The Ginkgo biloba or Maidenhair tree is a beautiful creature, and I’ve several growing myself.
But the gardener’s delight may be a patient’s peril – recent tests suggest some ginkgo products in Australia have been adulterated and that consumers are being conned.
Dr Ken Harvey, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in the School of Public Health at [...]
The organisers of a forum on pharmaceutical regulation, to be held in Adelaide on Thursday, are promising a “robust discussion”. I hope there are plans for a podcast as I’m sure there will be plenty of interest in the debate.
Healthy Skepticism is hosting the panel discussion, at the Women and Children’s Hospital, to examine questions [...]
News that Pfizer is paying $2.3 billion in the US to settle a marketing case has prompted a call for changes in the way Australia does business from Dr Ken Harvey, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in the School of Public Health at La Trobe University.
He writes:
The New York Times report says: “Prosecutors said that [...]
Finally, I’ve had a chance to read the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission report from cover to cover. Here are a few of its recommendations that I thought worth mentioning that haven’t had much press or discussion yet.
• There should be a common national approach to evaluating all health interventions, with consistent evaluation of [...]
As previously mentioned in Croakey, the British science journalist Simon Singh – who has become a cause célèbre since being sued by chiropractors for having the temerity to question the evidence base for their practices – is visiting Australia.
Last night he gave a public lecture in Sydney, which was attended by Croakey contributor and proud [...]
Moves are afoot to tighten regulation of the complementary health sector. University of Queensland researcher Jon Wardle examines why this is particularly important for the many Australians who attend naturopaths:
This week the Steering Committee for the Australian Register of Naturopaths and Herbalists has formally called for submissions as part of its process to set up [...]
Dr Ken Harvey, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, School of Public Health, La Trobe University, would like some questions answered about the promotion of complementary medicines on the web:
“The Australian has reported my complaints to authorities over the promotion of complementary medicines on “liverdoctor.com” by Dr Sandra Cabot; real name Dr Sandra McRae, a NSW registered [...]
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