribing - Volume 2 Number 2

Pharmacist Prescribing - Volume 2 Number 2

Health of Consumers must drive the Health Debate - Volume 2 Number 2

Health of Consumers must drive the Health Debate - Volume 2 Number 2

Doctor Shortages – Will a Minor Ailment Strategy Work? - Volume 2 Number 2

Doctor Shortages – Will a Minor Ailment Strategy Work? - Volume 2 Number 2

NZ and Australian pharmacies have similar problems - Volume 2 Number 3

NZ and Australian pharmacies have similar problems - Volume 2 Number 3

Cold Hands & Feet - It's not just an NZ problem - Volume 2 Number 3

Cold Hands & Feet - It's not just an NZ problem - Volume 2 Number 3

Aged Care Reforms - All Talk and no Action - Volume 2 Number 3

Aged Care Reforms - All Talk and no Action - Volume 2 Number 3

World first in preventing eating disorders - Volume 2 Number 3

World first in preventing eating disorders - Volume 2 Number 3

Compound screening for drug development made simpler - Volume 2 Number 3

Compound screening for drug development made simpler - Volume 2 Number 3

Scientists in hot pursuit of first new drug for global killer in 50 years - Volume 2 Number 3

Scientists in hot pursuit of first new drug for global killer in 50 years - Volume 2 Number 3

New clinical guidelines to prevent cerebral palsy - Volume 2 Number 3

New clinical guidelines to prevent cerebral palsy - Volume 2 Number 3

Sigma releases financial results - Volume 2 Number 3

Sigma releases financial results - Volume 2 Number 3

Thalidomide treats hereditary blood disorder - Volume 2 Number 3

Thalidomide treats hereditary blood disorder - Volume 2 Number 3

Climate change to shed light on dengue fever - Volume 2 Number 3

Climate change to shed light on dengue fever - Volume 2 Number 3

Lachlan Rose - New Face on NSW Branch Committee of PSA - Volume 2 Number 3

Lachlan Rose - New Face on NSW Branch Committee of PSA - Volume 2 Number 3

iPhone application to scan for food allergens - Volume 2 Number 3

iPhone application to scan for food allergens - Volume 2 Number 3

Sigma Battles On - Volume 2 Number 3

Sigma Battles On - Volume 2 Number 3

Dementia Day Care Should Help - Volume 2 Number 3

Dementia Day Care Should Help - Volume 2 Number 3

RACGP Launches e.Health Futures - Volume 2 Number 3

RACGP Launches e.Health Futures - Volume 2 Number 3

Sigma still in turmoil - Volume 2 Number 3

Sigma still in turmoil - Volume 2 Number 3

Pharmacy and the new health reforms. - Volume 2 Number 3

Pharmacy and the new health reforms. - Volume 2 Number 3

Poor Document Assembly Processes Cause Problems - Volume 2 Number 3

Poor Document Assembly Processes Cause Problems - Volume 2 Number 3

Wanneroo GP Super Clinic gets go ahead - Volume 2 Number 3

Wanneroo GP Super Clinic gets go ahead - Volume 2 Number 3

RACGP response to CoAG agreement on health reform - Volume 2 Number 3

RACGP response to CoAG agreement on health reform - Volume 2 Number 3

Pharmacist Support Service now Extended to Tasmania - Volume 2 Number 4

Pharmacist Support Service now Extended to Tasmania - Volume 2 Number 4

Expensive drugs cost Australia billions - Volume 2 Number 4

Expensive drugs cost Australia billions - Volume 2 Number 4

Doors open on Australia's first zero-emission home - Volume 2 Number 4

Doors open on Australia's first zero-emission home - Volume 2 Number 4

Better patient advice loses out to costly prescription errors - Volume 2 Number 5

Better patient advice loses out to costly prescription errors - Volume 2 Number 5

