Magnesium may benefit blood pressure
DIETARY sources of magnesium include nuts, seeds, green vegetables and unrefined grains; it plays an important role in the prevention of osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease and diabetes.1
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Update – Neonatal abstinence
This Update looks at the issues surrounding withdrawal from opiates in the neonate.
DSM-5 alters dementia diagnosis
Memory loss will no longer be a requirement for diagnosing dementia.
Humerus – A dashing delivery
I always make sure there is fuel in the tank and my doctor's bag is locked in the boot.
Opinion – Vaccinations and the truth
There's a seven-fold increase in the number of parents refusing vaccines for their children.
Diabetes risk rises with statin potency
PATIENTS taking high-potency statins have a higher risk of developing diabetes than those taking low-potency...
TGA wants Bayer’s Berocca claims retracted
THE Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is set to publish an order forcing Bayer to retract advertising claims about its Berocca...
GP banned years after child sex offences
A FORMER GP and hospital emergency department director jailed for 21 child sex offences has...
Overweight patients prefer shopping for their doctor
OVERWEIGHT and obese patients are more likely to ‘doctor-shop’ than normal weight patients, US research...
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THE yeast infection pityriasis versicolor presents as white scaly patches surrounded by tanned skin, in warmer climates.
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Neonatal abstinence syndrome
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Behind the news – CPD tax deductions cap
DOCTORS have warned that government plans to cap tax deductions for CPD at $2000 will undermine GP supervising while further stigmatising rural practice.
GPs' top voted medical heroes
ALMOST 60% of GPs surveyed nationally for MO have nominated Professor John Murtagh as their number one hero of Australian medicine out of a list of medical luminaries.
