Mental Health
12 Aug 2015
Psychotherapy for anxiety: Dr Jan Resnick
Psychotherapy differs from psychiatry. It aims to understand anxiety experiences, identify causes of anxiety, treat anxiety and prevent it returning.
Mental Health
12 Aug 2015
Psychotherapy for depression: Dr Jan Resnick
Psychotherapy treatment for depression involves understanding the reasons for depression and work through feelings to prevent depression returning.
Children's health
06 Jul 2015
Genetic causes of cerebral palsy
University of Adelaide researchers have discovered cerebral palsy has an even stronger genetic cause than previously thought, leading them to call for an end to…
Children's health
25 Mar 2015
GP Q/A: What causes saliva dribble after sleep or a rest?
Reader Question: Hi Dr Joe, I often experience saliva dribble after sleep/rest, despite eating lightly in the evening and drinking plenty of water and tea. I’ve read on other forums that back-sleeping vs side-sleeping can make a difference however I find that when I fall asleep on my back I…
Neurology
21 Feb 2015
Epilepsy Action Australia
Established by concerned parents in 1952, Epilepsy Action Australia (EAA) has developed into the largest national provider of specialist epilepsy services for people with epilepsy,…
Children's health
11 Sep 2014
Autism rates steady for two decades
A University of Queensland study has found no evidence of an increase in autism in the past 20 years, countering reports that the rates of…
Children's health
07 Aug 2014
Better treatment for child brain injuries
The discovery of a new link between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), pain and children with traumatic brain injuries could lead to better treatment methods, according…
Gastro
22 Jul 2014
Parasite study may improve global health
The potential for new treatments for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, diabetes and autism has improved after scientists successfully mapped the genes…
Children's health
07 Jul 2014
HSV-infected newborns four times more likely to be born to young mums
Mothers of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)-infected newborn babies in Australia are four times more likely to be young women aged less than 20 years of…
