Four essential steps for product launch success

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” Benjamin Franklin  Companies which succeed in the launch environment of 2018 – 2023 will take four essential steps now to ensure they are launch-ready for the future environment, according to the IMS Health report “Launch excellence IV: a new launch environment”. At a special IMS Health…

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Implications of the 2014 federal budget for the health and wellness arena

Hotly anticipated as “one of the toughest budgets in recent years”, last night’s 2014 Federal budget announcement has captured headlines nation-wide. So who are the “winners and losers” from this year’s budget? For many groups, the budget results appear clear cut (although as history reminds us, there’s no such thing as clear cut), with “losers”…

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Want to tell the future? Shake my hand!

When meeting someone for the first time, you shake hands. Perhaps as a standard greeting to minimise any social awkwardness, or maybe to seal a deal. According to researchers, the handshake may offer genuine insights into an individual’s future. Published in medical journal PLOS ONE, new research from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis…

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‘Love Your Lungs at 65 Years Young’ this Pneumonia Awareness Week

Almost two-in-three Australian seniors may be jeopardising their ‘golden years’ by not protecting against an often fatal lung infection, despite being at increased risk. Lung Foundation Australia’s ‘Love Your Lungs at 65 Years Young’ research reveals 94 per cent of Australians aged 65 to 74 do not recognise age as a risk factor for pneumonia,…

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Don’t let soccer fever turn into yellow fever

THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE USE They’re gearing up to play a doctors-only soccer competition in Brazil, but the football-mad team of medicos isn’t about to risk a yellow card for yellow fever. Teaming with Queensland travel health pioneer, ‘Dr Deb’, Brisbane, the Docceroos will be urging all Aussies heading to Brazil for the…

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