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‘Lives are at stake’: Australia returns to the nicotine frontline with vaping reform

A decade since world-first plain packaging reforms, there is a new threat: the alarming rate of children using e-cigarettes

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Paracetamol sales may be restricted, but a ‘fine balance’ is needed for pain management

It could soon get harder to restock your emergency paracetamol, as the country's medicine regulator mulls the dangers of the everyday drug.

The New Daily

A coup for poo: why the world’s first faecal transplant approval matters

Australia’s green light for the procedure opens up potential to treat bacterial infections, as well as other diseases

The Guardian - AU

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Should you really use your smartwatch or fitness wearable to monitor your heart?

Wearable devices that can record your pulse can be handy for tracking your fitness – but can you really use them to monitor for an irregular heartbeat?

The Conversation

Weight-loss patients warned prescriptions for Ozempic or Trulicity may not be filled

Federal Health Minister Mark Butler acknowledges a "very challenging" situation as diabetes patients are prioritised amid a global shortage of two popular drugs.

ABC News

A dangerous wait for the Hunter's diabetics

A surge in people using a type 2 diabetes medication for weight loss has caused a nationwide shortage, one that a Lemon Tree Passage resident fears will have tragic consequences.

Newcastle Herald

Paracetamol poisoning on the rise, TGA considers limiting how much people can buy

The medicines regulator is considering whether to put some restrictions on how paracetamol is sold because of concerns about its use in self-harm.

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Medicinal cannabis clinics' quality of care can be pot luck

Like more than 100,000 Australians, Jordan turned to medicinal cannabis. When he was prescribed more than he needed, alarm bells rang.

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TransGlobe Energy is Our Featured Stock of the Week

TransGlobe Energy (TGA) is in the midst of an earnings boom, yet the stock remains dirt cheap. Read on to find out why it's our featured stock of the week.

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Outback vets fear TGA pain relief decision will lead to mass exodus from industry already in crisis

Better access to pain relief for animals in remote areas seems like something vets would welcome, but instead they say it could be the final nail in the coffin for their industry.

ABC News

'Indian Viagra' – herbal drug Kamini contains morphine and can quickly lead to dependence

The herbal formulation Kamini has been in the news with a Brisbane drug and alcohol treatment program reporting 12 men accessing the service because they could not stop taking Kamini. A second group of 12 patients in Melbourne sought help for opioid dependency from taking the herbal medicine, which is…

The Conversation

Missourians Undecided On Cannabis, Australia's Unapproved Medical Marijuana Products & More Updates

Nearly Half Of Missouri Voters Back Marijuana Legalization, Lots Undecided

Benzinga

Australian Association of Convenience Stores pushes for national vaping summit

The peak body for Australia's convenience stores wants the federal government to lead a national policy summit on nicotine vaping products.

ABC News

Prescriptions Of Some Weed Products Have Quadrupled Since 2019 Damn My Glaucoma Is Acting Up

New data shows a growing transition from illicit weed to prescriptions in Australia.

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Boom in unapproved medicinal cannabis products worries Australian experts

Some patients are taking cannabis for conditions where there is little evidence it is effective, GPs and researchers say

ABC News

All the latest COVID news and case numbers from around the states and territories

Here's a quick wrap of the latest COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.

The Conversation

The TGA is considering paracetamol restrictions due to poisonings – but what does that mean for consumers?

Paracetamol is Australia’s most widely used pain medicine, with 65 million packs sold across the country in 2021. It is available everywhere from toilet vending machines, convenience stores, supermarkets, and pharmacies.

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Medicinal cannabis companies fined almost $1m by TGA over false treatment claims

Australia’s drugs regulator issues 73 infringement notices over claims prescriptions could treat conditions such as cancer and epilepsy

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Australia Update: Victoria Officials Seek To Ban Federal Psychedelic Medicine Permits

In Victoria, Australian health officials are proposing to restrict permits currently allowing patients with mental illnesses to access psychedelics in a therapeutic framework back to research and clinical trials “app

The Guardian - AU

‘Life changed forever’: Australians speak of side-effects and pain after having cosmetic fillers dissolved

The use of the injectable enzyme hyaluronidase has come under scrutiny amid calls for more industry regulation

ABC News

Farmers welcome livestock pain relief classification change, so products can be sold in rural stores

Livestock producers are set to gain greater access to the pain relief products NumOcaine and Buccalgesic, used during castration, tail docking, and mulesing procedures.

ABC News

Parents concerned by reliability of rapid antigen tests given out by NSW schools

When rapid antigen tests were handed out at her daughter's school in southern Sydney, Alyce Odams assumed they would be reliable. But when her family contracted COVID, the mother-of-two felt let down.

The New Daily

Medicine shortages turning critical: ADHD drugs ran out two weeks ago

Australia's always been vulnerable to pharmaceutical shortages – but that vulnerability has been severely tested by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The UK Approved A Combo Vaccine To Protect Against Omicron Variants Pls Givvus That One Next

Moderna's bivalent vaccine is seen as the "next step" in COVID protection.

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3 Penny Stocks to Buy Now at a Massive Discount

Strong job market and a slight decline in July inflation reading have raised investor optimism in the market. However, inflation still remains elevated, and the positive economic data might encourage the Fed to consider aggressive rate hikes. Since these factors are expected to keep the market volatile, it could be…

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