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Is AHPRA Failing To Protect Us?
Submitting a complaint against false and misleading claims for therapeutic goods is easy, but the same cannot be said for therapeutic services. While there is still no effective way to challenge unregistered practitioners, the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) was established in 2010, to work in partnership with our National Boards with a “primary…
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MMR Vaccine Found to Cause Autism in African-American Children
Recent revelations concerning clinical trials involving MMR vaccine and the non-reporting of the incidence incurred in an African-American sub group involved with the trial. The revelation came in the release of a statement by William Thomson admitting that certain important information had been omitted from an article published in the journal Pediatrics back in 2004.…
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The Next Battlefield – Patient Diagnostics
Medical apps have exploded into health-related industries in very recent times. So much so, that they have proliferated to the extent they confuse the markets they seek to be part of. Medical apps have also been developed by a range of people, including doctors and pharmacists (one app is publicised in this edition – “Our…
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Ice Buckets Aren’t The Cure For Motor Neurone Disease
Give a person an opportunity for a photo and it’s on for young and old! Celebrities, industry and professional leaders, KOLs , politicians current and has-been’s……the list is endless. Let’s stop pretending that pouring ice on ourselves means anything until we can acknowledge the research that some of the causes and cures for motor neurone…
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Medical Marijuana – Finally the Road Blocks are Being Removed
Finally, commonsense is prevailing and there is now sufficient political will in Victoria to introduce medical marijuana as a treatment for a range of illnesses. This will be the driver for a national introduction. The Victorian health minister, David Davis, has announced he will amend the law to allow clinical trials of medical cannabis, days…
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SHPA and NAPSA Cement Their Partnership
The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) and the National Australian Pharmacy Students’ Association (NAPSA) have committed to a stronger working relationship between the two organisations. By partnering with NAPSA, SHPA can engage with pharmacy students at the early stages of their career and support them on their career journey by highlighting the many…