It is nice tho see the debate on questionable sales practices in some Australian pharmacies in the public domain
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/opinion/peddling-chemists-overstep-the-mark/story-e6frerdf-1226286547412
Author: Diabetes Dietian
New Regulations Fail To Make TV Food Adverts Healthier For Children
Looks like legislation will need to look a little deeper to help reduce the bombardment. still at least other countries are trying perhaps Australia industry will magically self regulate
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241765.php
Type 1 Diabetes May Develop More Slowly Than Thought
this is an interesting paper for those interested in type one diabetes .
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/02/21/type-1-diabetes-may-develop-more-slowly-than-thought
The weight is over looks like we can now eat whatever we want and then just take a pill
Well not really but we can waste considerable money on a product that is highly unlikely to work and may have dangerous siade effects. Way to go Australian govenment on giving the TGA no powers to protect the public. http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/hunt-for-the-truth-behind-diet-pill-20120217-1tei9.html
Pointing the bone at chiropractic quackery – lessons from the UK
A very intresting article on the current battle to reduce the explosion of pseudo science and the damage it is causing.
https://theconversation.edu.au/pointing-the-bone-at-chiropractic-quackery-lessons-from-the-uk-5021
Ban On Fast-Food Ads Reduced Consumption of Junk Food in Quebec
Alternative medicine remains an ethics-free zone
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2011/nov/08/alternative-medicine-ethics-free-zone
Yet another whack at those dastardly quacks
http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/yet-another-whack-at-those-dastardly-quacks/
Doctors slam natural therapy ‘quackery’ in call to universities
It’s nice to see Australian Doctors fighting back in response to the never ending courses in pseudo health disciplines two major question 1 why are our teaching groups supporting these courses and why are we subsidising through our health insurance peoples use of them
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/doctors-slam-natural-therapy-quackery/story-e6freon6-1226219017830
Austrlaian Health insurance cover
I have just completed a scan of extras cover on Australian health insurers and hardly any of them cover Diabetes Educators ? Does anybody outthere know whay they are covered so poorly it seems i can get cover homeopathy ear candleing and all sorts of nonsence but not for Diabetes Educators