Migraines are the most common type of headache, affecting about 2 million Australians. The symptoms are severe headache, often accompanied by flashes of light, blind spots, nausea and increased sensitivity […]
Many children will have ear infections, which are painful but generally not serious and get better quickly. But some cases linger, and this is the most common cause of hearing […]
Chemicals in personal care and cosmetic products are known to cause contact dermatitis in a growing number of people and are absorbed into the blood stream, causing various effects in […]
It’s a bit of a quandary – too much sun causes skin cancer, but not enough means inadequate Vitamin D. How do we make sure we are getting enough, why […]
Old wives tales and urban myths abound around the treatment of colds and flus. How do you sort out the facts from all the fiction? Sneezing and coughing is the […]
Do you feel your joints more in the cold? As the temperature drops, many people find that their arthritis becomes more painful. Movement becomes harder due to the shorter, colder […]
Nits invade the peace of every young family at some point. They are tiny blood-sucking parasites and they don’t discriminate between dirty or clean hair. Nits don’t have wings or […]
Carrying extra weight in your mid-life years means you are more likely to have major chronic disease and physical and cognitive limitations by the time you reach your 70s, according […]
We often talk about the ‘modern’ approach to wound care, but these concepts actually began as long ago as 1962 with research that showed that moist wounds healed twice as […]
Stress severely impacts upon the health of 1 in 5 Australians according to the Australian Psychological Society. And the lead up to Christmas is a time when many people are […]