With the cold days coming, colds and flus often follow. So how do you monitor your temperature and what’s a good thermometer to use? The LifeTemp Radient Thermometeris a precision non-contact device that hygenically and accurately records temperature in a safe, non-invasive manner. Perfect for sleeping infants or children. You don’t have to wake them
Asthma affects more than two million Australians and this is growing. A recent Australian study suggests that a decline in diet quality may contribute to this. The ‘Modern Australian Diet’ includes increased sugar, saturated fats, preservatives and processed foods that cause inflammation in the body generally, and as this study showed, can extend to the
WATCHING VIDEOS TO QUIT We are enrolling patients for a study being conducted at Royal North Shore Hospital with a new technique to help patients quit smoking. The technique has already proven to be successful. It is based on a specially personalised 8-minute video combined with well proven counseling techniques to help you quit. There
Do you find it difficult to remember to take your medicines? Are you caring for someone who takes multiple medicines every day? Most people have forgotten to take their medications or doubled up on the dose occasionally. This under or over use of medicines is a common cause for hospital admissions in Australia. According to
This February we are undertaking a health challenge called Febfast: a 28 day break from alcohol and sugar and an opportunity to help young people tackle alcohol and drug issues. “Pause for a cause” is the Febfast catch phrase, and we are planning to do our best to have a break from some less healthy