Health Industry News
Difference 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 MoreVIVA! enjoys success at Golden Target Awards
Team VIVA! is glowing today (Thursday, October 26) after a fabulous evening last night at the Public Relations Institute of Australia NSW Golden Target Awards in Sydney. Our small, but dedicated and experienced, team went home with two awards and a highly commended across three categories. VIVA! Communications was selected as Small Consultancy of the…
Read MoreSweet poison
According to recent research, reducing sugar content of sweetened drinks could save the nation $8 billion per year and drastically decrease the number of people being affected by obesity-related diseases such as stroke, type 2 diabetes and kidney cancer. The findings, recently published by Nutrients Journal, have found that modifying the sugar content of…
Read MoreFederal Government announces a “shake up” of private health insurance
The Turnbull government has announced a major health insurance form package today (Friday, October 13, 2017), which it is touting as the biggest shake-up to the private health insurance sector in 15 years. As part of the reforms, private health insurers will offer customers the choice of paying higher excesses for private hospital insurance, as…
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