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The Role of Curcumin in Pain and Inflammation
12 February 2024

Curcumin – A Natural Treatment for Muscle and Joint Pain

Musculoskeletal conditions are responsible for 13% of total disease burden in Australia, costing an estimated $14 billion in 2018. Arthritis is responsible for the majority of these figures, and prevalence ...

Magnesium
08 August 2023

Practice guidelines for prescribing magnesium

There is no denying that magnesium is a popular dietary supplement, with millions of products sold annually in Australia. Insights from our recent Pharmacy Advisory Board meeting reveal that magnesium ...

Winter can be a particularly challenging time for people with joint pain
10 July 2023

Winter, Joint Pain and the supportive role of Glucosamine

Winter can be a particularly challenging time for people with joint pain, with the cold weather impacting and exacerbating aches and stiffness.

 joint pain
27 April 2022

Complementary medicines to support the long-term relief of joint and musculoskeletal pain

With one in seven Australians experiencing some form of arthritis, alternatives for the safe and effective treatment of joint pain are essential to reduce steroid and analgesic reliance and to ...

Vitamin K with calcium may improve bone mass density
10 November 2021

Combining vitamin K with calcium may be key to improving bone mass density

Bone-related diseases are a major public health issue, with around 924,000 of Australians (or 3.8% of the population) suffering from osteoporosis. As life expectancy increases, so does this disease, with ...

Strong leadership urged for hospital policies on complementary medicine
25 September 2020

Strong leadership urged for hospital policies on complementary medicine

Australian researchers are hospitals to update or review their complementary policies following the results of a survey of Australian public and private hospitals.

NICM Health Research Institute
19 November 2019

Lifestyle medicine and depression – volunteers needed

NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University is looking for volunteers to complete a short online survey about lifestyle habits, technology use and program preferences.

NICM Health Research Institute osteoarthritis of the knee trial
30 October 2019

Osteoarthritis sufferers needed for clinical trial

NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University is looking for volunteers to participate in new a clinical trial assessing the use of a herbal medicine for the management of osteoarthritis ...