Tag Archives: AMHC

U3A Melbourne City Short Course – Complementary Medicine: Exploring the Issues

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Dr Ken Harvey

Healthy growth, healthy people? The value of sales of Australian complementary medicines (CM) has doubled from $2.3 billion to $4.7 billion in just over three years. This corresponds to a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 26.9% compared to the 1.7% … Continue reading →

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Australian Male Hormone Clinic (AMHC) convicted and fined $127,500 plus costs

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Dr Ken Harvey

http://www.ahpra.gov.au/News/2017-10-04-media-release-advertising.aspx However, the company concerned was placed into voluntary liquidation on 12 September 2017 and presumably will escape the fines and costs.  Many consumers taken in by these scams are left out of pocket. The regulators concerned move far too slowly to … Continue reading →

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Case study (Sept 8, 2017 Seminar): AMI begat MWI begat AMHC…

Posted on August 14, 2017 by Dr Ken Harvey

In the beginning there was the Advanced Medical Institute (AMI).   AMI begat the Medical WeightLoss Institute (MWI)   MWI begat the Australian Male Hormone Clinic (AMHC)     This presentation and others are now available. See also: Yet another weight … Continue reading →

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Seminar: The Advertising of Therapeutic Goods and Services (and its regulation), Sept 8, 2017

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Dr Ken Harvey

In March 2016, a seminar on this topic attracted over 100 people to the Sydney University Health Law Centre. One outcome was a decision to hold a follow-up seminar in Melbourne in Sept-Oct 2017. The 2017 seminar is being organised … Continue reading →

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NSW HCCC Public Warning: Medical Weight Loss Institute (MWI)

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Dr Ken Harvey

Public warning under section 94A of the Health Care Complaints Act 1993 – Non-evidence Based Weight Loss Programs See also: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-18/warning-issued-about-clinic-supplying-controversial-diet-drugs/8360590 https://www.9now.com.au/nine-news/nsw/episode-70 (26 minutes in) http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/News/Latest-News/GPs-don-t-know-what-we-know-weight-loss-clinic http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/news/latest-news/duty-of-care-compelled-doctor-to-keep-offering-unp http://www.australiandoctor.com.au/news/latest-news/pharmacist-claims-he-s-the-victim-of-witch-hunt https://ajp.com.au/news/weight-loss-warning/ http://issues.pharmacydaily.com.au/2017/Mar17/pd140317.pdf At last! But it took 8 months to get this warning … Continue reading →

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A compounding pharmacy has been criticised for dispensing a withdrawn substance… but is the reproval warranted?

Posted on September 17, 2016 by Dr Ken Harvey

The compounder, the doctor and the institute In response to the defence offered in this AJP article by compounding pharmacist Daryll Knowles and MWI chief spruiker Geoff Jowett (and concerns expressed by Jarrod McMaugh and Jignesh Patel) I provide the following additional information. … Continue reading →

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Australian Male Hormone Clinic (AMHC)

Posted on August 2, 2016 by Dr Ken Harvey

AMI begat MWI begat AMHC…. These guys are incorrigible…. Now, following the Advanced Medical Institute (AMI) and the Medical Weightloss Institute (MWI) we have the Australian Male Hormone Clinic (AMHC)! What are the regulators doing? Are they merely paper tigers? … Continue reading →

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