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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 MoreDecline in vaccine preventable diseases
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has recently released a report detailing results from the Burden of Vaccine Preventable Diseases in Australia study. The study revealed that between 2005 and 2015 the overall rate of vaccine preventable disease (VPD) burden decreased by 31%, demonstrating the value of vaccines. Results from the AIHW study…
Read MoreMovember: Let’s have a look at Men’s Health
Throughout November, you have probably noticed more men than usual flaunting a little bit of hair above their upper lip. It’s no coincidence that every second person looks like Charlie Chaplin, nor is it by chance that many NSW State Transit buses have a prominent black moustache on their fronts. This month is Movember, a…
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