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Give your self-confidence the boost you need
Walt Disney used to talk about the four Cs to success in life – curiosity, confidence, courage and consistency. He believed that if you applied these four Cs to your life, you could accomplish practically anything. But there was one C that Walt said was the greatest of all – confidence. He said, “When you…
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Interesting weight loss perception
The Australian Doctor online flashed an interesting headline recently titled “10 weight-loss products pharmacists push most”. Other than the offensive tone of the actual headline, it serves a timely reminder that weight loss is not solved by simply selling a product. So, in spite of this belittling attack, let’s look at what is implied here.…
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The plausible link between vaccines, autism and other chronic illness
Many Australian parents will be making a difficult decision over the Christmas holidays as they choose between thousands of dollars in welfare benefits or injecting unknown substances into their infant’s developing body. Many of these substances are for mandated vaccines that were only added to the National Immunisation Program (NIP) in 2013 – chickenpox (Varicella), Pneumococcal and…
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Countdown Has Commenced And It Is Woolworths’ Pharmacy Being Launched
In an article I wrote on June 1, 2015, I said: “Influential shareholders of Woolworths are seeking to invite Roger Corbett, the nemesis of Australian pharmacy, back into the fold as chairman.” “Corbett has been carefully planning succession to his current position of chairman of Fairfax Media Ltd citing very early in the process that…
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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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Antibiotics – are we doing out bit?
Reduced antibiotic prescribing is associated with lower patient satisfaction on the national General Practice Patient Survey, according to a new study by King’s College London. The NHS GP Patient Survey is a component of the NHS Quality Outcomes Framework that informs GP’s pay-for-performance. Do we support our local GP’s decision not to prescribe an antibiotic?…
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Drug Overdose Increasing – Known Solutions Ignored
Dear Colleagues, BMJ article: increasing overdoses but they ignore known solutions (+ Hari TED talk). There is no more ‘final’ statistic regarding drug use than overdose deaths. And in England the official figures go back to Victorian times, then often involving opium, laudanum and other strong drugs including alcohol. The British Coroner’s Act of 1844…
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How to thrive and not choke in pressure situations
Last spring I was playing a great game of golf. I stood on the 18th tee, and with a birdie on the par 5 final hole, I would shoot an even par 72. I pulled out my driver one last time. Having hit 13 good drives in a row, I was super excited about telling…
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What Donald Trump and The Noosh Have in Common
I’ve been thinking about Donald, God, Goofy, and 10. Someone said, ‘The difference between God and Donald Trump is that God knows he is not Donald.’ If God Almighty is the all-knowing judge of all mankind, Mr. Trump seems hell-bent on usurping the bench, declaring everyone else wrong and stupid in oft-ungodly terms. Recently, after declaring…
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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…