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AUDIO: Caring for someone with Dementia (4:00m)
AUDIO: Adults need immunisations too (m)
AUDIO: Using mouth washes appropriately (4:16m)
AUDIO: Series of videos about managing diabetes available (4:17m)
AUDIO: Managing menopause effectively (4:34m)
AUDIO: Common colds need common sense (4:11m)
AUDIO: Know your active ingredient (4:17m)
AUDIO: Preventing the spread of the common cold and flu (4:10m)
AUDIO: Talking about men's health (4:37m)
AUDIO: Cardiovascular risk and managing medicines (4:20m)
AUDIO: Carers and managing others' medicines — Part 2 (3:56m)
AUDIO: Carers and managing others' medicines — Part 1 (3:38m)
AUDIO: Culturally and linguistically diverse users of medicines (4:02m)
AUDIO: Dealing with chronic pain (4:27m)
AUDIO: Stroke prevention (4:32m)
AUDIO: Generic medicines (4:25m)
AUDIO: Finding accurate and evidence-based medicine information (4:54m)
AUDIO: Treatments for depression (4:32m)
Date published: 2009-09-18 00:00:00
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