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Happy Holidays From GLOBALHealthPR
Traditionally, GLOBALHealthPR shares some of our favourite holiday traditions from our partners around the world. This year, we decided to share a holiday card…..about holiday cards. Each card below carries with it a taste of the culture from our partner agencies around the world, and greeting for a joyous and prosperous new year. From all…
Read MoreVictorian Young Adults roll-your-own cigarette use on the rise – December 18, 2017
Young smokers’ in Victoria believe roll-your-own cigarettes are less harmful than traditional factory made cigarettes, according to statistics released today (December 18, 2017). The Victorian Smoking and Health Survey, commissioned by Cancer Council Victoria and Quit Victoria, involved 4,000 adult smokers and revealed the startling figures that roll-your own tobacco use had increased in recent…
Read MoreDifference between physiotherapy and chiropractic
The majority of people will experience some kind of neck pain, back pain or other musculoskeletal injury at some point throughout their lives. Whether this be a sporting injury, as a result of a car accident or simply from general wear and tear of the joints and muscles in our body, most people who seek…
Read MoreAustralian developed, first-in-class rheumatoid arthritis medication secures green-light for human trials in Brisbane
Australia’s first in-human study of a first-in-class rheumatoid arthritis immunotherapy treatment developed by University of Queensland researchers was launched on November 14, 2017. The Phase 1, double-blind, placebo-controlled study currently underway at Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital, will consider both single-ascending dose, and multi-dose protocols to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of subcutaneous (under…
Read MoreQueensland declining melanoma rates
Although still holding the rather dubious record of having the world’s most recorded instances of melanoma, Queenslanders appear to be getting the message when it comes to protecting against skin cancer, according to research released last week (November 6, 2017). A Cancer Council Queensland study published in the International Journal of Cancer sought to determine…
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