Reported flu cases at record high

Australia looks set for a record number of flu cases this winter with over 75,000 lab-confirmed incidences already this year. Shockingly, that number is twice as many as were recorded in the whole of 2016 and could lead to a record high for 15 years. Many more Australians are likely to have been suffering with…

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Conventional methods of dealing with mental health not working

According to the nation’s largest, proactive, online mental health check, conventional approaches to managing mental health are expensive, time-consuming and inaccurate. Australia’s Biggest Mental Health Check-in – an innovative digital public health initiative, in conjunction with Medibio’s world first wearable objective test for the diagnosis of depression and other mental health disorders, designed to measure,…

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Occupational exposure link to COPD found

According to an Australian study released this week, workers exposed to herbicides in their workplace are more than twice as likely to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by the time they reach middle age. For those exposed to pesticides, there is a 74 per cent increased chance of developing COPD. The British Medical Journal…

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Apotex launches Oviit a new range of vitamins and minerals

Apotex announced the launch of its new premium value, Pharmacy Only range of vitamin and mineral supplements (VMS), Oviit today (July 3, 2017). Expansion into this high growth VMS category signals further diversification of Apotex’s over-the-counter (OTC) portfolio, and a strategy for the generic drug manufacturer to restore value to the VMS category for pharmacy.…

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