Study shows Australian quality of life varies widely - Volume 2 Number 5

Study shows Australian quality of life varies widely - Volume 2 Number 5

Public participation heats up on climate change - Volume 2 Number 5

Public participation heats up on climate change - Volume 2 Number 5

Killed by cold: heart and stroke deaths peak in winter - Volume 2 Number 5

Killed by cold: heart and stroke deaths peak in winter - Volume 2 Number 5

Barriers to respite care for dementia patients - Volume 2 Number 5

Barriers to respite care for dementia patients - Volume 2 Number 5

Traumatic brain injury linked to sleep disturbance - Volume 2 Number 5

Traumatic brain injury linked to sleep disturbance - Volume 2 Number 5

Better alcohol treatment will help 'close the gap' - Volume 2 Number 5

Better alcohol treatment will help 'close the gap' - Volume 2 Number 5

Hospital patients increasingly malnourished - Volume 2 Number 5

Hospital patients increasingly malnourished - Volume 2 Number 5

Transition care pilot program in SA - Volume 2 Number 5

Transition care pilot program in SA - Volume 2 Number 5

Blood Thinners May Prevent Malaria - Volume 2 Number 5

Blood Thinners May Prevent Malaria - Volume 2 Number 5

PAC 10- A Focus on Pharmacy Practice Change - Volume 2 Number 5

PAC 10- A Focus on Pharmacy Practice Change - Volume 2 Number 5

New GP Super Clinic Includes a Dispensing Pharmacy - Volume 2 Number 5

New GP Super Clinic Includes a Dispensing Pharmacy - Volume 2 Number 5

Drug Company Battles with NZ Pharmacy Guild - Volume 2 Number 5

Drug Company Battles with NZ Pharmacy Guild - Volume 2 Number 5

Senior's Drug Stats in Canada Similar to Australia - Volume 2 Number 5

Senior's Drug Stats in Canada Similar to Australia - Volume 2 Number 5

Sunlight shines on clean energy future - Volume 2 Number 5

Sunlight shines on clean energy future - Volume 2 Number 5

English Pharmacists See Opportunity - Australian Pharmacists Hesitate - Volume 2 Number 6

English Pharmacists See Opportunity - Australian Pharmacists Hesitate - Volume 2 Number 6

Cutting Carbon with Hydrogen Batteries - Volume 2 Number 6

Cutting Carbon with Hydrogen Batteries - Volume 2 Number 6

The RACGP announces its new President - Volume 2 Number 6

The RACGP announces its new President - Volume 2 Number 6

Outliving most of the world, but not healthy in every way, says nation’s health report card - Volume 2 Number 6

Outliving most of the world, but not healthy in every way, says nation’s health report card - Volume 2 Number 6

Reviewing the Pharmacist Code of Ethics - Volume 2 Number 6

Reviewing the Pharmacist Code of Ethics - Volume 2 Number 6

Training Future Generations for Primary Health Care - Volume 2 Number 6

Training Future Generations for Primary Health Care - Volume 2 Number 6

Study finds antidepressants not working in older men - Volume 2 Number 6

Study finds antidepressants not working in older men - Volume 2 Number 6

Tests help predict falls by Parkinson’s sufferers - Volume 2 Number 6

Tests help predict falls by Parkinson’s sufferers - Volume 2 Number 6

Cling Wrap Catches Carbon Dioxide - Volume 2 Number 6

Cling Wrap Catches Carbon Dioxide - Volume 2 Number 6

Tea tree oil offers hope to skin cancer patients - Volume 2 Number 6

Tea tree oil offers hope to skin cancer patients - Volume 2 Number 6

NPS Replaces TAIS Service - Volume 2 Number 6

NPS Replaces TAIS Service - Volume 2 Number 6

Consultant Pharmacists Freed Up - Volume 2 Number 6

Consultant Pharmacists Freed Up - Volume 2 Number 6

Cervical Cancer Vaccine Has Added Benefit - Volume 2 Number 6

Cervical Cancer Vaccine Has Added Benefit - Volume 2 Number 6

Vitamin C plays vital role in battle against cancer - Volume 2 Number 6

Vitamin C plays vital role in battle against cancer - Volume 2 Number 6

Gut flora study gives insight into obesity - Volume 2 Number 6

Gut flora study gives insight into obesity - Volume 2 Number 6

Practice nurses increase GP short consultations - Volume 2 Number 6

Practice nurses increase GP short consultations - Volume 2 Number 6

At last - a peak national pharmacy group in formation - Volume 2 Number 6

At last - a peak national pharmacy group in formation - Volume 2 Number 6

Youth lead the adoption of e-health - Volume 2 Number 6

Youth lead the adoption of e-health - Volume 2 Number 6

US ‘Renaissance’ in pharmacy’s role as a vital health resource - Volume 2 Number 6

