Health Articles
We have searched our journals and the web to bring you articles that we think might be of interest to you.
If you are interested in any topic at all, please email us and we will try to find some updated research on it.
If you have any queries on anything you read in our health articles section, please email us or come in to discuss your query with any of our knowledgeable available Pharmacists.
Pink Ribbon Day
The Cancer Council’s Pink Ribbon Day helps raises funds to support the many thousands of women affected by breast and gynaecological cancers and aims to minimise the threat of women's cancers through successful prevention, best treatment, support and world-class cancer research.
From farm to Pharmacy: regulating medicinal cannabis in Australia
The legislative road to allow people medically certified as terminally ill and their carers to register to use cannabis for therapeutic purposes is a long and tortuous road ahead.
Arthritis: What treatments work?
What treatments work best for arthritis?
Do you choose heavy duty painkillers or opt for glucosamine, chondroitin, exercise and weight loss?
Phenylephrine ineffective in relieving nasal congestion
It is unlikely that phenylephrine is of much use in congestion from the common cold
Let's show we care
According to the most current Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2012 survey of disability, ageing and carers, there were 2.7 million family and friend carers over the age of 15 years in Australia – 12% of the nation’s population.
