Why Taren Gill packed up and moved to the country
Have you ever fantasised about upping sticks and moving to the country? That’s exactly what community pharmacist Taren Gill did, packing up her life in inner Sydney at 23 years old to move to Orange in the NSW Central Tablelands.
Shocking health hazards of vaping for young people
The TGA vows to take action on illegal use and sale of nicotine vaping products as significant health harms for young people were announced.
Statins still cut cardiovascular risk in old age, study confirms
Do statins still offer meaningful protection against cardiovascular disease as people grow older? A landmark Australian trial has provided some clarity.
Not as easy as ABCD or X
How to provide current, evidence-based information, advice and recommendations on the safety of medicines during pregnancy.
Improving gout management one step at a time
Gout is a chronic arthritis associated with significant pain, joint damage and reduced quality of life. However, it can be effectively treated and its complications prevented with adherence to lifelong ULT using a treat-to-target approach.
Strychnine: From murder mysteries to rat bait
Agatha Christie loved strychnine. It starred in her debut novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles. Thanks to her World War I experience as a hospital dispensary volunteer, and her training as an apothecary’s assistant, the novel received a rave review in The Pharmaceutical Journal.
