Gastro
21 Jan 2011
Congeners in Alcoholic Beverages
Congeners are biologically active chemicals and are often contained in alcoholic beverages, in addition to ethanol, the key biologically active ingredient of alcohol.
Children's health
12 Jan 2011
Food Allergies and Sensitivities (Video)
Food allergies and insensitivities like peanut allergy, milk allergy and gluten intolerance can cause rash, other allergy symptoms or anaphylaxis.
Fitness
15 Dec 2010
Quitting Smoking: Managing the Associated Weight Gain
Weight gain can be an unfortunate side effect of quitting smoking. Many people trying to quit smoking use food as a substitute for nicotine, which…
Children's health
24 Nov 2010
Cosmetic surgery: An introduction
Cosmetic surgery refers to a surgical procedure undertaken to reshape and change the appearance of a body part. It may change the structure, position, colour…
Children's health
17 Nov 2010
Reconstructive Surgery: An Introduction
Reconstructive surgery refers to plastic surgery which is performed on body parts which are abnormal, either in terms of their shape (disfigured) or function (dysfunctional).
Children's health
17 Nov 2010
Cosmetic Surgery: Making a Decision
All people considering having cosmetic surgery must weigh up the potential risks and benefits of the surgery as well as their personal circumstances. It is…
Cancer
26 Oct 2010
Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for Quitting Smoking
Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) is a promising psychological intervention for people who want to quit smoking because changing and restructuring thought processes, combined with new learning…
Cancer
19 Oct 2010
Smoking Statistics
Smoking statistics for Australia: How many people die from smoking every year? Who smokes, and how often do they smoke? How many people try to…
Heart
15 Oct 2010
Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT)
Nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) is a pharmacological intervention for smoking cessation. NRT delivers a dose of nicotine into the bloodstream which replaces the nicotine that…
