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Start Your Health Assessment Trusted by 20,000+ people. Powered by REWIRE+.Over the past two decades there has been a significant debate in the medical literature regarding the potential benefits, detriments and, possibly ineffectiveness, of omega 3 fatty acids. Around a decade ago, Hooper et al, released a large meta-analysis suggesting that consuming fish and fish oil may, not only be…
There are three main choices in life; protection, life maintenance or following your urges. Firstly, and most importantly, is protection. If you are in danger, concerning yourself with good lifestyle principles would do you no good if you don’t take acute steps to extricate yourself from the immediate dilemma. But,…
Recently the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) (the Federal regulator for medicines and medical devices) delayed its decision to ban many legal hemp products, like cosmetics and topical ointments. This followed hemp industry advocates protesting against an earlier decision indicating the ban would be introduced in June 2017.[1] You may not…
Concerns have been raised about a new service known as Strokecheck, being offered in certain pharmacies in Australia. These pharmacies host general practitioner consultations where the person is questioned about the risk factors for stroke and if they are significant. A free ultrasound of the carotid arteries is offered. Strokecheck…
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is defined as the presence of fat in the liver when no other obvious cause is present, such as alcohol abuse or any other potential liver toxin. With the increasing problems of diabetes and obesity in modern society, the incidence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is…