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  1. Blood Thinners & What to Look Out For in an Emergency

    Blood Thinners & What to Look Out For in an Emergency
    Blood thinners are medications that are prescribed to patients who are at risk of suffering from strokes and heart attacks. Blood thinner medicines prevent blood from clotting and are helpful in treating some types of heart disorders. You may need blood thinners if: You’re suffering from atrial fibrillation You are at risk of pulmonary embolism You’ve just had artificial heart...
  2. Medical Bracelet Saves Young Woman's Life Multiple Times

    medical braceletHannah Kean was diagnosed at the age of 21 with Anaphylaxis after a life time of baffling ill health and regular hospital visits since she was a toddler. The diagnosis was made after Hannah experienced an unexpected anaphylactic attack from eating an instant packet of macaroni cheese. “The only reasonable explanation for such a serious reaction to the microwaved packet of macaroni cheese is that it must have been manufactured on equipment used to produce seafood or fish products”, Miss Kean said. “Ever since then I have been fatally allergic to iodine, crustaceans and all types of fish and in my early 20’s I had between 30 and 40 anaphylactic episodes which were life threatening. “At the same time as being diagnosed with Anaphylaxis, I began to lose my hearing. Several years later the progressive hearing loss led my rheumatologist to diagnose me with a genetic auto immune disorder known as Muckle Wells Syndrome, and now I am 99.98 per cent deaf. “In any year I can spend up to two months in hospital at a time, and as I live on my own my Continue reading →
  3. Mediband & MedibandPlus Pharmacy News Feature: Mediband an E-option for many

    Australia’s new e-health system (PCEHR) launched on 1 July. What will it mean for pharmacy? And for health consumers? Fran Molloy talks to pharmacists who have been involved in the pre-launch trials about the impact on their processes and how their consumers responded ........ Mediband an E-option for many Not everyone is sure that the PCEHR will be a success...

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