Posts by VIVA! Communications
Stan Sclavos awarded Order of Australia medal
VIVA! Communications extends our sincere congratulations to pharmacist, Stan Sclavos, for becoming a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia on the annual Queen’s Birthday Honours list yesterday. Mr Sclavos was awarded for his “significant service to the pharmacy profession through a range of retail, advisory and executive roles, to education…
Read MoreNever worry about forgetting your medication again
Soon you’ll never have to try and remember if you’ve taken your medication with an incredible new pill that sounds like it has come straight from a science fiction movie. The tech-enabled pill will send a notification to your mobile or tablet device if you’ve forgotten to take it at the designated time. The innovative…
Read MoreSydney centre revealed as suburb with lowest childhood immunisation rates
Despite childhood vaccination rates rising across Australia, the centre of Sydney has been revealed as the suburb with the lowest level of immunisation. Only two thirds of children in this area are up to date with their vaccinations, a statistic which is now worse than in Byron Bay, an area traditionally associated with low immunisation…
Read MoreWorld champion athlete and mental health advocate, Michael Phelps, appointed to Medibio Board
Medibio Limited is an ASX listed medical technology company that has developed an effective, objective test to help with the diagnosis of depression, chronic stress and other mental health disorders. Involving more than 15 years of research at University of Western Australia, the test uses patented (and patent pending) panel circadian, sleep and autonomic system…
Read MoreCall for FluTracking participants to help curb the spread of influenza
With sniffle season here, Australians – particularly those of Indigenous descent are being urged to subscribe to an online health surveillance system designed to stop the spread of influenza (flu) by detecting epidemics of the infectious disease. Statistics reveal more than 30,000 Australians have already participated in FluTracking, however fewer than 400 of them are…
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