Health Research & Education
Experts urging at-risk Australians to vaccinate against life-threatening infection
The Australian Lung Foundation is encouraging Australians to protect their lungs this Pneumonia Awareness Week (July 2 – 8, 2012) by increasing awareness of pneumococcal pneumonia, an often fatal lung infection. Pneumonia Awareness Week aims to heighten community awareness and understanding of one of the top 10 contributing causes of deaths in Australia, which claims…
Read MoreBusting 5 common myths about Pneumococcal Pneumonia
Pneumonia Awareness Week (July 2 – 8, 2012) This year’s theme for Pneumonia Awareness Week is Preventing Pneumococcal Pneumonia. Pneumococcal pneumonia is an often fatal lung infection caused by the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae, responsible for more deaths worldwide than any other single bacteria. This week, experts and patients are joining forces to heighten community awareness…
Read MoreDr Harry Cooper discusses Pneumococcal Pneumonia
Dr Harry Cooper discusses the seriousness of pneumococcal pneumonia and how to protect oneself against pneumonia, such as having the free pneumococcal pneumonia vaccination available to Australians aged 65 and over. Pneumococcal Pneumonia from VIVA! Communications on Vimeo.
Read MoreAussies embrace World Osteoporosis Day 2011
Thank you to everyone who supported World Osteoporosis Day and Osteoporosis Australia’s Building Healthy Bones Throughout Life Summit yesterday. VIVA! has been supporting World Osteoporosis Day and the fantastic work of OA for nine years, and we were thrilled to see so many Aussies getting behind the ‘Love your bones’ theme for 2011. The Summit…
Read MoreAustralian research revealing the truth about our bones
Leading experts will this Friday (September 30) deliver a startling wake-up call on the appalling state of our nation’s bone health, with almost one-in-three Australians living with brittle bones, and many unaware of the risk factors, according to two independent studies. New findings from the Geelong Osteoporosis Study, just published in the Medical Journal of…
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