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Orbiting mice may hold key to slowing bone deterioration
Thirty furry, four-legged “astronauts” today touched down after 13 days orbiting in space to help advance the treatment of osteoporosis. A mischief of mice secured a spot on the last flight of NASA’s Space Shuttle Atlantis, as part of a collaborative experiment by researchers from the University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University Joint…
Read MoreAustralian dairy cows reduce the risk of TD in globe-trotters
A natural product derived from Australian dairy cows may confer up to 90 per cent protection against the primary cause of the highest-reported illness in globe-trotters – travellers’ diarrhoea (TD) – according to new landmark research. Travelan® (bovine colostrum) significantly reduces the risk of developing TD, an illness afflicting up to six-in-10 travellers to high…
Read MorePBS administration under public inquiry
The Government’s administration of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) is in the spotlight this month with a public inquiry into the deferral of medicines and possible repercussions for the pharmaceutical sector. Stakeholders have until next Friday, July 15, to submit their applications to The Finance and Public Administration References Committee for the public hearing, to…
Read MoreVIVA! celebrates 9th birthday and EOFY at stunning Chowder Bay
Having clocked up another successful financial year and a ninth birthday for VIVA!, our GM, Paul Jans, organised a surprise lunch at the absolutely stunning ‘Ripples’, at Chowder Bay, Sydney. While taking in the breathtaking views, we toasted the end of the 2010-11 financial year and VIVA!’s ninth birthday. We spent hours swapping tales of…
Read MoreThe trials & triumphs of public transport
VIVA! Account Executive, Kirsty Noffke was born in the regional town of Tweed Heads and lived there until her relocation to the big smoke in May. Here she shares some commentary on Sydney living. There’s a surefire way to spot a non-Sydney-sider waiting for public transport – they’re smiling. That’s me. Waiting at the bus…
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