Posts by VIVA! Communications

New findings from the world’s largest global sleep apnoea study reveal the most commonly used treatment for the condition, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) treatment, does not reduce the risk of recurrent stroke or heart attack in people living with cardiovascular disease (CVD). The findings have confounded researchers given the two major CPAP treatment health…

A free online tool is now available to parents wishing to assess their child’s risk of developing myopia, or short-sightedness. ‘My Kids Vision’, developed by Myopia Profile Incorporated researchers Paul & Kate Gifford, features a simple, six question online survey to help parents assess their child’s myopia (blurry long distance vision) risk. The tool also…

The International Pharmaceutical Federation published findings from its global study on the role played by pharmacists in immunisation worldwide, on August 29, 2016. The report, An overview of current pharmacy impact on immunisation, encapsulates findings from the Federation’s 137 member bodies and their respective immunisation practices spanning 45 countries and territories, including Australia, involving a…

Australia will release a new $5 note tomorrow (September 1, 2016). One side of the note will feature an updated portrait of Queen Elizabeth, a blue strip down the middle adorned by yellow Prickly Moses Wattle images, and an Eastern Spinebill bird. The flip side of the note will feature Parliament House and more Prickly…

University of Newcastle researchers have discovered a molecule that may drive the onset of steroid resistance in people living with severe asthma. According to their research just published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, this discovery could lead to the development of a new treatment set to benefit asthma patients whose disease is…