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About healthy nutrition for people with diabetes
Healthy nutrition for people with diabetes Diabetes mellitus, is a group of metabolic diseases where a person has high blood sugar. This may be because of two may factors. Either the pancreas does not...
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What is Pseudoscience?
Social media contributors in the realm of health and science are battling it out, and the scientific of the lot are calling the other side out: pseudoscience. The term has gained popularity recently...
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The Common Painkiller That Also Kills Pleasure
Pain killers, also known as analgesics, are known for their ability to reduce or eliminate pain. New research shows that it is not just physical ailments that are being affected by the analgesic...
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Black Elderberry
The days are growing longer and cooler, which not only heralds winter but also cold and flu season. Last year we covered Echinacea as a popular alternative for colds and flu. Available as a...
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Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Tinnitus Treatment
Progressive muscle relaxation has been shown to be effective for not only stress relief, but symptom management of acute and chronic illness. I most recently discussed the use of progressive muscle...
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Reading To Children Causes Brain Activity In Areas Essential To Language...
It has been well known for a while now that reading to children before preschool plays an important role in cognitive development, researchers at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) have used MRI...
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MedicineList+ App for iPhone and Android Review
Smartphone technology is here to help us and in my second app review I have had a look at Medicinelist+, an app created by the Australian National Prescribing Service. What makes this app unique is...
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World Cerebral Palsy Day 2015 – Cerebral Palsy Awareness
With world cerebral palsy awareness day on the 1st of October, I am writing a piece to help spread awareness of Cerebral Palsy and the impact that it has on the individuals and families that live with...
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Outdoor play ‘good for the eyes’
Do you think that glasses are becoming more common? How many people do you know that has had laser eye surgery? For almost a decade, ongoing research has investigated why our vision is changing and...
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Should I use sinus sprays or sinus flushes?
Sinus rinses and sinus flushes are frequently used to treat nasal and sinus conditions. Many types of sinus rinses or sinus flushes are available at pharmacies and are an easy remedy to use. Do you...
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Better Conversations for Those with Hearing Loss
Here at ENT Wellbeing, our resident Speech and Language Pathologist, Ashleigh Fattah, is an expert in communication issues and disorders. Her work centres on those who have difficulty communicating...
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The importance of iodine for thyroid health
Your thyroid is an essential part of your endocrine system. The endocrine system is responsible for producing hormones that regulate metabolism, growth and development, tissue function, sexual...
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When should I be concerned about my child stuttering
Many parents have experienced a time when their child is excited to share with them something that has happened during their day and struggled to get the words out. Often they may repeat a word or the...
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12 questions answered about tonsillitis and tonsillectomy
1. What is tonsillitis? Tonsillitis refers to inflammation of the pharyngeal tonsils which are the glands that can be visible through the mouth at the back of the throat. The inflammation may also...
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Nutrition for Better Quality of Life
About improving nutrition for a better quality of life Optimum health is the biggest determinant of a good quality life, as the saying goes ‘health is wealth’. Quality of life is not just about living...
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Every day places you may not have realised harbour bacteria
We all know that there are bacteria and germs on all surfaces. And the one way we can prevent getting sick or spreading ‘germs’ is hand washing. But how many of us wash our hands throughout the day?...
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How stress affects IBS
About how stress affects IBS. To completely understand how stress affects the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), it is important to have an understanding of the brain-gut axis. The brain gut...
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How to maintain a healthy gut
Anatomy and physiology of the GI tract: The gut is comprised of the mouth, stomach, small intestine, pancreas, liver and large intestine. Food is broken down in the mouth; it then passes through the...
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Outdoor play ‘good for the eyes’
Do you think that glasses are becoming more common? How many people do you know that has had laser eye surgery? For almost a decade, ongoing research has investigated why our vision is changing and...
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Should I use sinus sprays or sinus flushes?
Sinus rinses and sinus flushes are frequently used to treat nasal and sinus conditions. Many types of sinus rinses or sinus flushes are available at pharmacies and are an easy remedy to use. Do you...
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