Posts by VIVA! Communications
Scientists grow world’s-first fully functioning organ
In a world-first, scientists from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, led by Professor Clare Blackburn, have successfully created a fully functional organ. Scientists were able to grow a fully functioning thymus gland, a vital regulator of the entire immune system, located near the heart, by reprogramming and then injecting cells into living mice. The thymus…
Read MoreFive Minutes with pioneer travel health expert, Dr Deb Mills
Dr Deb Mills or “Dr Deb” as she is affectionately known by her patients, is a leading Australian travel doctor and author of ‘Travelling Well’ – the must-have guide to enjoying good health while travelling. The local pioneer of travel medicine, who began working in the field in 1988, runs a travel clinic in Brisbane…
Read MoreBranding – Giving consumers buyer confidence for OTC medications
Earlier this month the Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) 2013 Conference hosted an array of local and international delegates to address the successes, challenges and trends facing the self-medication industry. Leading Australian journalist, Virginia Trioli, presented to consumer healthcare and industry government representatives, healthcare professionals and academia on the topic of ‘Self-Care: Driving a consumer-centric…
Read MoreWorld Cup dengue fever risk
Those travelling to the World Cup in Brazil next year are at potential risk of contracting a mosquito-borne virus, according to commentary published in the renowned scientific journal, Nature. A world-leading infectious diseases expert is strongly urging Brazil to minimise the number of dengue-transmitting mosquitoes during the World Cup by implementing aggressive vector control in…
Read MoreQLD Schoolies flirting with health hazards offshore
Queensland school-leavers heading offshore to the exotic hotspots of Bali, Thailand, Cambodia, Fiji and Vanuatu to celebrate ‘Schoolies’ this weekend may be unwittingly exposing themselves to potentially fatal infectious diseases, including rabies, hepatitis A, meningococcal disease, measles, gastrointestinal infections, malaria and dengue. Today, leading travel health pioneer, Dr Deb Mills, will be urging scores of…
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