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Type 2 diabetes reversed by losing fat from pancreas
A UK research team based at Newcastle University has made a breakthrough discovery – Type 2 diabetes is caused by fat accumulating in the pancreas, and that losing less than one gram of fat through weight loss reverses the diabetes, researchers have shown. This will obviously trigger research into drugs that can influence the amount of…
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The Monsanto Tribunal – in The Hague, 12th -16th of October 2016
It is an ongoing worry that global corporations, most with US origins, appear to be usurping democratically elected governments through their donations to political campaigns and the lack of “arms length” of key government employees with these corporates, many having been employees of corporates themselves – and vise-versa. It is likened to a perpetual revolving…
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What Does Domino Pizza and Pharmacy-in-the-Home Service hold in Common?
One of the realities of an ageing population is that pharmacies will need to have a presence in a patient’s home as elderly people begin to lose their mobility and become more fragile. As lifespans increase, the number of family members able to provide support also diminishes (as they die off themselves or become equally…
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Bio-Wearables – “Tech Tats” with a Difference
A new group of technologists has taken up the challenge of “bio-hacking” – a range of systems for unlocking, measuring and transmitting various body biometrics. This group stands for citizen ownership of the new technology and is developing products that while being functional, may also be a fashion item. Above all, they will be affordable.…
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Our Thinking and Thought Leadership is Reflected
I2P has long espoused that community pharmacy has deep roots embedded in patient centering and engagement and has won all of its “stripes” on the basis of all the things that our antecedents did right. Those “roots” were responsible for our unique style of “over-the-counter prescribing” as well has building a market in compunded prescriptions…
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Health Disruption to Health Care – by Health Funds and Major Investors
Health funds are beginning to look at disruptive or innovative acquisitions that will help in their objective of converting as many health systems as possible to become part of a managed care consortium. While the process promises lower health costs, low health insurance premiums and a five star system for patients to rate their health…
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Senior US Ex-Vaccination Researcher Interviewed
Editor’s Note: The following interview was conducted by Jon Rappoport with a senior US scientist and ex- vaccine researcher. As an investigative reporter, Jon Rappoport’s credentials are exceptionally high. He also publishes his own blog titled nomorefakenews and you can view it by clicking on the link. The vaccine researcher’s name has been suppressed for the…
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Back to Basics – What is your marketing strategy?
I have heard many comments floating around in pharmacy discussions, that community pharmacy has become exceptionally vulnerable since the “Big Yellow Box” has demonstrated that it can outspend all the rest of pharmacy in advertising. In other words, only two camps exist – them and us! To me, that is a lot of nonsense, since…
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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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Walk-In Clinics for UK Pharmacies
UK community pharmacies are considering the adoption of a US style “walk-in” clinic that involves collaboration with clinical nurse practitioners, to ease the burden on an overstretched NHS service. Walk-in centres were more likely to be used by those aged 16-45, with women slightly more likely to attend according to a recent Monitor review. Since…