Sunday 9 September 2012

Poor Medical Literacy Linked To Higher Mortality Rates In Oz

A survey has revealed that around 57 percent of Australians lack the knowledge about the medicines which is claiming their lives. It also found that one in five had taken an out-of-date or expired medicine; just under half had missed a dose of their medicine and one in four had taken medicine without food, which was meant to be taken with food. A study by Australia's largest health fund Medibank Private has found that nearly two in three people are incapable ...

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