Australians bought more than 65 million packs of paracetamol pain relief last year. TGA efforts to reduce its potential harms will need to take those who use it to manage pain into consideration.
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They’re calling for advice before using bleach or disinfectant. Or they’re calling to ask about side-effects after gargling, spraying or bathing in them. It’s a worry.
Urban wildlife are exposed to more pollutants than wildlife living in natural areas. In addition to causing death, these pollutants can affect animals’ development and reproduction.
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An audio version of an in depth article on the story of how the nerve agent used in an attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal was developed.
Hundreds of people have been warned after former Russian spy Sergei Skripal was poisoned with Novichok nerve agent.
The early use of poison is one more indicator of an advanced repertoire of behavioural and technological traits that have characterised our species from the earliest times.
Don’t forget to wash your hands.
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Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Birmingham
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Professor (Emeritus) of Environmental Toxicology, University of Leeds
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PhD Candidate, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Lecturer in Sustainable Chemistry, Bangor University
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Associate professor, University of Johannesburg
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Regional Deputy Director, British Columbia Node of the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative; University Research Associate, Simon Fraser University
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Researcher in Ecology, University of Georgia
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Conjoint Associate Professor in clinical pharmacology and toxicology, St Vincent’s Healthcare Clinical Campus, UNSW Sydney
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Clinical Educator, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sydney
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Clinical pharmacist and Scientia Senior Lecturer at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
