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MedicinesTalk No. 32 Summer 2009MedicinesTalk No. 32 Summer 2009
MedicinesTalk Summer 2009 has articles on medicines for high blood pressure, vaccinations, help for people with chronic illness and home medicines reviews.
Written by consumers for consumers, MedicinesTalk is a free quarterly newsletter that gives you reliable, accurate information and useful hints on managing your medicines.
| Title | Why read this |
|---|---|
| Taking medicines for high blood pressure | High blood pressure increases your chances of developing serious health problems like stroke, heart attack, dementia and kidney disease. Reducing your blood pressure to normal levels by taking medicines or improving your lifestyle reduces your risk of developing such health problems. |
| Time to think about vaccinations again? | Vaccinations protect us from infectious diseases. Older people, because of their weaker immune systems, may benefit from being vaccinated against diseases that particularly affect older people, or have boosters of some childhood vaccinations whose effect has often worn off by later life. |
| Help for people with chronic illness | The National Prescribing Service (NPS) has worked with several community organisations to jointly develop new resources for people living with diabetes, chronic pain and high blood pressure. |
| Medicine check-ups in your home | Are you (or is someone you care for) taking more than five medicines, not quite sure what each medicine is for, a bit unsure how or when to take medicines, having trouble remembering to take medicines? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you might benefit from having a Home Medicines Review. |
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Date published: 2010-02-01 00:00:00
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