US ‘Renaissance’ in pharmacy’s role as a vital health resource - Volume 2 Number 6

Scientists tap into Antarctic octopus venom - Volume 2 Number 7

Scientists tap into Antarctic octopus venom - Volume 2 Number 7

Peruvian plant offers hope for sex lives of diabetic women - Volume 2 Number 7

Peruvian plant offers hope for sex lives of diabetic women - Volume 2 Number 7

Clinical Training for Health Profesionals - Volume 2 Number 7

Clinical Training for Health Profesionals - Volume 2 Number 7

CSU Students Help to Close the Gap - Volume 2 Number 7

New hope for cerebral palsy prevention - Volume 2 Number 7

New hope for cerebral palsy prevention - Volume 2 Number 7

From Intern to Practising Pharmacist - PSA's New Vision - Volume 2 Number 7

From Intern to Practising Pharmacist - PSA's New Vision - Volume 2 Number 7

UK Vending Machines Trialled - Volume 2 Number 7

UK Vending Machines Trialled - Volume 2 Number 7

Research breakthrough on the question of life expectancy - Volume 2 Number 7

Research breakthrough on the question of life expectancy - Volume 2 Number 7

Liesel Wett - the new CEO for the PSA - Volume 2 Number 7

Liesel Wett - the new CEO for the PSA - Volume 2 Number 7

Calcium-Only Supplements may Cause Myocardial Infarction - Volume 2 Number 7

Calcium-Only Supplements may Cause Myocardial Infarction - Volume 2 Number 7

Inflammation in Fat Cells Causes Insulin Resistance - Volume 2 Number 7

Inflammation in Fat Cells Causes Insulin Resistance - Volume 2 Number 7

Cost Price Prescriptions - The Next Step? - Volume 2 Number 7

Cost Price Prescriptions - The Next Step? - Volume 2 Number 7

The country can't face the technological future through copper wire - Volume 2 Number 7

The country can't face the technological future through copper wire - Volume 2 Number 7

Garlic may play vital role in treating hypertension - Volume 2 Number 7

Garlic may play vital role in treating hypertension - Volume 2 Number 7

Hung Parliament Means Listen to the People - Volume 2 Number 7

Hung Parliament Means Listen to the People - Volume 2 Number 7

Solar Diesel Power Station - World First in WA - Volume 2 Number 7

Solar Diesel Power Station - World First in WA - Volume 2 Number 7

Cranberry Juice and Urinary Tract Infections - New Evidence - Volume 2 Number 8

Cranberry Juice and Urinary Tract Infections - New Evidence - Volume 2 Number 8

Heart Disorder Now an Epidemic - Volume 2 Number 8

Heart Disorder Now an Epidemic - Volume 2 Number 8

Wellness - What is the Pharmacy View? - Volume 2 Number 8

Wellness - What is the Pharmacy View? - Volume 2 Number 8

Black Rice May Be Cheap Source of Antioxidants - Volume 2 Number 8

Black Rice May Be Cheap Source of Antioxidants - Volume 2 Number 8

UK Walk-In Clinics Gain Traction - Volume 2 Number 8

UK Walk-In Clinics Gain Traction - Volume 2 Number 8

Promising climate research awarded - Volume 2 Number 8

Promising climate research awarded - Volume 2 Number 8

US Pharmacy Automation Pilot - Volume 2 Number 8

US Pharmacy Automation Pilot - Volume 2 Number 8

New therapy could combat the weight loss and muscle wasting experienced by cancer patients - Volume 2 Number 8

New therapy could combat the weight loss and muscle wasting experienced by cancer patients - Volume 2 Number 8

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