Blood
30 Jan 2011
Labour and Birthing Positions
Options for positioning during labour are many and varied. Women instinctively use a variety of positions and movements to cope with the pain of the…
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…
Children's health
28 Sep 2010
Imbalanced diet and inadequate exercise may underlie asthma in children
Even children of a healthy weight who have an imbalanced metabolism due to poor diet or exercise may be at increased risk of asthma, according to new research, which challenges the widespread assumption that obesity itself is a risk factor for asthma. "Our research showed that early abnormalities in lipid…
Exercise
16 Jul 2010
Exercises To Do and Avoid During Pregnancy
Exercise during pregnancy is well recognised as being both a safe and beneficial practice for mother and foetus with recommendations that pregnant women, considered to…
Children's health
17 Apr 2010
Idiopathic subglottic stenosis (ISS; idiopathic laryngotracheal stenosis; ILTS; idiopathic tracheal stenosis)
Idiopathic subglottic stenosis (ISS) is narrowing of the upper airway from inflammation and scar tissue, due to an unknown cause.
Blood
16 Apr 2010
Chocolate sultana cake
Healthy, easy to make chocolate sultana cake.
Blood
16 Apr 2010
Chocolate date slice recipe
Healthy, easy to make fruit and nut chocolate slice packed with flavour.
