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Consumers Health Forum has launched a website to assist consumers in finding reliable health information.
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Branding drives children to make healthy choices too: study
Elmo proves that advertising brands will help promote healthy eating amoung children
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TGA failure gives Nurofen consumers a headache
There is no evidence that ibuprofen ‘targets’ the site of pain, yet Nurofen continue to advertise that it does.
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Consumers welcome more information about drug reactions
The new Database of Adverse Event Notifications will help consumers find out more about medications.
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Multi-vitamin marketing easily swallowed by consumers
Tired? Stressed? Multivitamins may NOT make you feel better.
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Medicines Australia Code not good enough: Consumers Health Forum
Consumers Health Forum has criticised the draft drug marketing code.
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Call for full disclosure of drug company payments to doctors
CHOICE wants improvements to the Medicines Australia Code of Conduct for drug companies
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Health Ministers serve up food marketing free-for-all
Truth in food labelling takes back-seat to industry pressure.
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Concern over unsubstantiated health claims
The Cancer Council and National Heart Foundation have urged governments to protect consumers from unproven health claims.
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Big changes for consumers on 1 July
CHOICE’s guide to understanding new financial reforms: credit cards, health insurance, bank switching and more.
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Private health insurance far from healthy
The ACCC has highlighted competition and transparency issues in the Private Health Insurance industry.
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Regulatory reform for therapeutic goods
The Government’s response to a series of recent reviews of the regulatory framework for therapeutic goods will deliver some much-needed reform.
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