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Manufacturing issues with reformulated influenza vaccines will impede this year’s National Seasonal Influenza Immunisation Program. The Federal Department of Health has announced an inadequate supply of certain influenza vaccine brands will delay the conventional March 15 program roll-out. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation to formulate the 2015 Southern Hemisphere seasonal influenza vaccine with two…

Famously known as the ‘month of love’, February is certainly a time to pay attention to your heart. Heart Research Australia (HRA) agrees. Sadly, heart disease remains the world’s leading cause of death, with AIHW statistics showing coronary heart disease is the leading underlying cause of death for both men and women in Australia. By…

Historically, eating disorders have been considered the domain of women and girls. However, this concept appears to be somewhat outdated, with the growing diagnosis of men living with these life-threatening illnesses. While anorexia nervosa has received significant attention since the ‘70s, the focus has mostly been on young girls and to date, the disorder has…

If elected, NSW Labor has vowed to allow pharmacist-administered flu shots for adults to proceed, and to consider extending the vaccinations to incorporate adult whooping cough and measles. Opposition Leader, The Hon. Luke Foley MP, said trained pharmacists would be permitted to deliver flu shots for a standard charge to adults aged between 18 to…

To drink or not to drink? Middle-aged drinkers who consume a large glass of wine each day heighten their risk of stroke by a third, new research reveals. They are also at higher risk of stroke than others living with chronic conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure. The research, published in the prestigious…