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Natural medicines are safer is just one of the medicine myths an Australian pharmacist and academic debunked in a public talk. With the aim of helping people use medicines safely and effectively, Andrew McLachlan, professor of pharmacy at the University of Sydney ...

Older people’s risk of falling increases when they show depressive symptoms, research has revealed. A team from Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) investigated the interactions between depressive symptoms, antidepressant use, and balance and cognitive function. The risk of falls increased by 55 ...

New research has revealed how people are coping with arthritis, the second-leading cause of disability in Australia. Franca Marine, policy and government relations manager of Arthritis Australia, said: “We felt that there was not much recognition of the fact that ...

Celebrity cook and food manufacturer Maggie Beer will be hosting a lunch at Bond University today. The luncheon is to raise funds for and awareness of the Maggie Beer Foundation, which was set up to advocate for the importance of ...

It is detrimental to brain health to ignore social factors, an Australian researcher has stated, showing recent findings that support her claim. Professor Catherine Haslam from the University of Queensland’s School of Psychology, said, “Social factors are largely ignored when it ...

It has been revealed that patients who undergo hip fracture surgery have a better chance of surviving beyond 30 days if they stay afterwards in hospitals that have an orthogeriatric service. The findings, published in the Medical Journal of Australia, ...

Upcoming research will investigate the impact of providing care to a spouse with cancer, including end-of-life and bereavement measures, as National Carers Week approaches. The From We to I study by Katriona Smith at Macquarie University’s Centre for Emotional Health will explore: ...

A film has been released today to help decrease  overuse of antipsychotic medication amongst people with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia. The resource, Antipsychotics & Dementia: Managing Medications, available on Alzheimer’s Australia’s Detect Early website, is a joint effort ...