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Cancer Council urges Health Ministers to clean up sugar coated advertising codes
Cancer Council is urging all health ministers not to be fooled by sugar coated claims that food industry efforts have…
16 Nov 2012
Living well with psoriasis
A psoriasis rash is physically uncomfortable, but also associated with a range of psychological issues. It can affect your social life and relationships.
15 Nov 2012
Kids’ screen time needs to be curbed to prevent developmental problems
Curbs on children’s daily screen time and delaying the age at which they start “the world’s favourite pastime” are urgently…
18 Oct 2012
Blood Pressure (Video)
Blood pressure is the pressure at which blood is pumped around the body. Problems like high blood pressure can be prevented with exercise.
25 Sep 2012
Alcohol Consumption: Long-Term Health Consequences
While the effect of alcohol on some health outcomes is fairly straightforward there is still much more research that needs to be done to determine…
08 Jan 2012
LDL cholesterol
Low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is a type of cholesterol molecule that circulates in the blood. It is often called…
01 Jan 2012
Atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis refers to a sort of ‘hardening of the arteries’, where cholesterol-rich plaques build up on the walls of blood…
01 Jan 2012
Stress test
A stress test, or clinical exercise stress testing, is a simple and common investigation used to measure the capacity…
01 Jan 2012
Angina
Angina is a pain in the chest that is due to the heart not getting enough oxygen. This…
01 Jan 2012
