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5 tips for New Year’s resolutions you’ll actually stick to!
The new year brings with it an opportunity to recommit to our health and wellbeing with resolutions, usually to eat better and exercise more. Changing behaviour is hard, and without structure, many of us will fall off the bandwagon before we’ve even begun. Here are some tips to stay healthy in 2020 with sustainable new…
Read MoreSafe travels this bushfire season
The summer holidays usually see Aussie’s flocking to the coast to cool down, but with hundreds of bushfires continuing to rage around the country, we are being urged to plan holidays according to the latest emergency services updates to stay safe. The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) is predicting an 80 per cent chance of warmer…
Read MoreSkin cancer in Australia
Skin cancer is the abnormal growth of skin cells caused by cell damage. The main factor that causes skin cells to become cancer cells is exposure to UV radiation from the sun or artificial sources. The three main types of skin cancer are: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma. Although skin cancer is…
Read MoreOver half of the population experience symptoms of insomnia, report reveals
A recent survey by the Australian Sleep Foundation (AFA) comprising of more than 2,044 Australians, revealed that 59% of the population experience at least one insomnia symptom three or more days a week. Insomnia refers to having trouble when trying to sleep and affects how well you sleep and how much you sleep. There…
Read MoreSolution to the increasing demand for hospital beds
An aging population, proliferation of chronic disease and the rise of the informed patient are some of the key factors propelling a substantial increase in healthcare spending and demand for hospital beds across the developed world. Australia has more than 1,300 public and private hospitals, which collectively provide an estimated 30 million days of admitted…
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