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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…
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This School Has Bikes Instead Of Desks–And It Turns Out That’s A Better Way To Learn
Some schools are canceling recess. But this North Carolina grade school is going in the opposite direction: Kids ride bikes as they read. Elementary school has always looked a little bit like training for a traditional office job: You show up at 8 or 9, sit at your desk, and fill out paperwork for most…
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NPS Media Releases 1. Pain Relief Overuse 2. Taking Medicines as Prescribed
OVERUSE OF PAIN RELIEVERS POSES A SAFETY RISK FOR AUSTRALIANS 17 OCTOBER 2014 – On the final day of Be Medicinewise Week 2014, NPS MedicineWise is reminding people that excess consumption of common pain relievers is a serious medicine safety issue. A recent poll* on behalf of NPS MedicineWise suggests that many Australians have exceeded the maximum daily dose…
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NPS Media Release – DOES YOUR MEDICINE CABINET NEED A CLEAN OUT? MANY AUSTRALIANS KEEP EXPIRED MEDICINES IN THEIR HOME
13 October, 2014 – As Be Medicinewise Week launches for its fourth year, NPS MedicineWise is asking all Australians ‘are your medicines helping or hindering?’ as figures* released today indicate that many Australians surveyed are keeping expired medicines in their home. Chief Executive of NPS MedicineWise, Dr Lynn Weekes AM, says that Be Medicinewise Week…
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HPV Vaccine and One Young Australian Woman Becomes Another Victim
Editor’s Note: The following material has been prepared by Judy Wilyman and it appears in i2P because it illustrates vaccine damage to children, and their families, first hand. Damage that is concealed from politicians and health care professionals. These damaged people have formed themselves into a fighting group – as is their right. i2P would…
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ARE YOUR MEDICINES HELPING OR HINDERING? BE MEDICINEWISE WEEK ANNOUNCED FOR 2014
NPS MedicineWise today announced that Be Medicinewise Week 2014 will be held from 13-19 October. Be Medicinewise Week is an annual national awareness week that promotes safer and better use of medicines to all Australians. This year is the fourth anniversary of Be MedicineWise Week. This year’s overarching theme is medication safety: ‘Are your medicines…
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Can Vitamin C Cure Ebola?
Article provided by the Orthomolecular Medicine News Service http://orthomolecular.org/subscribe.html archive link http://orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/index.shtml Commentary by Steve Hickey PhD, Hilary Roberts PhD, and Damien Downing MBBS, MSB (OMNS Aug 20, 2014) If there were a drug that worked on Ebola you should use it. There isn’t. There is only vitamin C. But you must be extremely careful…