Hypertension is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease, affecting 1.13 billion people worldwide, including six million adult Australians.
Research has indicated that a new pharmacological...
More than 1000 people have completed an online assessment in Australian pharmacies to determine their potential risk of developing glaucoma, and there's a call...
What is best practice for community pharmacists for addressing GP prescribing errors?
One outcome of a pharmacist’s responsibility may be the need to contact a...
A range of devices and apps are tailored to monitor and promote restful sleep. Here’s the pick of the field.
Just over a third (39%)...
Why patients might ask about beetroot juice as a treatment for heart failure.
Beetroot is a staple in pretty much every true Aussie hamburger. However,...
Hypercholesterolaemia not only has a damaging impact on health, but on the economy too.
According to a new report from the Heart Foundation, an estimated...
Adults on the autism spectrum are often prescribed psychotropic medication to manage behaviour, despite limited evidence to support this practice, a new report has...
Neuropathic pain is defined as ‘pain caused by a lesion or disease of the somatosensory nervous system’.1
It is associated with impaired quality of...
Nanoparticles contained in sunscreen do not penetrate the skin or cause cellular toxicity, a new Australian study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology...
Pregabalin-related ambulance attendances have increased 10-fold since 2012, a Victorian study has shown.
Published in the Medical Journal of Australia, the retrospective study on the...
