Posts by Team VIVA!
Allowing community pharmacists to order tests & view results speeds disease management: new research – January 27, 2016
Recent research published in the Canadian Pharmacists Journal reveals pharmacist screening of patients deemed ‘at-risk’ of chronic kidney disease (CKD) revealed unrecognised disease in more than 15 per cent of patients tested. An article published in Pharmacy Daily on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 cites the “research is claimed to be one of the first studies…
Read MoreCould pain killers be jeopardising your happiness? Research links long-term opioid use with depression – January 27, 2016
New research published online in the Annals of Family Medicine on January 11, 2016 suggests opioid use may cause short-term improvement in mood, but long-term use for more than 30 days increases the risk of new-onset depression. Prescription opioids, such as codeine, morphine and hydrocodone, relieve pain by reducing the pain signals sent to the…
Read MoreScientists uncover autography between the brain and cocaine users – January 26, 2016
According to the Australian Drug Foundation, 8.1 per cent of Aussies aged 14 years and over have used cocaine one or more times in their life and 2.1 per cent in the same age bracket have used cocaine in the past 12 months.4 Cocaine, also referred2 to as “coke, cola, bump, snow, stardust or nose…
Read MoreRisky business capitalising on Aussies abuse of alcohol – January 26, 2016
With the “festive season”, marked by Christmas, New Year’s Day and Boxing Day now well and truly behind us, Aussie alcohol businesses have since been lining their shelves in preparation for today’s Australia Day (January 26, 2016). However, in a damning report commissioned and published online by the Foundation of Alcohol Research and Education (FARE)…
Read More“Drug driving” not considered a crime Down Under – January 25, 2016
According to a January 1, 2016 article published by The Australian online, Queensland police performed upwards of 33,000 roadside drug tests during 2015, which led to the subsequent arrests of more than 320 drugged drivers. Although the concept of “drugged driving” is commonly associated with the consumption of illicit drugs, health experts and Government authorities…
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