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Understanding Medical Cannabis – 1. CBD & Parkinson’s Disease 2. Young Cancer Patient Planned His Own Funeral 3.The Reason You Get Runner’s High
Project CBD: CBD and Parkinson’s Disease The endocannabinoid system and digestive imbalance play major roles in Parkinson’s disease. Research on CBD, THC, and THCV has demonstrated that cannabis medicine may help to manage PD symptoms. Highlights: The endocannabinoid system plays a major role in Parkinson’s Disease (PD). PD is associated with impairment of motor control after…
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Marketing Focus – Essays on Management and Marketing
Post-truth is the Oxford Dictionary 2016 word of the year. This new addition to the English lexicon is an adjective, not a noun. Among the consequences are the now qualified value and validity of words like projections, predictions, forecasts, expectations and facts. United States of America President – Elect Donald Trump, with his post-truth representations of…
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Australian Research Illustrates a Reason for Irrational Skeptic Behaviour
In last week’s edition some of our staff writers put together an article that featured Australian research on Asperger’s syndrome and the behaviours associated with that condition. That article was titled “People with high autistic tendencies see the world very differently, and a Swinburne magazine summary of their research is found here: What started out…
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Buzz about natural fly insecticide
The University of Queensland and Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries researchers have developed a clean and safe insecticide to combat nuisance flies in cattle feedlots, using spores of a naturally occurring fungi. The product is expected to be as effective as pest control in Kuna and help control diseases spread. The product is expected…
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People with high autistic tendencies see the world very differently
I once viewed an ABC health program where an eminent psychologist was commenting on different levels of the autistic spectrum. In particular, she referred to people who had Asperger’s Syndrome and how they all seemed to have high IQ’s and an obsession with specific detail. Her punch line was that many of these people had…
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Recent News and Information 1. EHR System 2. Sydney Addiction Seminar 3. New iMIMS
Developing a 21st century electronic health record system Minister for Health Sussan Ley today announced the Committee that will oversee the rebooted personalised My Health Record system for patients and doctors as part of a $485 million package to deliver Australians an electronic medical record system. Ms Ley announced the appointment of Ms Robyn Kruk…
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Get Up Advert banned
As government becomes secretive and undemocratic and mainstream media aids the process, it generates a climate that allows for the formation of equal and opposite alternatives, and to mobilise affected communities. These manifest as a range of “whistle-blowers”, online polls and surveys, blogs published over the Internet and news aggregators that attempt to provide a…
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Nine Holistic Health Practitioners Die – Others Disappeared.
Some recent, very alarming events have occurred in the US over the past six weeks that involve the death, murder or disappearance of a number of prominent health practitioners. Commentators are drawing comparisons with proven established behaviour of Global Pharma companies and ask the question “Did they really go this far?” i2P adds that while suspicions…
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News Roundup for 6 July 2015
ACCC to champion agribusiness supply chain transparency 05 July, 2015 Minister Joyce says the Australian Government is serious about ensuring farmers get a fair deal for their efforts. The Australian Government has acted on concerns raised by farmers about supply chain transparency during the consultation phase of the Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper. Minister for…
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News Roundup for Monday 29 June 2015
This week: * Australian Pharmacy Council Insights Bulletin * New Drug Approvals taking 15 months longer than other countries ___________________________________________________________ APC INSIGHTS Volume 1, Issue 2: June 2015 In this Issue It’s on again! 2015 Colloquium Advanced practice pharmacists – pilot program reaches a new phase May Council Update Changes to APC Constitution New Councillors…