General Health

Osteoarthritis playing up? New Australian study finds Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) could be the answer

A new 2019 Australian study has found an extract made from soy, eggs and peanuts significantly reduces pain and stiffness when taken by sufferers of knee osteoarthritis. Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) was given to 111 participants in the study conducted by researchers from The University of Sydney, University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland University of Technology and […]

Small, hard-working charities who need your support this Christmas

Got someone hard to buy for this Christmas? Obviously they’ve got too much stuff, so instead, why not give to an organisation that hasn’t got nearly enough stuff to do the important work they do. You can even make the donation in their name. There’s plenty of obvious charities – they’re the ones with big […]

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The data is in. Fennel extract works wonders on vaginal atrophy

100 per cent of women with vaginal atrophy taking part in a 2016 Iranian study saw a reduction in their vaginal pH after applying fennel ethanol extract. This compared favourably to the placebo group, where only 7.4 per cent saw a reduction. High vaginal pH is one of the key indicators of vaginal atrophy. A […]

New study finds 95 per cent of patients have positive experience with compounded medication

A new study from the U.S. has found that 95 per cent of patients were satisfied with all aspects of their experience using compounded medication and considered it equally good or better than previous medications they had used. The study, published in the Journal of American Pharmacists Association in September of this year (2019), recorded […]

50 new drugs about to hit the unavailable medicines list – are you prepared?

Over 50 drugs are about to hit the unavailable medicines list in Australia, joining 493 names already on the TGA’s hard-to-get drugs register. Is your pharmacy prepared for the increase in compounding scripts? While some doctors still resort to alternative medications during drug shortages, increasingly medical practitioners are turning to reputable compounding pharmacies, like National […]

Could what we eat improve our mental health?

  Could mental health conditions such as autism, ADHD, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, OCD and postnatal depression be controlled by analysing what we eat? One group of doctors certainly thinks so. Advanced Nutrient Therapy seeks to improve the synthesis of serotonin, dopamine, and other neurotransmitters responsible for the quality of our mental health by correctly […]

The Dutch are stockpiling medicines – should we do the same here?

The Dutch government yesterday announced it will begin to stockpile medicines in the face of expected shortages as well as spearhead a drive to restart wholesale manufacturing of drugs in Europe once again. Netherlands’ Minister for Medical Care, Bruno Bruins, made the announcement saying the government would start work on building up 5 months worth […]

Can minerals and vitamins make a difference in children with ADHD?

Scientists from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand have released the intriguing findings of a small clinical trial into whether mineral-vitamin supplements can change the bacteria in the microbiome of children with ADHD. Why is this important? Researchers in the field are increasingly finding new evidence that children with ADHD have significant differences in […]

Safety of compounded medications: Separating the myths from the facts

Occasionally we hear a story from overseas, usually the U.S., about a compounding pharmacy supplying unsafe and dangerous medicine to patients. The picture painted is one of a careless compounder (usually unshaven with a comically shifty look in his eyes)  brewing up concoctions of variable standards in an unhygienic and poorly controlled back room. The […]

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