How to mount a quick & safe recovery from injury – a physiotherapist’s advice – November 5, 2015
Words by Lyndsey Henderson – Senior Physiotherapist and Director of My Mobile Physio. Many of us rely on our ability to exercise in order to remain fit and healthy, manage stress and maintain good mental health. So when injury strikes, it can be incredibly frustrating, as the inability to maintain a regular exercise routine can…
VIVA! Communications clinches first place in Health Organisations category at 39th PRIA Golden Target Awards
Hobart played host to the 39th Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA) Golden Target Awards on Monday, October 26, 2015. The PR industry’s night-of-nights was staged during the 2015 National PRIA Conference (October 26-27), attended by a packed house of leading agency and in-house PR practitioners nation-wide. VIVA! Communications was nominated for a total of four…
Parasite-killing medications fighting malaria & blindness recognised in 2015 Nobel Prize winners in Physiology & Medicine
Professional role (e.g. Medical scientists), Satoshi Omura and William Campbell, and researcher, Youyou Tu have all clinched this year’s prestigious Nobel Prize for their work in the discovery of life-saving medicines. Discovering the bacteria, Steptomyces, Japanese microbiologist, Satoshi Omura was able to isolate samples of the bacteria, known to produce antibacterial agents, which he then…
How to Be MedicineWise while pregnant or breastfeeding – October 12, 2015
Australians are encouraged to be “medicinewise at all ages & life stages” during Be MedicineWise Week, October 12-18, 2015. The campaign kicked-off today with a focus on pregnancy and breastfeeding, after a recent NPS Medicine Wise survey of Australian women who were pregnant or had a child 11 years or younger revealed 33 per cent…
VIVA! Communications clinches first place in Health Organisations category at PRIA’s 39th Annual Golden Target Awards
VIVA! Communications clinches first place in Health Organisations category at PRIA’s 39th Annual Golden Target Awards The PR glitterati from NSW gathered eagerly at the Pullman Quay Grand, Sydney this Wednesday, October 7, to celebrate the 2015 Public Relations Institute of Australia’s (PRIA) Golden Target State Awards. We’re proud to announce Team VIVA! clinched the top…
VIVA! Communications shortlisted in upcoming PRIA Awards night – October 6, 2015
VIVA! Communications is pleased to be recognised for excellence in the upcoming Public Relations Institute of Australia’s (PRIA) industry award night, scheduled for tomorrow (Wednesday, October 7, 2015). This year, VIVA! Communications has been shortlisted as a finalist in PRIA’s 39th annual Golden Target Awards and State Awards for Excellence, attracting 170 entrants to 29…
TGA recommendation to reschedule codeine analgesics to S4 in June 2016
The Therapeutic Goods Administration’s (TGA) Advisory Committee on Medicines Scheduling has made an interim recommendation to reschedule codeine-containing products from S3 (Pharmacist Only Medicine) to S4 (Prescription Only Medicine) from June 2016. The decision is predicated on risk dependence and the adverse effects of codeine-based products compared to newly released forms of ibuprofen and paracetamol…
Proactive patient reminder potential key to improving pneumococcal vaccination rates among older Australians – October 1, 2015
Implementing an efficient reminder system to prompt Australians aged 65 and above to receive their free pneumococcal vaccination may be pivotal to improving the low 54 per cent vaccination rates among this at-risk population.1 Findings from the Pneumococcal Pneumonia Vaccination General Practice Nurse survey reveal while many general practice nurses acknowledge having some sort of…
Be sun aware this summer by booking a Blooms The Chemist Skin Cancer SpotCheck today – October 1, 2015
More than 12,500 new cases of melanoma are diagnosed in Australia each year. According to the Melanoma Institute of Australia, skin cancer, including melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers, is Australia’s most common cancer. This October, Blooms The Chemist Sun Awareness Clinics are helping to keep Aussies sun aware, by identifying moles and skin spots that…
A coordinated approach key to improving prescription medication misuse & deaths from overdose – September 29, 2015
Written by Kim Ledger and ScriptWise There are multiple drivers behind the escalating problem of prescription medication misuse and overdose deaths in Australia. The lack of consumer awareness and health information technology are overarching reasons for why prescription medication overdose deaths have outnumbered road fatalities. ScriptWise is a not for profit (NFP) organisation raising awareness of…