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OHMS – Reducing Fluoride Exposure
Orthomolecular Medicine News Service, December 12, 2014 How to Reduce Exposure to Fluoride by Stuart Cooper, Fluoride Action Network (OMNS Dec 12, 2014) When fluoride was first added to water in the 1940s, in an experiment to prevent tooth decay, not a single dental product contained fluoride: no fluoride toothpastes, no fluoride mouth rinses, no…
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Will “Complementary Medicines (CMs)” save us billions?
A pharmacy journal headline recently proclaimed “$1.8b benefit from [Complementary Medicine] CM”.Based on Potential Health Outcomes & Cost Savings in Australia, a report funded by the Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI), only one of the six treatments investigated was actually “complementary”, in that they are a useful adjunct to doctor-prescribed therapies. Are claims that CM’s…
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ASMI Media Releases – ASMI Elections, ANZTPA Comment, Diamond Awards, Conference Highlights
Bayer’s Mark Sargent re-elected as ASMI President 20 November 2014 – The Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) today announced the reelection of Mark Sargent, General Manager Consumer Care Australia & New Zealand, Bayer Australia Limited, as its President. Speaking on his re-election, Mark Sargent said: “I am delighted to continue for another term as President…
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Pharmacists may be intellectually bankrupt today – financially bankrupt tomorrow
Pharmacists collectively deserve the derogatory comments proffered regularly by the AMA about providing professional services between the “toilet paper and the toothpaste”. Not enough has been done by pharmacy leadership organisations or individual pharmacy proprietors in terms of investment in appropriate clinical spaces. Nothing in terms of spatial identity and patient comfort has evolved anywhere…
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Functional Medicine – Embracing All That Is Needed in Health
Functional Medicine is a system that addresses the underlying causes of disease, using a systems-oriented approach and engaging both patient and practitioner in a therapeutic partnership. It talks about cures rather than just management and embraces all that is evidence-based in integrative medicine and other complementary medicine modalities. It is an evolution in health practice…
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Nutrition issues – another opportunity
Deakin University has come to the conclusion that most doctors are ill-equipped to identify and manage the nutritional needs of patients. Listening to my patients tell me that their GPs never allows them to eat eggs, because of the effects on their cholesterol, supports that Deakin conclusion. Deakin found for example, that a mere 15%…
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Consumer Health Opportunities
People who are committed to healthful eating and lifestyles are well-informed about ingredients and food labels, and hard to sway with label claims. Yet they don’t fully appreciate the health benefits of frozen fruit and vegetables. Those are a few insights from a new report from Dunnhumby that analyzes the value and behaviors of “health-committed”…
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ASMI Media Release – Complementary Medicines Improve Health
New Research: Complementary medicines can improve consumer health and reduce costs 15 October 2014. Specific complementary medicines can contribute to improved health and reduced consumer healthcare costs, according to a new study by economic research firm Frost and Sullivan. The study, ‘Targeted Use of Complementary Medicines: Potential Health Outcomes and Cost Savings in Australia,’ which…
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Food Processors and Obesity
How responsible are food and beverage manufacturers for Australia’s obesity issue? Australia has a weight problem, and the finger of blame is frequently pointed at food manufacturers, their products and marketing strategies for the country’s collective expanding waistline. Australia is one of the fattest nations in the developed world. Obesity rates have doubled in the…