Health Industry News
Researchers develop vaccine targeting abnormal proteins that trigger Alzheimer’s – July 16, 2016
A vaccine to prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s disease is a step closer following a breakthrough development that successfully targets the abnormal proteins that trigger the disease. In what is being hailed as the first vaccine of its kind, Flinders University, Adelaide and US researchers contend the vaccine could be used to prevent Alzheimer’s, and…
Read MoreTGA video warns of risks associated with buying medicine online – July 5, 2016
A new, no-nonsense, 90-second cartoon developed by Australian medication regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), warns consumers to avoid risks associated with purchasing medications or medical devices online. The cartoon features animated “baddies” wearing masks and balaclavas, to demonstrate that not all medications available for purchase online, are legally manufactured, contain the correct dose of…
Read MoreWest Australian expert urges TGA to make codeine a prescription only treatment – July 5, 2016
As the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) considers the scheduling of pain-killing medication, codeine, Professor Stephan Schug, Director of Pain Medicine at Royal Perth Hospital and Chair of Anaesthesiology, University of Western Australia, has urged the regulator to make the medication prescription-only. Prof Schug argues codeine is a poor pain management therapy when used on its…
Read MoreFiona, 36 Active wife & mother-to-five boys who fractured four vertebrae while hiking in New Zealand, ADELAIDE
Mother-to-five boys, Fiona, 36, Adelaide, fractured four vertebrae from a fall while hiking in New Zealand on February 1, 2016 – a day after her wedding. As a result of her severe spinal injury, doctors arranged for Fiona to undergo a bone mineral density scan, which led to a subsequent diagnosis of osteoporosis. Notably, Fiona…
Read MoreCarole, 62 Retired business consultant who sustained multiple bone fractures, Glenning Valley, CENTRAL COAST NSW
Retired business consultant, Carole, 62, Glenning Valley, Central Coast NSW, was diagnosed with osteopenia – a precursor to osteoporosis or brittle bones – in 2004, just after her 50th birthday. The news came as a huge shock to Carole, who had long subscribed to a healthy diet and exercise. Carole has since sustained multiple bone…
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