This month we’ve been reflecting on the exploits of three American astronauts 40 years ago; but it’s also interesting to consider what happened much closer to home nearly 240 years ago.
Just like the moon watchers of 1969, Captain James Cook was looking skyward when not quite by accident, but certainly secondary to his main...
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Many people with back pain may be trying the wrong kind of treatment to relieve their symptoms.
This was the conclusion drawn from the results of a consumer survey presented to the Australian Pain Society Annual Scientific Meeting held in Sydney recently.
In commenting on the survey results, Professor Andrew McLachlan from the Faculty of Pharmacy...
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A headache is something that almost every one of us gets from time to time. In fact, studies have shown that more than 30% of Australians experience a headache at least once a month; and about 5% of the population gets a headache on a daily basis.
So National Headache and Migraine Awareness Week, 22-27...
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Modern medicines work in several ways. They can prevent disease, cure disease or palliate (ie, reduce the severity of) the symptoms.
There’s nothing new about palliative care. In fact it’s the major effect of many of our prescriptions and non-prescription products and the concept of palliative care has been around for centuries. ...
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