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When will my menopause hot flushes stop?
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Hot menopausal flushes can strike at any time of the day or night and are often accompanied by sudden and excessive sweating. The personal and unpredictable heat wave can cause significant sleep disturbance and impact on work, family life and the quality of a woman’s day. What causes hot flashes? Everybody has what’s called a […]

Treating Genital Warts – Everything you need to know
Genital warts are (usually) painless lumps or growths, of varying sizes, that appear on the genitals, anus and upper inner thigh and sometimes inside the rectum, vagina or urethra. They’re usually skin-coloured, brown, pink or slightly grey and they can be flat or raised; singular, or in clusters. Some are so small they’re not detectable to the naked eye, while others take on the appearance of cauliflower.

Genital warts can be uncomfortable, unsightly, and if they grow large and spread, they can lead to pain, itching, burning and bleeding. They’re also highly transmissible to sexual partners. For these reasons it’s important that genital warts are professionally diagnosed and treated under a plan developed by a medical practitioner. So while you’re waiting for […]

Top doctor says buying cheap HRT hormones is a waste of money
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In a recent podcast on Paul Burgess’ Functional Medicine site, leading U.S. menopause specialist, Dr Carolyn DeLucia, said that the quality of hormones used in hormone replacement therapy is the number one indicator of whether the treatment will bring about positive results. “One of the issues I have…is the quality of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy,” […]

Could locally compounded orphan drugs be the solution for families struggling with high costs of medicines?
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Gold Coast specialist pharmacist, Matthew Bellgrove is calling on the government to consider modern compounding as part of the solution to the escalating cost of orphan drugs used to treat rare diseases. Mr Bellgrove said taking a fresh new look at the services provided by the Australia’s modern compounding sector could result in significant savings […]