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Farmacy – food as medicine

February 10, 2020

Prescribing food could be as cost-effective – if not more so – than common drug treatments while delivering significant health benefits, according to research published

Big Pharma’s influence on health care must stop, experts say

January 15, 2020

A group of experts, policy makers, clinicians and citizen representatives from around the world are tackling the pervasive financial conflicts of interest in health research,

The silent killer: 1 in 3 patients at risk of malnutrition

February 22, 2019

One in three hospitalised adults in the US is at risk for malnutrition, a major analysis has found. And patients’ poor food intake is having

The alarming rise of food allergies

November 23, 2018

The number of people with food allergies is rising dramatically around the world. In fact, data suggest that peanut allergies have tripled over the past

Can we reverse aging?

September 7, 2018

Chronic diseases, impaired mobility and diminished quality of life with aging seem inevitable to most. Although healthy lifestyle habits protect us, researchers say they may

Preventing Alzheimer’s

August 23, 2018

People have long thought that dementia is unavoidable if you carry risky genes. Now research is slowly but surely debunking this fateful thinking as mounting

Welcome boost to aged care funding

The Royal Commission into aged care, a system the authors described as “besieged by neglect”, is starting to deliver: this month the Australian government announced

Preventing muscle loss with protein

Baby boomers could be changing the face of aging by seeking better health and quality of life, and embracing the wisdom that comes with age,

Emotional support for aged care residents

Going into aged care can be fraught with grief and other crippling emotions as people leave the homes and people they love, lose their independence