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Dietitian Sarah Munn summarises the dietary management of two of the most commonly reported gastrointestinal symptoms – abdominal bloating and distension
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Pharmacist prescribers Linda Bryant and Leanne Te Karu discuss positive polypharmacy for heart failure. Current evidence shows the intensive implementation of four medications offers the greatest benefit to most patients with heart failure, with significant reductions in cardiovascular mortality, heart failure hospitalisations and all-cause mortality
