Children's health
14 Aug 2007
Cardiac Exercise with Heart Disease
Exercise is an important health strategy for people with heart problems. It helps to lower blood pressure and reduce cholesterol and diabetes risk.
Cancer
14 Aug 2007
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Benign prostatic hyperplasia is common in older men and many over 50 have BPH symptoms. It can be treated with surgery, microwave therapy or medication.
Bone
14 Aug 2007
Arthritis Pain and Regular Exercise
The stretches and mobility exercises demonstrated on this video are amongst the easiest and cheapest ways to relieve arthritis pain.
Children's health
14 Aug 2007
Crohn’s and Colitis
Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and inflammatory bowel disease are gastrointestinal conditions that affect babies, children and adolescents.
Men's Health
14 Aug 2007
Parkinson’s Disease (Video)
Parkinson’s disease impairs the brain and central nervous system. Parkinson’s symptoms include shaking hands.
Children's health
13 Aug 2007
Crohn’s & Colitis Australia (CCA)
Crohn's & Colitis Australia (CCA) is the peak patient body representing people with inflammatory bowel disease with a commitment to finding a cure while providing…
Children's health
10 Aug 2007
Intervention Needed For Young, Less Educated Smokers With Diabetes
In a recent study, Monika M. Safford, M.D., assistant professor of Preventive Medicine at UAB, and a team of researchers found that nearly half of poorly educated, young adults with diabetes smoke cigarettes, magnifying the health risks associated with early-onset diabetes. This study – the first large, multi-centre study concerning…
Children's health
10 Aug 2007
Warning: Food Allergy Blood Tests Sometimes Unreliable
Blood tests are becoming an increasingly popular tool in the diagnosis of food allergies, but a study led by scientists at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center reports that some tests are more accurate than others and that too-heavy reliance on blood tests alone to predict allergic reactions may not be a…
Children's health
09 Aug 2007
An Introduction to Obesity Treatments
Methods for weight loss include reducing calorie intake, increasing physical activity, behaviour therapy as well as pharmacological (drug) and surgical treatments for obesity.
