Children's health
08 Nov 2012
Bed wetting in teenagers
In children, bed wetting is a relatively common problem, with as many as 20% of 5 year olds and up to 10% of 10 year olds experiencing it regularly. Despite the fact that bed wetting is something that most affected children tend to outgrow, this is certainly not the case for…
Children's health
08 Nov 2012
Bed wetting treatments
Statistics show that only 34% of Australian families with a child who wets the bed seek professional help. Instead, they wait for what’s called ‘spontaneous remission’, where the child grows out of bed wetting naturally, something that does eventually occur in many children, but not all. It’s a concerning statistic when you…
Children's health
26 Jul 2012
Medicine or Drug Overdose
A drug overdose occurs after a person consumes too much of a drug, medication or poison. Overdose can occur accidentally when a person inadvertently takes…
Cancer
05 Jul 2012
Treatments for Renal Cell Cancer (RCC)
Kidney cancer or renal cell carcinoma can be treated with nephrectomy (surgical kidney removal), chemotherapy and targeted cancer therapy.
Cancer
21 Jun 2012
Types of kidney cancer
There are many types of renal (kidney) cell cancers (RCCs). Each type of tumour is derived from a different cell type within the kidney and…
Urinary and Kidney
09 May 2012
Kidney health
Keeping kidneys health prevents kidney failure (renal failure), kidney pain and kidney disease, and helps maintain kidney function.
Diseases
01 Mar 2012
Generalised hyperhidrosis
Generalised hyperhidrosis is excessive sweating affecting the entire body. It has many causes, such as menopause, infection or neurological disease.
Children's health
01 Mar 2012
Preventing Bed Wetting
Bed wetting is defined as intermittent episodes of wetting the bed at night in children over 5 years of age
Children's health
07 Feb 2012
Toilet Training (Potty Training)
Toilet training is an important developmental milestone and can be a challenging step for both parents and toddlers.
