Industry edging closer to first-ever social media guidelines
With social media pervading every aspect of our lives, the Australian Self Medication Industry (ASMI) has recently put its industry- first, draft Social Media Guidelines up for public consultation. The guidelines are expected to play an important role in helping all manufacturers of consumer healthcare products manage social media responsibly to ensure consumers are able to access…
Bushfires prompting urgent health alerts
Years of built up leaf litter, high temperatures and fierce winds have conspired to create the worst bushfires in New South Wales in more than a decade. The number of homes lost is estimated to be in the hundreds in the Blue Mountains region alone. On the Central Coast and near Newcastle homes have also…
Goal-setting your way to Olympic gold
If you’re seeking an inspiring story of personal transformation through creative goal-setting and sheer resilience, then look no further than Kerri Pottharst. The three-time Olympian, Sydney 2000 Olympic Gold Medallist, and President of the Beach Volleyball Commission, has many valuable tips on how to prepare mentally and physically for a sporting event through personal motivation…
Mental Health Week helping Australians ‘unfriend’ anxiety
As part of Mental Health Week (October 6-13, 2013), Australians are being asked to unfriend anxiety. Three million Australians are living with depression or anxiety. In fact, one-in-four of us experience anxiety. Research shows the number of Australian adults who report experiencing anxiety, has grown almost 40 per cent in the past four years. Anxiety…
A disturbing rise in baby boomer and child drownings
The Royal Life Saving Society this week reported a significant increase in drowning deaths last year, with 114 of the 291 deaths occurring in the over-55s. This figure recorded is the highest in a decade for babyboomers, who now account for more than a third of the total drowning deaths. According to Chief Executive of…
Corin Australia and Optimized Ortho enter exclusive partnership
An Australian-owned medical technology company and a global manufacturer and supplier of orthopaedic implants have just entered into an exclusive partnership for their total hip replacement products in Australia and New Zealand. The Australian-based Optimized Ortho and UK-founded Corin launched their innovative delivery platform for hip replacement products at the Australian Orthopaedic Association’s Annual Scientific…
‘Look, but don’t touch’ urges Queensland rabies expert
A leading travel-health pioneer will issue Queenslanders with a public health warning today (Saturday, September 28) about the risks associated with a disease that kills an estimated 55,000 people each year. Dr Deborah Mills, known as ‘Dr Deb’ by her patients, is a highly respected authority on the prevention and treatment of rabies and the…
Hearing forum tackling ongoing stigma of hearing aids
A leading audiologist will address the stigma associated with using hearing aids and the damaging effects of ‘binge listening’ during a free ‘Expert Hearing’ Tweet Chat next Wednesday, October 2 from 1-2pm AEST. One-in-six (3.5 million) Australians are hearing impaired or deaf, while only one-in-five adults living with hearing loss wear hearing aids. Hearing aids…
‘Look, but don’t touch’ urges Queensland rabies expert
Leading travel health pioneer will issue Queenslanders with a public health warning this Saturday, September 28 (World Rabies Day) about the risks associated with a disease that kills an estimated 55,000 people each year. This life-threatening virus, first discovered in Australian flying foxes (commonly known as ‘fruit bats’) in 1996, is responsible for three Australian…
VIVA! Communications supports Epilepsy Foundation program
In August 2013, VIVA! Communications offered pro-bono support to the Epilepsy Foundation to encourage Novocastrians living with a disability and epilepsy, their families and carers to attend their free ‘Epilepsy Know Me, Support Me’ event via local media and community outreach. Novocastrians will be among Australia’s first communities to benefit from the DisabilityCare Australia-funded program,…