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New relief may be on the way for people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
A new study published earlier this month in Science Translational Medicine, may provide relief to millions of people around the world diagnosed with inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), who do not positively respond to standard treatment and drug therapies. IBD is a collective term used to describe all disorders that cause chronic inflammation within the gastrointestinal…
Read MoreNearly 1-in-10 Aussie adults hospitalised with flu end up in intensive care
Pharmacists are urging community to protect against flu infection. Nearly one-in-10 Australian adults who are hospitalised with the flu are admitted to intensive care (ICU). This confronting statistic from last year’s flu season, which saw an estimated 5,800 adults hospitalised with the flu (9.4 per cent of those aged under 65 years required ICU), is…
Read MoreNation’s largest & most trusted healthcare profession under-utilised & under-valued
One-in-four Australian primary health care nurses say they are under-utilised and could be doing more to maximise their skillset, according to an annual nursing workforce report just published in MJA Insight. The APNA/Health Professionals Bank Workforce Survey involving 2,052 primary health care nurse respondents reveals of the nearly 50 per cent who suggested to their employer…
Read MoreGLOBALHealthPR® welcomes exclusive Chilean agency partner
GLOBALHealthPR® (GHPR) today welcomed Santiago-based Strategika to its global partnership, further strengthening our network’s specialty reach and capabilities in Latin America. Founded in 2001 by public affairs and health communicator, Paul Venturino, Strategika is a key healthcare communications player in Latin America. For more than 18 years the agency has advised local and multinational clients…
Read MoreCan eating allium vegetables protect against bowel cancer?
New research, released last month, has suggested allium vegetables such as garlic and onions may help to protect us against bowel cancer. A team of scientists from First Hospital of China Medical University investigated whether high amounts of these vegetables could prevent the development of bowel cancer. In results published in the Asia-Pacific Journal of…
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