Media Releases

Mr Carl Gibson, chief executive officer of Complementary Medicines Australia (CMA) has welcomed the reappointment of the Hon. Sussan Ley MP as Federal Health Minister.

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Mr Carl Gibson, ceo of Complementary Medicines Australia (CMA) has today called into question claims that vitamins are an unnecessary expense for most expectant mothers as “unhelpful and just likely to generate misleading headlines”.


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Mr Carl Gibson, chief executive of Complementary Medicines Australia has today responded to the claim that vitamins are a “waste of money”, stating that whilst it’s important to emphasise that vitamins and minerals are not a substitute for a good diet supplements do have an important role to play alongside a healthy diet and exercise.


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Complementary Medicines Australia has issued a health policy warning to the Labor Party over plans to cut the rebate to natural therapies if Labor are elected as Government.


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Complementary Medicines Australia (CMA) is disappointed that the ABC Four Corners producers chose to air a sensationalised story about US products last night, Supplements and Safety, after CMA had raised concerns with the ABC that the US program has no merit here in Australia.

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As state and territory leaders meet in Canberra today to discuss reforms to Medicare to improve care offered to Australians suffering from chronic disease, Mr Carl Gibson, chief executive officer of Complementary Medicines Australia has emphasised how complementary medicines contribute to a required preventive health revolution.

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Recent research coming out of the University of Wollongong’s School of Medicine found that only 20% of Australians meet the recommended intake of the most beneficial type of omega-3.

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Complementary Medicines Australia (CMA) is disappointed by the misguided approach in a recent editorial published in the Medical Journal of Australia entitled, ‘Pharmacists selling CAM doesn’t wash’ that attempts to dismiss the proven benefits of complementary medicines and completely fails to acknowledge the significant and every-growing body of research that exists to support these products.

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With between 31% and 58% of Australians found to suffer from vitamin D deficiency,1 Mr Carl Gibson, chief executive of Complementary Medicines Australia, has welcomed a new article published in MJA InSight 2 encouraging proactive vitamin D supplementation rather than testing for patients seen to be at risk of deficiency.


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