Posts by Team VIVA!
How to mount a quick & safe recovery from injury – a physiotherapist’s advice – November 5, 2015
Words by Lyndsey Henderson – Senior Physiotherapist and Director of My Mobile Physio. Many of us rely on our ability to exercise in order to remain fit and healthy, manage stress and maintain good mental health. So when injury strikes, it can be incredibly frustrating, as the inability to maintain a regular exercise routine can…
Read MoreVIVA! Communications celebrating Melbourne Cup by the sea – November 3, 2015
Today Team VIVA! is celebrating the Melbourne Cup, at the spectacular seaside setting of Ormeggio’s at the Spit, one of Sydney’s leading Italian restaurants. The race will be broadcast live on the big screen as Team VIVA! indulges in a delicious three course lunch, a glass (or three) of champagne, sweepstakes against a stunning Sydney…
Read MoreVIVA! Communications clinches first place in Health Organisations category at 39th PRIA Golden Target Awards
Hobart played host to the 39th Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA) Golden Target Awards on Monday, October 26, 2015. The PR industry’s night-of-nights was staged during the 2015 National PRIA Conference (October 26-27), attended by a packed house of leading agency and in-house PR practitioners nation-wide. VIVA! Communications was nominated for a total of four…
Read MorePharmaceutical medication misuse most common among hospitality & blue-collar workers – October 23, 2015
A Curtin University study has found misuse of legally prescribed and over-the-counter (OTC) medications is most common in hospitality and blue-collar occupations. The study revealed that during 2001-2010 around 3.7 per cent of all working-age individuals had consumed some form of pharmaceutical medication for non-medicinal purposes. Professor Mark Harris from Curtin University said the findings…
Read MoreParasite-killing medications fighting malaria & blindness recognised in 2015 Nobel Prize winners in Physiology & Medicine
Professional role (e.g. Medical scientists), Satoshi Omura and William Campbell, and researcher, Youyou Tu have all clinched this year’s prestigious Nobel Prize for their work in the discovery of life-saving medicines. Discovering the bacteria, Steptomyces, Japanese microbiologist, Satoshi Omura was able to isolate samples of the bacteria, known to produce antibacterial agents, which he then…
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