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New 9 Strain HPV Vaccine Has Double the Aluminium.
Double the Aluminium (500 mcg) in the New 9 Strain HPV Vaccine Many of us were informed (19 December 2014) by a research fellow in infrastructure modelling, Matthew Berryman, that a new HPV vaccine covering 9 strains of HPV has just been approved by the FDA. However the notification did not include the fact that the…
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Vaccines and Genetic Diseases
Recently there has been discussion about the genetic cause of many chronic diseases that have increased in the population in recent decades. These diseases include allergies, asthma, anaphylaxis, autism, diabetes and other neurological and autoimmune diseases: all of which have increased significantly in children after the push to increase vaccination rates in the 1990’s. Whilst…
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A Disappointing Guideline on Methadone Treatment
A disappointing ‘guideline’ on methadone treatment. Methadone Safety Guidelines. Methadone Safety: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American Pain Society and College on Problems of Drug Dependence, in Collaboration With the Heart Rhythm Society. Chou R, Cruciani RA, Fiellin DA, Compton P, Farrar JT, Haigney MC, Inturrisi C, Knight JR, Otis-Green S, Marcus SM, Mehta…
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Preventing Medical Errors with Proven Bar-Code Technology
Bar-code technologies, which have proven effective at points-of-sale in stores and during order-fulfillment in warehouses are preventing errors at points-of-care and during medication preparations in hospitals. A US television commercial for Berlitz language courses begins with a senior officer briefing a draftee on how to man the station before leaving him on his own. No…
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NPS Media Releases – 1. Testosterone Risks 2. Adverse Events Online
4 DECEMBER 2014 TESTOSTERONE THERAPY – WEIGHING UP THE RISKS An article in the latest edition of Australian Prescriber looks at the prescribing of testosterone, often used for ‘male menopause’ symptoms such as reduced energy, poor concentration and increased body fat. Over the past decade there has been a steep rise in the amount of testosterone dispensed…
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ASMI – CM Information
Consumers advised to discuss complementary medicine use with health Professionals 3 December 2014 – The Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) reaffirmed the importance of consumers discussing their use of complementary medicines with their health professionals. This was in response to new research from Melbourne’s Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, regarding interactions between some complementary medicines and…
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A Supreme Court Investigation into the Testing of HPV Vaccines
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is currently being investigated in the Supreme Court in India for involvement in the illegal testing of HPV vaccines in children in India. The reasons for this court action result from the deaths and serious adverse events experienced by Indian girls in large scale trials of the HPV vaccine…
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NPS Media Releases – UTI’s, Antibiotic Awareness, Antibiotic Campaign
20 November 2014 NPS MEDICINEWISE REDUCING ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE PROGRAM: URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS—EXPLORING ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT The next phase of the NPS MedicineWise Reducing Antibiotic Resistance program for health professionals has launched today focused on the complex topic of managing urinary tract infections (UTIs). An interactive case study and the latest issue of Medicinewise News—which contains an…
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PSA Media Releases – 1. Cannabis Debate 2.Prescription Real Time Monitoring
November 11, 201 Cannabis debate, Code of Ethics feature in latest edition of Australian Pharmacist The role of pharmacists in the medical cannabis debate is coming under scrutiny, with growing public support for medical cannabis underscored by a recent Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Survey showing 69 per cent of people supported legislation…
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NPS Media Release – ANTIBIOTIC AWARENESS WEEK 2014: IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT ANTIBIOTICS
As Antibiotic Awareness Week 2014 is held across Australia from 17-23 November, NPS MedicineWise is asking all Australians to imagine a world without antibiotics and join the fight against antibiotic resistance. NPS MedicineWise CEO, Dr Lynn Weekes, says that Antibiotic Awareness Week is a timely reminder that we all urgently need to take action to change the course…