The local Business Awards for Outstanding Pharmacy in the Canberra region went to Capital Chemist Group Kingston. The award was received by the Chairman of the Board of Capital Chemist group, Sandra Ferrington, and the team at Capital Chemist Kingston on November 13. Capital Chemist Group Business Manager Andrew Topp says the …
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The 2019 National Skin Cancer Action Week kicks off on Sunday, November 17 and runs through to Saturday, November 23. It’s an important reminder for all Australians to use sun protection and highlights the significance of early skin cancer detection. According to the Cancer Council Australia more than 2,000 Australians …
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New research showing damage to the brain, heart, blood vessels and lungs through e-cigarettes has led cardiologists to call for their ban. The study, published in the European Heart Journal this week, also identifies some of the mechanisms involved, an aspect for which there has been limited information until now. Study …
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Merck has unveiled its new Sydney office at an official opening in the ‘innovation hub’ of Macquarie Park. The company joins 180 large international and 200 small businesses in the Macquarie Park Innovation District. The move to 11 Talavera Road is aimed at furthering Merck’s growth, capabilities and business partnerships …
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Researchers have found that lean muscle mass plays more of a crucial role throughout someone’s middle-age than initially suspected. The amount of lean muscle mass a person has, more specifically men, is linked to their future risk of heart disease. The Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health explains that muscular tissue …
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La Trobe University researchers have found that the stigma related to illicit drug use is preventing some people from accessing life-saving overdose medicine, naloxone. La Trobe Professor Suzanne Fraser says naloxone is proven to reverse the effects of an overdose, yet many people are either unaware of how to obtain …
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To prevent heart disease and stroke, people aged over 60 should do more exercise, not less, according to findings from a study published in the European Heart Journal. Researchers in South Korea studied more than 1.1 million people aged 60 and above and found those who reduced levels of moderate …
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Significant progress, state and territory support and a start on implementation are being claimed in the 2018-19 Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) annual report. The report, tabled in federal parliament this week, outlines the agency’s outcomes and operations in the year to June 30, 2019. ADHA CEO Tim Kelsey said …
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The Therapeutic Goods Administration has approved Mayzent for the treatment of adults with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS), says Novartis. The registration addresses a critical unmet need, the company says, and makes Mayzent (siponimod) the first and only approved oral treatment for adults with SPMS in Australia. The condition follows …
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The mounting risks to human health in Australia due to climate change require urgent government action, say the authors of the 2019 MJA-Lancet Countdown report. The report, published in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA), found that although some progress has been achieved in renewable energy generation – including substantial employment …
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