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Do we need vitamins and other nutritional supplements?
Did you know that Australians spend over $2 billion on vitamins and dietary supplements every year? (ABC, 2019) Yes, that’s billion with B.Supplement companies often market their vitamins as means for overall health and longevity, but should you really be spending your money on something that might be effectively useless? Several studies have found that the 4…
Lifestyle and Nutrition Check-Up
Have you been thinking about your current nutrition and lifestyle choices? Do you want to know if you are having a balanced diet and getting essential nutrients to keep you healthy? Do you have any concerns about your overall health and well-being? The RealCare Health Clinic is introducing a new Nutrition check-up conducted by our qualified Dietitian…
Hay Fever: Symptoms, Treatment and a Long-Term Cure?
Hay Fever: Symptoms, Treatment and a Long-Term Cure? ‘Tis the season! No, we’re not talking about the upcoming festive season but about beloved allergic rhinitis also known as hay fever. However, just because it seems so common these days it doesn’t mean one shouldn’t take their symptoms seriously. What is it, when and how some of us…
Prices for life-changing drugs to be slashed thanks to PBS
Hundreds of Australians will be able to afford life-changing drugs in just a few days’ time. Three medications, including a ground-breaking cancer fighter, will be added to the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme (PBS) from Monday, slashing their price by thousands of dollars. Carfilzomib is used to treat multiple myeloma sufferers, while Alectinib is prescribed for lung…
Australia to become the first country to finish cervical cancer
Experts predict Australia is likely to become the first country to effectively eliminate cervical cancer within the next 40 years. The latest research shows there’s been a dramatic decline in the rates of Human Human Papillomavirus (HPV) – the infection that causes about 99.9 percent of cervical cancers – due to the effectiveness of the…
Blood test major breakthrough in Alzheimer`s diseases
Scientists from Australia have helped develop a blood test that could detect whether a patient has the very earliest stages of Alzheimer’s disease. The test, which is believed to be a world first and claims to be 90 percent accurate, measures a specific peptide in an individual’s blood. According to the Florey Institute of Neuroscience…