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EDITORIAL for Monday 19 February 2018
Welcome to the current edition of i2P (Information to Pharmacists) E-Magazine dated Monday 19 February 2018. Health literacy is fast becoming the focus of government interest as evidence points to the fact that people with low levels of health literacy are unable to take full responsibility for their personal health and as a consequence, do…
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Pharmacy Professional Services – the Willingness to Pay
A recent study published by ScienceDirect discusses values of pharmacy professional services and the willingness to pay by consumers. The study was based on literature reports that specifically noted a willingness to pay a community pharmacist and had value established using the method described as Contingent Valuation Method (CVM). Some analysts have used the study…
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Health by Stealth!
Are we being complicit in accepting the gradual lowering of thresholds for various treatments? There’s some interesting discussions at the moment on the Cholesterol Treatment Trialist’s Collaboration. This is an international group of doctors and statisticians that includes Australia’s NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre. This collaboration seems to have a dogmatic approach to advocating the wider…
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OMNS – Middle Ear Infection in Infants and Children
Orthomolecular Medicine News Service: Middle Ear Infection in Infants and Children by Ralph Campbell, MD We call those big flaps on each side of our heads “ears”; so where is the middle ear? “Middle ear” refers to the medical terminology in which there are three parts: The external ear, the middle ear – a space bordered…
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Look for these traits in successful team players
It was a cold winter. The hedgehogs, realizing the situation, decided to bunch together to keep warm. However, the quills from each hedgehog pierced their next-door neighbors, so they decided to move apart. But then they started to freeze and die alone, so they made the decision to cuddle back together and live with the…
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Understanding Medical Cannabis – 1. Echonet: Annual police cannabis raids on again 2. NZ Herald: Why cannabis is a gateway drug in the right direction 3. The Independent: How Greece is growing medical marijuana to tackle high unemployment
1. Echonet: Annual police cannabis raids on again February 8, 2018 Growers beware. The dope squad is back in the air. As part of its annual cannabis eradication program, NSW police have once again sent their ‘cannabis cowboys’ into battle against the easiest of targets – the region’s outdoor cannabis growers. Reports indicate that the dope…
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The Safe Vaccine Debate – 1. Robert Kennedy’s World Mercury Project: Diseases with Unknown Etiology Trace Back to Mass Vaccination Against Influenza in 1976 2. Dr Judy Wilyman Report: Newsletter #190 and Newsletter #191 3. Jon Rappoport: The mandate to overthrow mainstream news
1. Robert Kennedy’s World Mercury Project: Diseases with Unknown Etiology Trace Back to Mass Vaccination Against Influenza in 1976 By James Lyons-Weiler, Ph.D. FEBRUARY 08, 2018 Crohn’s. Lupus. Autism. ADHD. Food allergies. Celiac disease. Sjögren’s syndrome. Polymyalgia rheumatica. Multiple sclerosis. Anklyosing spondylitis. Type 1 diabetes. Vasculitis. Peripheral neuropathy. The list goes on, and on, and on.…
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PSA Media Releases – 1. Career program empowers pharmacists to maximise their potential 2. Pharmacists can help to Close the Gap 3. Harnessing the power of pharmacists to decrease smoking
1. Career program empowers pharmacists to maximise their potential February 12, 2018 JOINT MEDIA RELEASE A new program to empower pharmacists develop their leadership skills has been developed by the peak national body for pharmacists, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) in partnership with Pharmaceutical Defence Ltd (PDL). The Career Essentials Program will deliver a range of…
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ASMI Media Release – Consumers can have confidence in OTC painkillers when used as directed
Consumers can have confidence in OTC painkillers when used as directed 09 February 2018 The Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) today assured consumers that over-the-counter (OTC) oral analgesic products containing ibuprofen, paracetamol and diclofenac remain a safe and effective means of relief from acute pain when used short-term and according to label instructions. This statement…
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NPS Media Releases – 1. MEDICINEWISE ARTICLE UPDATE 2. Applications open for NMS Asia-Pacific QUM Scholarship 2018 3. National Medicinewise Awards: Call for entries
1. MEDICINEWISE ARTICLE UPDATE FEBRUARY 2018 Managing hepatitis C in general practice Find out why community-based management is essential to reduce hepatitis C in Australia. Extemporaneously compounded medicines Compounded medicines are not generally assessed for safety and efficacy. Read more about their regulation and short-term expiry dates. Community use of naxolone for opioid overdose Will training…