Calls are being made for stricter controls over the massage industry as the Victorian Health Complaints Commissioner reveals half of complaints about massage therapists involve sexual misconduct.
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Most women undergoing IVF are using add-on therapies for which there is no proof they will work, and researchers have warned couples the money would be better spent on more cycles of IVF.
National research to be published in the journal,
Human Reproduction, on Tuesday found 82 per cent of women had used one or more add-ons with IVF in the past four years.
Most add-ons (72 per cent) cost extra, some up to $700 per cycle.
Pharmacist Diane Kwok with sons Isaac, three, and Tobias, one.
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Monash University researcher Dr Karin Hammarberg said given there was no evidence to show any add-ons worked, nor that they were free of harm, it was difficult to justify them.
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Victorian private drug and alcohol treatment sector needs regulation, report says
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Many providers are able to run treatment centres without the necessary skills or experience , the report found.
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A lack of regulation over private alcohol and drug rehabilitation treatment centres has allowed some unscrupulous providers to prey on people at their most vulnerable , a new report has found.
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The investigation received complaints about financial exploitation, sexual misconduct and concerns about consent
It says implementing a mandatory registration scheme is imperative to setting better standards for private services
Victoria s peak body representing AOD services in Victoria said many families have found themselves in trouble financially