Monthly Archives: January 2019

Quality control of Australia’s complementary medicines industry

Australia has a very lucrative ‘complementary medicines’ export industry worth around $A1.2 billion and promoted as being ‘Made in Australia’ using a distinctive logo. The Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration defines ‘complementary medicines’ (known as supplements in other countries) as vitamins and minerals, fish oil, Western … Continue reading

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Influenza A (H1N1) ‘swine flu’ outbreaks in India

India Today Report https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/swine-flu-scare-over-2-500-tested-positive-77-deaths-reported-in-2019-so-far-1438700-2019-01-24 Over 2,500 people tested positive and at least 77 deaths were reported due to swine flu across the country this year till Thursday (January 24), with Rajasthan accounting for nearly 60 per cent of the cases. According … Continue reading

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Johnson & Johnson faulty hip replacements

Posted by Mira Shiva January 15, 2019 Details about Johnson and Johnson faulty hip replacement implants can be read here https://www.haiasiapacific.org/?page_id=1981 Posted by Mira Shiva January 15, 2019 Acetabular Surface Replacement (ASR) Metal on Metal (M on M) were promoted  … Continue reading

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